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AI Drilling Platform Deployment

SLB LIMITED/NV · 2026-08-04 · Importance 36 · Surprise 74 · In source text

ADNOC and SLB deployed an AI-enabled Real-Time Operations Center across more than 120 onshore and offshore drilling rigs in the UAE. The platform uses SLB’s DrillOps solution to integrate live rig data, analytics, and AI-driven operational insights in ADNOC’s cloud environment. It reduces engineering effort by 30–40%, enables engineers to manage two to three times more rigs, and can shorten incident-response times by 4–12 hours. Proactive issue detection could avoid as much as two days of rig downtime, strengthening SLB’s positioning in autonomous and digitally optimized drilling operations.

Key facts

• The platform reduces engineering effort by 30-40%. source
• The platform can cut incident response times by 4-12 hours. source
• The platform can potentially avoid up to two days of rig downtime. source
• The AI platform is hosted within ADNOC's cloud environment to ensure data security. source
• The RTOC enables engineers to manage more rigs and make faster decisions by converting drilling data into actionable insights. source

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