ADNOC Refining and AIQ to collaborate on development of AI-enabled Downstream operations

• Companies will work together on the delivery of AI-enabled corrosion and safety monitoring systems across ADNOC Refining’s operations

• ADNOC Refining prioritizes technological innovation and sustainability, supporting the UAE's energy needs and economic growth. Agreement with AIQ will accelerate this agenda ​​​​​

Abu Dhabi, UAE – December 10, 2024: ADNOC Refining and AIQ have entered a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to deliver artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled corrosion and safety monitoring systems across ADNOC Refining’s operations.

The cooperation between the two companies will include, but will not be limited to, the deployment of AIQ’s SMARTi Intelligent Monitoring System, AI-enabled corrosion management, autonomous operations, digital twin technologies, and other AI-driven innovations tailored to ADNOC Refining's needs.

ADNOC Refining CEO, Sultan Albigishi commented, “At ADNOC Refining, we are pivoting towards new opportunities and investing in cutting-edge technologies that accelerate the adoption of AI. We are proud to partner with global technology pioneer AlQ to implement advanced Al solutions to optimize our safety and operations.”

Magzhan Kenesbai, Acting Managing Director of AIQ said, “This is a milestone agreement for AIQ as we look to extend the deployment of our AI-enabled solutions to Downstream operations in the energy sector. It fulfills our ambition to deliver value from the implementation of AI across the entire value chain, and we look forward to working closely with ADNOC Refining in supporting them achieve their safety, efficiency, and sustainability goals.”

ADNOC Refining has a capacity of approximately one million barrels per day, producing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and petrochemicals. The company prioritizes technological innovation and sustainability, supporting the UAE's energy needs and economic growth.

AIQ’s SMARTi uses AI-enabled computer vision of the existing CCTV feeds for intelligent monitoring, detection and reporting of safety protocol violations and incidents. The solution can process a billion images daily with greater than 90% accuracy, detecting safety infractions.  

AIQ’s corrosion suite provides analytics techniques to monitor and track the condition and potential maintenance requirements of physical assets. CORROPIPE helps optimize inspection intervals and reduces OPEX by lowering the frequency of verification excavations. CORROSCAN provides geo-referenced insights about corrosion type, helping predict corrosion growth, enabling remediation.

CORROVISION processes high volumes of images, automatically detecting corrosion, and assigning categories of severity.