The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to increase its crude oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2027, and Abu Dhabi’s national oil company ADNOC has used AI technology to increase production capacity at one of its offshore oil fields by 25%.
ADNOC, the national oil company of the United Arab Emirates, one of OPEC’s largest oil producers, said on Tuesday it had increased production capacity at its offshore Sattar Al Razboot (SARB) field by 25% to 140,000 bpd thanks to the implementation of advanced digital technologies.
ADNOC is installing remote monitoring, smart well operation and production management technologies at the SARB field, which are being remotely controlled from Zirku Island, 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) away.
“This has reduced costs and emissions and enabled accelerated growth in field capabilities. Digitalisation of the field will enable us to deploy additional AI solutions to further enhance and optimise our operations,” ADNOC said. ADNOC has been betting on digitalisation and AI-enabled operations to gain greater control over its operations and reduce emissions and costs.
“The introduction of industry-leading technology to the SARB fields has increased production capacity while making operations safer, more sustainable and more efficient, strengthening ADNOC’s position as the world’s lowest-cost, lowest-carbon energy producer,” said Abdulmunim Saif Al Kindi, Executive Director, ADNOC Upstream.
ADNOC and the UAE aim to increase production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2027.
The UAE said in May its production capacity would reach 4.85 million barrels per day by the end of 2023, up from 4.65 million barrels per day.
“We will responsibly expand our oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day from low-carbon reservoirs by 2027, advance advanced EOR solutions and explore new resources to meet our customers’ growing energy demands, while minimizing emissions,” ADNOC said on its website.
In May, it was reported that the UAE could reach its 2027 capacity target as early as late 2025 or early 2026.
By Tsvetana Paraskova, Oilprice.com
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