AI is rapidly increasing global electricity demand, with data centres scaling to gigawatt levels. Africa faces a mismatch between rising AI-driven needs and incremental energy planning, requiring more reliable, large-scale, integrated power infrastructure development....
Aramco and IBM announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance AI, agentic AI, automation, material science and other mutually agreed domains in the industrial sector. ...
Emerson deployed an AI optimisation solution for Aramco by integrating Aspen Hybrid Models into refinery planning, creating a large-scale optimisation system and achieving up to 98.5 per cent accuracy in yield and quality predictions....
Saudi Energy and Kraken signed agreements to form a Riyadh-based joint venture, accelerating digital transformation across energy and utilities in Mena, leveraging Kraken’s AI-powered operating system for utilities....
Gas and oil sites are among the most vital and high-risk pieces of critical infrastructure. This is especially true for the Mena region, which produces 30 per cent of the global oil supply and 17 per cent of the global gas supply, while having to account for active security risks and vulnerabilities that most of the world never considers....
China launched its first AI platform for energy storage data analysis. Using AI and big data, it remotely detects defects and hazards in new energy storage equipment, generating real-time maintenance plans for prompt action....
The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Khazna Data Centres, and Agility have launched a pilot using Phaidra’s AI technology to improve energy efficiency across data centres and district cooling. The initiative will test advanced AI control systems to optimise AI infrastructure operations. ...
Saad Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, said Qatar continue to believe in gas as the energy of the future and that increasing demand will continue to be driven by global economic growth and other factors like artificial intelligence and data centres....
The IPTC Summit on AI for the Energy Industry will bring together decision-makers, technologists, and domain experts to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping upstream operations and the broader energy value chain....
Dubai will host global energy leaders this January as the IPTC Summit on AI for the Energy Industry takes place on January 13–14, 2026 at the Conrad Hotel, bringing together decision-makers, technologists, and domain experts to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping upstream operations and the broader energy value chain....
Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said global energy demand is witnessing steady growth driven by the expanding needs of artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale data centres, forecasting increased demand across all energy sources, including fossil fuels, which remain part of the global energy mix. He said the UAE is well-positioned to help meet rising global demand through continued investment in the energy sector....
As artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative force in the clean energy sector, the World Future Energy Summit 2026 will spotlight its vast potential to reshape energy production, transmission, and efficient, data-driven distribution....
Adnoc Technical Academy (ATA) celebrated the graduation of 403 UAE National technicians skilled in AI and robotics, emphasizing its commitment to developing a skilled workforce that supports Adnoc’s mission as a reliable energy producer and fosters national economic development....
Crescent Petroleum, the region’s private oil and gas company, has partnered with Edraak, the Arab World’s leading non-profit online education platform, to launch AI training specialisation enabling young people to become proficient at using AI tools to enhance their workplace skills....
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) praised Saudi Arabia’s success in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce emissions by more than 588,000 tonnes of carbon equivalent annually and to improve energy and water efficiency, through ACWA Power’s Monitoring and Prediction Centre (MPC)....
Senior Aramco executives have highlighted the transformational potential of artificial intelligence (AI), its role in overcoming long-established issues related to corrosion — and possibilities it presents for developing innovative new materials on an industrial scale....
Researchers develop a new machine learning approach that can reliably and automatically identify material properties using X-ray spectroscopy data. ...
The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) and Analog have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and enhance Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Physical Intelligence (PI) applications to support digital transformation and drive smart and sustainable growth across the energy and water sectors. ...
The Abu Dhabi Chamber has signed a landmark agreement with 1X Technologies, marking a significant step in its ongoing mission to stimulate private sector growth and attract global partnerships that drive industrial transformation....
Global leaders emphasised AI and digitalisation's role in driving smart investments for energy resilience and decarbonisation, highlighting their transformative power in shaping and accelerating inclusive global progress in the energy sector, at Adipec 2025, ....
