Baker Hughes and C3 AI has announced a partnership with Petronas to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) across the company’s digital transformation, through BakerHughesC3.ai (BHC3) technology.
The adoption of AI as part of its overall programme to enable an improved oil and gas productivity, asset integrity, and safety supports as well as Petronas’ commitment to provide clean, efficient energy solutions by harnessing the power of technology.
Through the collaboration, Petronas will work with energy technology, data science, and AI experts at Baker Hughes and C3 AI to collaborate on projects focused on improved reliability of energy assets in critical operations. Utilising Microsoft Azure, Petronas will deploy the BHC3 Reliability application to further improve maintenance programmes for gas turbines and in a separate project improve the reliability of control valves by detecting anomalous conditions and preventing downtime.
Petronas Project Delivery and Technology Senior Vice President, Samsudin Miskon said the company are committed to accelerate digital transformation that delivers productivity, efficiency, visibility, safety, and performance.
“Petronas addresses the energy demands of today by leveraging the power of digital as an accelerator, technology as a differentiator and data as an asset. The predictive intelligence of AI is critical to meeting these needs, and this is only possible with AI that drives outcomes at pace and scale,” he added.
Meanwhile, Uwem Ukpong Executive Vice President of Regions, Alliances & Enterprise Sales at Baker Hughes believe the programme will further enhance the strong relationship between Baker Hughes and PETRONAS to drive productivity and efficiency for a cleaner, safer energy.
“For the energy industry, this is a time of significant transformation,” said Andrea Della Mattea, President for Microsoft in Asia Pacific. “Benefitting from the power of the cloud and AI solutions, Baker Hughes, C3 AI and Petronas are helping to increase worker safety, reduce emissions through equipment maintenance and are taking an important step forward in the transition of the energy industry.
