AIQ and SLB Partner to Drive Energy Sector Growth with Edge AI

• AIQ and SLB have partnered to accelerate autonomous energy operations using the Agora™ edge AI and IOT solutions from SLB.

• The collaboration will enable energy companies to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance safety through AI-powered autonomous solutions.

​​Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – March 13, 2025 : AIQ, the Abu Dhabi-based AI champion delivering transformative solutions to the energy sector, has entered into a collaboration project agreement with global technology company SLB to accelerate autonomous energy operations through the Agora™ edge AI and IOT solutions. Agora edge offers real-time remote connectivity and the ability to host AI applications for autonomous operations.

The collaboration will harness the capabilities of edge computing and AI to enable autonomous production, real-time data analytics and ensure seamless communication across production environments. It will enable customers to unlock value, reduce costs, boost automation, improve efficiency, minimize emissions, and enhance worker safety.

Magzhan Kenesbai, Acting Managing Director of AIQ said, “The closer collaboration between AIQ and SLB reflects our shared vision on the transformational impact autonomous capabilities can deliver to upstream operations. AIQ is committed to partnering with leading global technology providers to accelerate deployment and time-to-value of our AI solutions.”

Rakesh Jaggi, President for Digital & Integration, SLB, said, “Edge AI is a solution to the industry challenge to balance production throughput, operational costs, and emissions reduction, all while ensuring the safety of our personnel. Over the past five years, we’ve seen the impact of turning insights into autonomous actions with edge AI, through numerous SLB deployments of the technology globally, including in the Persian Gulf region. Our partnership with AIQ, a regional leader, will set new benchmarks in the industry by helping scale our operations.”

AIQ and SLB will also develop a framework to accelerate the deployment of edge AI workflows, including AIQ's RoboWell autonomous well control solutions, and SLB's suite of edge AI applications to accelerate the integration of AI in upstream and downstream operations.