ADNOC, the UAE’s state-owned oil company, has deployed a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled process optimization technology called ‘Neuron 5’.
The AI-enabled technology has been initially deployed at ADNOC Onshore’s Northeast Bab (NEB) field and ADNOC Gas’s Taweelah gas compression plant, across hundreds of pieces of equipment. Following the successful initial deployment, Neuron 5 will now be launched in all ADNOC facilities.
Neuron 5, developed by ADNOC’s Thamama Excellence Centre, AIQ and AVEVA, autonomously monitors the performance of critical equipment, enabling process optimization and preventative maintenance, minimizing operational downtime, enhancing efficiency and reducing the need for time-consuming manual inspections.
Abdulmunim Saif Al Kindy Executive Director, ADNOC Upstream
“ADNOC is placing AI at the heart of its operations and leveraging industry-leading advanced technologies to help responsibly meet the world’s growing energy demand. The development and deployment of Neuron 5 across our upstream and downstream facilities demonstrate this strategy in action and highlight our continued progress towards our vision to become the world’s most AI-enabled energy company.”
With advanced AI models and deep learning algorithms, Neuron 5 can predict maintenance needs and monitor equipment performance by analyzing data including pressure, temperature and vibration, received from sensors on critical equipment.
ADNOC Gas has first deployed Neuron 5 at the Taweelah plant to ensure a reliable, uninterrupted gas supply to major industries in Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates.
The Neuron 5’s pilot phase highlighted that the technology has the potential to reduce unplanned shutdowns by 50 percent and enhance planned maintenance intervals across operations by 20 percent, while freeing ADNOC operators for more productive activities.
