Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met with Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, in Oslo on Monday.
The meeting discussed bilateral relations and explored ways to further enhance collaboration between the two nations across various fields of mutual interest.
The discussion focused on advancing economic, trade, and investment cooperation across key sectors including energy, infrastructure, advanced technology, renewable energy, air transport, and scientific research.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the Arctic University of Norway – Tromsø. This MoU aims to support academic cooperation and research in fields such as artificial intelligence, climate action, circular economy, and renewable energy.
Among the key agreements was a strategic cooperation agreement between ADNOC and Equinor aimed at exploring opportunities to leverage their shared expertise in carbon capture and storage, low-carbon hydrogen and the marketing and trading of low-carbon intensity oil and gas.
Additionally, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) announced signing a Strategic Framework Agreement with Equinor to strengthen collaboration on existing projects such as the Hywind Floating Wind Farm in Scotland, while exploring new ventures and strengthening the supply chain for current and future initiatives.
A second MoU was signed with Aker Horizons Asset Development to explore joint development and investment opportunities along the Power to Green Hydrogen value chain, targeting the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors.
