Dileep Divakaran, Business Manager, Digital Production, Middle East & North Africa at SLB, discusses the company’s OptiSite solutions, an integrated ecosystem of connected applications across pipelines and facilities enabling operators to maximise production and profits while minimising energy consumption and emissions. Powered by AI and machine learning for advanced and proactive detection of potential equipment downtime, it helps operators to manage operational dynamics while meeting targets. Divakaran outlines the various benefits and applications, noting that OptiSite has saved close to US$20mn in production losses in one example, and highlights the huge demand for the solutions in the Middle East.
