In order to develop data science and artificial intelligence (AI) applications and solutions for addressing national and international energy challenges, Halliburton has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA).
Through the Artificial Intelligence Center for Energy (AICE) – a joint center between the Ministry of Energy and SDAIA – the collaboration agreement links AICE’s considerable expertise and resources in the data and AI field with Halliburton’s cloud-first AI and machine learning investigation and production tools, in addition to its solutions that are designed to support increasingly sustainable upstream operations.
The collaboration agreement links AICE’s considerable expertise and resources in the data and AI field with Halliburton’s cloud-first AI and machine learning investigation and production tools
To support efforts in sustainability and subsurface prediction for the oil and gas industry, the two groups will share technologies and together develop creative solutions.
Dr Majid Altuwaijri, the CEO of SDAIA’s National Center for AI, explained: “This partnership is part of our efforts to promote advanced technologies in the energy field; our aim is to address hydrogen, hydrocarbons and new energy verticals through data and AI applications and solutions for the country and global market, support expertise exchange, and contribute to building national AI capabilities and competencies in the energy sector, which is among the priority sectors.”
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