BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 8. Norwegian energy
company Equinor said that artificial intelligence (AI) contributed
USD 130 million in value creation and savings for the company and
its partners in 2025, Trend reports.
AI is now deployed across offshore platforms and land facilities
to tackle industrial tasks on a large scale, helping improve
safety, efficiency, and profitability, the company said.
Equinor highlighted three key applications:
Predictive maintenance: AI monitors more than 700 rotating
machines with 24,000 sensors across facilities to anticipate
failures and maintenance needs. Since 2020, this has generated USD
120 million in value, improved operational stability, reduced the
risk of sudden shutdowns, and lowered CO2 emissions from
flaring.
Field development and well planning: AI evaluates thousands of
alternatives for wells and development plans. In Johan Sverdrup
phase 3, AI identified a previously overlooked solution, saving USD
12 million.
Seismic data interpretation: AI accelerates analysis, increasing
interpretation capacity tenfold. In 2025, 2 million square
kilometres were analysed, improving geological understanding
essential for new discoveries on the Norwegian continental
shelf.
Equinor said AI is central to its ambition to maintain
production on the Norwegian continental shelf at 2020 levels—around
1.2 million barrels of oil equivalents per day—through 2035, while
supporting energy security and continued value creation.
