AIQ to Deploy ENERGYai in ADNOC’s Upstream Value Chain

Building on the successful completion of a transformative proof-of-concept phase, AIQ, a Presight company, on Monday said that it has secured a $340 million contract from ADNOC to deploy ENERGYai and associated AI solutions across ADNOC’s upstream value chain.

The three-year contract will see ENERGYai and a suite of related AI solutions rolled out across ADNOC’s upstream operations, driving optimisation and efficiency, AIQ said in a statement.

Built on 70 years of proprietary data and knowledge, ENERGYai combines large language model (LLM) technology with cutting-edge agentic AI, which is trained for specific workflows across ADNOC’s upstream value chain.

ENERGYai brings a new level of efficiency and precision to critical tasks, from seismic analysis to geological modeling and real-time process monitoring, reducing time for essential business processes from months to days, minimizing cost, and emissions in the process.

The first operational, scalable version of ENERGYai is expected to be completed in mid-2025. This version will include five fully operational AI agents covering tasks within subsurface operations and will be test-deployed across several upstream assets, with plans to scale its application to thousands of additional wells.

Over the three-year contract term, AIQ will complete the roll out of ENERGYai to all ADNOC’s upstream assets, comprising more than 28 producing fields, including some of the world’s largest and least carbon intensive oilfields.

Realising ADNOC’s Dream

ADNOC Upstream CEO Musabbeh Al Kaabi said that ADNOC is on a mission to become the world’s most AI-enabled energy company, maximising the potential of AI to drive efficiency and value creation across our operations.

We look forward to AIQ upscaling ENERGYai across the ADNOC’s upstream business, consolidating his company’s position as a responsible and reliable supplier of energy to global markets, delivering the energy system of the future, he added.

ENERGYai will use large language models to enable engineers to “talk” to ADNOC’s proprietary data, maximising individual productivity, delivering new insights and opportunities.

AIQ’s Acting Managing Director Magzhan Kenesbai said that the contract marks a defining moment for AIQ, as it has developed a world-first agentic AI solution, that is scalable across the entire energy value chain and has the potential to transform the industry, in partnership with ADNOC.

“We are proud to see ENERGYai move from a successful proof-of-concept to full deployment, enabling ADNOC to unlock unparalleled efficiencies, reduce carbon intensity, and advance their sustainability ambitions. This achievement reflects our commitment to delivering innovative, high-impact AI solutions that not only meet the challenges of today but also shape the future of energy,” Kenesbai added.

Developed by AIQ with ADNOC experts, in collaboration with G42 and Microsoft, ENERGYai will integrate best-in-class technologies, including Azure cloud stack, agentic AI platform functionality, Open Subsurface Data Universe framework (OSDU), and OpenAI models.

Presight CEO Thomas Pramotedham said that as the major shareholder of AIQ, they were incredibly proud to see this partnership come to life, and they remain committed to supporting AIQ’s growth as it continues to drive innovation and create lasting value for the energy industry and our shareholders.

“Agentic AI is widely recognized by experts as the future of AI development and integration. In the UAE, through Presight’s collaboration with AIQ and ADNOC, we are not just predicting the future, we are creating it with applied intelligence today. ENERGYai is a world-leading solution that will set the benchmark for innovation and excellence in agentic AI,” he added.