Ali Al Rawahi

Ali Al Rawahi has more than 20 years of experience in energy sector technology and field development, with a strong record of leading teams to achieve business goals. Recently, he has driven strategic partnerships to advance ADNOC’s AI initiatives, enhance recovery, and meet decarbonization targets. His work includes collaborating with AIQ on an agentic AI solution for energy, partnering with 44.01 to mineralize CO2 in Fujairah, launching the Gulf region’s first geothermal project, and developing battery storage systems using repurposed EV batteries. Al Rawahi graduated from the inaugural ADNOC Future Leaders cohort and holds a bachelor's in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa and an MBA from United Arab Emirates University.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

11:25

Digitalisation & AI Conference Room A 11:25 - 12:05

Upstream unleashed: AI from discovery to production

From the first seismic shot to steady-state production, upstream success hinges on countless interdependent decisions, many of which are still made with siloed data, human bias and hours-old information. An integrated AI fabric spanning exploration, drilling and completions, and day-to-day production is the breakthrough that can turn upstream into a self-optimising value engine. This next-generation approach reduces exploration uncertainty and accelerates prospect identification by using synthetic data and enhancing subsurface models. Facilitated by AI's powerful analytics capabilities, this progressive energy strategy promises to uncover drastic cost reduction opportunities across the entire upstream workflow, allowing us to harness every available energy source.

Attendee insights:

Learn how AI can be leveraged across exploration, drilling and production to secure a competitive advantage and position businesses at the forefront of energy innovation.