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PETRONAS AND AIQ PARTNER TO DEVELOP AI SOLUTIONS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY ON A GLOBAL SCALE
Wednesday 09/08/2023
Dr. Sambasivam Rajamani, PETRONAS Head of Data Science (third from the left), and Saravan Kumar Penubarthi, AIQ Chief Technology Officer (third from the right) at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between PETRONAS and AIQ. Accompanying them are (from the left) Ghalib Brahimi, AIQ Business Development Director, Aadrin Azly, PETRONAS Vice President of Group Technology and Commercialisation, Dr. Ahmed Salem, AIQ Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, and PETRONAS Digital Sdn Bhd Chief Executive Officer Phuah Aik Chong. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- PETRONAS and AIQ, an Abu Dhabi-based technology company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share experiences in building Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that may potentially accelerate the energy transition and drive sustainability across energy operations.
AIQ is a technology pioneer focused on driving the transformation of the industrial sector powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The MoU was signed by PETRONAS Head of Data Science, Dr Sambasivam Rajamani, and AIQ Chief Technology Officer, Saravan Kumar Penubarthi; and witnessed by PETRONAS Vice President of Group Technology and Commercialisation, Aadrin Azly and AIQ Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, Dr Ahmed Salem. PETRONAS and AIQ will leverage their deep understanding of the energy industry to collaborate on digital innovation through knowledge sharing, value creation, joint product development and commercialization, capability development and engineering. As part of the collaboration, the two parties will work together to pilot and test AI solutions to discover viable applications and use cases that can create value across multiple business verticals in the energy sector on a global scale. PETRONAS and AIQ will also develop AI and Advanced Analytics best practices and frameworks to ensure commercial and operational excellence throughout their joint projects. "We look forward to partnering with AIQ to co-create and leverage each other's capabilities as we continue to transform our operations, enrich the skills of our employees and boost organisational productivity and effectiveness with AI. It is aligned to what we want to achieve through our AI Centre of Excellence (AI CoE),” said Aadrin Azly, Vice President of PETRONAS Group Technology and Commercialisation.
“AIQ is proud to form strategic partnerships with key industry leaders such as PETRONAS, which both accelerates the digital transformation of the Energy sector and steers it towards progressing to a more sustainable future. The challenges and perplexities of climate change call for smart and efficient solutions for the industry, and such collaborations ensure that world-class, efficient digital solutions are available for all industry players to benefit from,” said Omar Al Marzooqi, CEO of AIQ.
Besides working on AI solutions, PETRONAS and AIQ will design and roll out capability development initiatives to upskill their workforce.
About Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
We are a dynamic global energy group with presence in over 50 countries. We produce and deliver energy and solutions that power society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner.
We seek energy potential across the globe, optimising value through our integrated business model. Our portfolio includes cleaner conventional and renewable resources and a ready range of advanced products and adaptive solutions.
Sustainability is at the core of what we do as we harness the good in energy to elevate and enrich lives. People are our strength and partners for growth, driving our passion for innovation to progress towards the future of energy sustainability. About AIQ
AIQ is an Abu Dhabi-based technology pioneer focused on leveraging data to drive AI-powered transformation of the Energy sector towards a more sustainable future. Formed as a joint venture between global energy company ADNOC and UAE AI specialist G42, AIQ is innovating AI and ML solutions that unlock value across the entire Energy sector. Leveraging ADNOC’s valuable industry knowledge and G42’s AI capabilities, AIQ’s growing team of world class data scientists and subject matter experts have developed a breakthrough data management platform, E-Novus, and a dedicated suite of applications - Drill-Novus, Geo-Novus, Opti-Novus and Eco-Novus - that are enabling oil and gas companies to create sustainable, data-driven digital transformation and to make smarter, safer and more informed decisions.
AIQ actively contributes to the realization of the UAE’s vision to be the world leader in AI by 2031, cementing Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s position as a global hub for AI and Advanced Technologies and aligning with national strategies aimed at digital transformation and sustainability.
Issued by Media Communications Department Group Strategic Relations & Communications PETRONAS SOURCE: PETRONAS
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Name: Estee Aina Huslan Tel: 012-2283377 Email: esteeaina.huslan@petronas.com
--BERNAMA
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