PETRONAS enters AI agreement with IBM, Tridiagonal

The three companies will jointly work on AI-based solutions to support PETRONAS’ upstream E&P operations.
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  • PETRONAS is expanding AI beyond exploration workflows and into day-to-day upstream operations, signaling growing industry interest in using AI to improve equipment reliability, production performance and maintenance planning. 

  • The company's third TriCipta AI partnership builds on earlier AI deployments, suggesting PETRONAS sees enough value in AI-driven decision support to continue investing in new upstream applications.

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PETRONAS' latest TriCipta AI partnership aims to enhance production, maintenance and asset performance decisions through AI-enabled analytics.

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PETRONAS' latest TriCipta AI collaboration is focused on developing AI-enabled solutions to optimize upstream surface equipment operations, production, and maintenance decision-making.

PETRONAS Carigali has signed a third joint development agreement (JDA) to advance its TriCipta AI initiative across upstream operations.

The company describes this as a partnership model that combines deep domain technical experts with AI technology specialists to advance upstream solutions that can benefit PETRONAS operations.

Its latest collaboration is with IBM Malaysia (AI-powered IT services) and Tridiagonal.AI Pvt. (engineering domain-driven AI services). The trio will develop a full suite of AI-enabled solutions for surface equipment optimization.

PETRONAS said the initiative is intended to improve operational efficiency, optimize production and maintenance decisions, and maximize the value of upstream assets.

Under two previous JDAs signed in 2025, PETRONAS deployed AI.SEEK and its AI-enabled Global Exploration Basin Screening & Analysis (GEB) platform. The company said these tools transform and unify complex geoscience data into advanced geospatial AI intelligence, providing rapid insights to support exploration and operational decision-making.

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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.

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