AIQ, the Abu Dhabi-based AI company, has agreed to work with global technology company SLB on autonomous energy operations, the companies announced March 13.

 The companies plan to use SLB’s Agora Edge AI and Internet of Things applications to enable autonomous production, real-time data analytics and seamless communication.

 “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,” Rakesh Jaggi, president for digital & integration, SLB, said. “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.”

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.