ADNOC has announced the impact of deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in 2023, which includes generating $500 million (AED1.84 billion) in value and abating up to 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions between 2022 and 2023.
The company shared that value was generated from the integration of over 30 industry-leading AI tools across its full value chain, from field operations to “smarter and quicker corporate decision-making.”
The company said that this milestone marks the start of a multi-year program to accelerate the deployment of a suite of AI solutions across its value chain.
Commenting on this, His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, said: “Artificial intelligence is one of the most important economic and social game changers of our era and it can play a crucial role in accelerating a just, orderly and equitable energy transition. At ADNOC, we have integrated artificial intelligence across our operations, from the control room to the boardroom, and it is enabling us to make smarter decisions and better protect our people and the environment. As we grow our diversified portfolio to ensure 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.”
Across upstream and downstream facilities, ADNOC shared that its Centralized Predictive Analytics and Diagnostics (CPAD) program uses AI to remotely monitor critical operational equipment.
Further, it said that the program’s implementation has reduced the frequency of unplanned shutdowns and streamlined routine maintenance activity while improving operational efficiency.
It also highlighted tools such as Emission X, which gathers historic and real-time data from hundreds of sources on operational sites to accurately predict emission sources up to five years in advance, allowing preventative action to be taken.
Emission X was developed by AIQ, a joint venture between ADNOC and G42 established in 2020.
Other AIQ products operating at ADNOC’s facilities include:
- SMARTi, used to detect safety hazards across industrial and operational environments.
- AR360, which uses AI to visualise reservoirs and optimise development.
- Robowell, which uses AI to remotely operate equipment like flow valves in upstream facilities.