ADNOC has generated $500 million in value from deploying 30 AI tools across the company’s entire value chain by 2023. These tools have helped in value creation, improved decision-making process in addition to reducing carbon emissions by 1 million tons between 2022 and 2023, equivalent 200,000 gasoline- powered cars from the road.
“At ADNOC, we have successfully integrated AI into our operations, from the control room to the boardroom, enabling us to make smarter decisions and better protect our people and the environment,” stated Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO.
As we continue to expand our diversified portfolio to ensure a secure, reliable, and responsible supply of energy, we are further integrating AI to future-proof our business and drive greater and more sustainable value from our assets and resources,” Al Jaber added during ADNOC’s Leadership Forum.
In ADNOC’s upstream operations, AI applications play a crucial role in mapping subsurface resources, optimizing drilling and production activities, and managing reservoirs more efficiently. This enables ADNOC to quickly and efficiently grow its production capacity and ensure the continued delivery of lower-carbon intensity energy to the world, as ADNOC stated in a press release.
Across upstream and downstream facilities, ADNOC’s Centralized Predictive Analytics and Diagnostics (CPAD) program utilizes AI to remotely monitor critical operational equipment, helped to reduce the frequency of unplanned shutdowns and streamlined routine maintenance activities, while also improving operational efficiency to produce maximum energy with minimal emissions.
As part of its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 and near zero emissions by 2030, ADNOC used AI tools such as Emission X to gather data from various sources to accurately predict emission sources up to five years in advance, allowing operators to take preventative action.
Emission X was developed by AIQ, a joint venture between ADNOC and G42, established in 2020 to drive an AI-powered transformation of the energy sector towards a more sustainable future.
Other AIQ products in operation at ADNOC’s facilities include SMARTi, an intelligent computer vision system that uses AI to detect safety hazards in industrial and operational environments.
AR360 utilizes AI to visualize reservoirs and optimize development, reducing planning time and increasing well life and ultimate recovery rates.
Robowell uses AI to remotely operate equipment such as flow valves in upstream facilities, reducing costs, enhancing safety, and increasing production capacity.
Since 2017, ADNOC has operated two industry-leading centers of AI excellence: the Panorama Digital Command Center, which provides operational insights from across ADNOC’s value chain, and the Thamama Subsurface Center of Excellence, which leverages AI to harness Abu Dhabi’s subsurface resources.
