Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, held a meeting with leaders of SLB Egypt (formerly Schlumberger) to discuss deploying artificial intelligence in exploration and production activities, enhancing Egypt’s Exploration and Production Gateway (EUG), and improving energy efficiency while reducing carbon emissions.
The minister emphasized that the petroleum sector is moving toward broader adoption of AI applications as a key tool to increase output, optimize operations, cut costs, and support data-driven decision-making. He noted that the EUG portal is central to this strategy, with ongoing work to integrate advanced AI and data analytics to better assess investment opportunities, reduce risks, and accelerate decision-making.
Badawi stressed prioritizing AI solutions with immediate impact on maximizing production from existing fields, highlighting the importance of building a fully integrated digital system linking geological, geophysical, and production data with control centers for real-time monitoring and predictive asset management.
SLB executives presented their latest digital solutions, which leverage AI to analyze geological data, evaluate reservoirs, identify exploration opportunities, and optimize field management. They explained how continuous operational data analysis enables early detection of equipment failures and distinguishes between production declines caused by technical issues or natural reservoir changes.
The meeting also addressed AI’s role in energy efficiency and emissions reduction, including real-time monitoring of energy use, methane detection, flare gas recovery, and improved compressor and pump performance. Both sides agreed to continue coordination to prioritize high-return AI applications that can quickly boost production and operational efficiency.
