Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based exploration firm, has announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership for its upstream business with Beicip-Franlab, a leading geoscience and reservoir technology company, and AFED Digital, a specialist in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital solutions.

Petronas said in a statement on last Wednesday that they have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) via TriCipta AI, a pioneering venture aimed at accelerating hydrocarbon discovery, reducing uncertainties, and maximizing recovery sustainably across Petronas Carigali’s operations.

The partnership will initially focus on delivering high-impact and tangible AI solutions to directly address key challenges in exploration, development, and production.

Built on a long-term vision of collaborative success, the strategic partnership reflects Petronas’ drive towards operational excellence and future readiness across its value chain.

“This partnership reflects Petronas’ firm commitment to collaborate for a future-ready Upstream digital and technology ecosystem,

“By integrating advanced AI and data-driven solutions across the value chain, Petronas is reinforcing our position as a resilient and adaptive upstream player,” said Mohd Jukris Abdul Wahab, Petronas Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Upstream.

According to the statement, this strategic move underscores Petronas’ enduring drive for innovation and growth through partnerships, to deliver advantaged barrels in meeting sustainable energy needs.

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