Speed digital transformation and prepare for the future with generative AI and automation technologies
Overview
Advanced technologies for a changing industry
From exponential growth in energy demand to declining production and resource availability, today’s oil and gas industry faces a slew of challenges.
But how does your energy company stay competitive in a changing ecosystem? Enlist IBM trusted technology solutions to help. We work with your teams to secure various capabilities—including emissions compliance and exploration of unconventional resources.
Explore our new technologies that help you streamline and optimize global operations with artificial intelligence and smart automation, improve decision-making, provide better customer experiences and navigate the path to sustainability.
Use cases
Business priorities
Production and reservoir optimization
Declining field productivity, rising drilling costs and aging assets are eroding margins. Most operators have ambition but lack the data infrastructure to act at scale. Use AI to optimize reservoir analysis, well placement and production performance—and recover more from every well.
Oil and gas supply chain resilience
Oil and gas supply chain resilience are among the most complex in the world—global, capital-intensive and exposed to commodity volatility and geopolitical disruption. Most still rely on fragmented, manual processes. Use AI to build resilient, adaptive supply chains and protect every capital project.
Refinery and downstream optimization
Refineries operate on tight margins under mounting pressure from volatile feedstocks, aging equipment and tightening environmental standards. Optimizing throughput and managing unplanned shutdowns requires real-time intelligence. Use AI and automation to reduce downtime and lower operational costs.
Scaling AI across oil and gas operations
Roughly 70% of digital AI initiatives in oil and gas fail to scale—not because the AI doesn't work, but because the underlying data is too fragmented to build on. Operators end up with SCADA, ERP and operational data in separate silos. Build the AI-ready foundation that turns isolated pilots into enterprise-wide results.
Case studies
Proven outcomes across oil and gas industry
Shell
Supporting sustainable mining with a mining optimization platform called OREN. The solution provides a unified digital marketplace that brings together technologies and services, helping mining companies improve efficiency, enhance safety, and advance sustainability through smarter, data‑driven operations.
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net‑zero emissions target by 2050
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interviews conducted to gather insights across the mining value chain
Relevant products
Respond faster and confidently to calls for more evident environmental, social and governance (ESG) measurements and disclosures from stakeholders.
Make worker roles more productive with smart workflows that enable people to achieve higher value outcomes, faster.
An hour of downtime can cost USD 100,000. Use data analytics and predictive maintenance to proactively manage your enterprise asset usage.
Build custom AI applications for your oil and gas business to handle data management and accelerate responsible AI workflows.
Relevant services
Turn sustainability goals into action with the right mix of people, processes and technology to drive profitable growth.
Create the intuitive supply chain that shapes the future, boosting agility, visibility and resilience.
Driving business transformation for enterprise clients with extreme automation.
Accelerate your cloud and AI transformation with IBM’s consulting and technology services.
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