AI公司正竞相锁定石油行业的客户。周一宣布的阿布扎比国家石油公司与OpenAI之间的协议，是科技公司在阿布扎比国际石油展览会上更广泛推介活动中的最受瞩目案例，这些公司推销定制化的AI驱动工具，用于帮助运营钻井平台、炼油厂及其他石油资产。
AI companies are racing to lock down clients in the oil industry. A deal announced Monday between ADNOC and OpenAI was the highest-profile example in a broader push at ADIPEC by tech companies to pitch bespoke, AI-driven tools to help operate drilling rigs, refineries, and other oil assets.
得益于前沿AI模型的飞速演进，“我们现在真正看到这项技术成熟到将在该行业运营流程中带来重大变革的程度，”总部位于英国的Applied Computing总裁丹·吉文斯表示。该公司员工中有许多来自壳牌及其他生产商的资深人士，利用AI处理来自石油基础设施内部传感器的数百万个数据点，帮助运营方更高效地工作、更快地识别故障并减少排放。这一领域的竞争正在升温；上周，霍尼韦尔技术在尼日利亚新建的丹格特炼油厂推出了一个AI平台。
Thanks to the breakneck evolution of frontier AI models, “We’re now really seeing the technology mature to the level where it will make a significant change in the operating processes within the sector,” said Dan Jeavons, president of UK-based Applied Computing. The company, which counts numerous veterans of Shell and other producers on its staff, uses AI to process millions of data points coming from sensors inside oil infrastructure and help the operator work more efficiently, identify malfunctions faster, and reduce emissions. Competition in this space is heating up; last week Honeywell Technologies launched an AI platform at the new Dangote refinery in Nigeria. — Tim McDonnell