On January 4, AIQ, an ABU Dhabi innovative technology company, partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a certified partner to bring WellInsight, an automation solution for the energy industry, to the AWS platform for customers around the world. AIQ also became the first local software service solution provider in the GCC energy sector to sell its products through the AWS marketplace.

WellInsight is an energy technology solution powered and powered by artificial intelligence systems that help rock geologists and engineers better understand reservoir characteristics and improve exploration success. AIQ, a joint venture between ABU Dhabi National Oil Company and UAE tech giant G42, focuses on the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence products and applications for the oil and gas industry.

"WellInsight provides the global energy industry with a platform to automate and improve borehole analysis." Chris Cooper, CEO of AIQ, said: "This AI-powered solution enables more precise drilling location, better understanding of well conditions, increased production and reduced carbon footprint."

Meanwhile, oilfield services giant Halliburton has partnered with Libra, a consortium led by Petrobras, to develop digital twin technology for Mero, Brazil's ultra-deepwater pre-salt field. The technology brings together asset sensors, data and models, including 4D seismic, as well as intelligent well completions through systems with real-time views of reservoirs, Wells and facilities, which will aid in asset characterization, active reservoir monitoring, and asset operational planning and optimization.