As part of its Q1 2025 results, SLB (formerly Schlumberger) announced a series of significant contract awards and technology deployments across key countries in the Middle East. These projects span cutting-edge digital integration, sustainable drilling innovations, and major subsurface discoveries—reinforcing SLB’s commitment to driving energy efficiency, innovation, and operational excellence in the region.
Saudi Arabia: Aramco Awards SLB Major Contract for Sustainable Drilling Fluids
In Saudi Arabia, SLB has secured a major corporate purchase agreement from Aramco for the supply of drilling fluid chemicals. This comprehensive agreement includes advanced drilling fluid technologies designed to enhance operational performance. A noteworthy highlight of the deal is its environmental commitment—SLB will introduce sustainable logistics practices such as replacing wooden pallets with reusable plastic ones and utilizing reusable bags for transporting materials. This initiative reflects the growing alignment between technological advancement and environmental responsibility in the Kingdom.
UAE: Electric Completions Drive Efficiency in ADNOC Onshore Campaign
In the United Arab Emirates, SLB is collaborating with ADNOC on a large-scale electric completions campaign across ADNOC’s onshore fields. The campaign began with the successful installation of six electric interval control valves in Bu Hasa Field, enhancing water management, real-time monitoring, control systems, and data transmission. The ongoing project aims to address key drilling challenges through high-volume technology deployment and further evaluate its performance in additional wells.
Egypt: Breakthrough Gas Discovery with ExxonMobil Using SLB’s Quanta Geo™ Technology
Off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, SLB and ExxonMobil Egypt (Upstream) Limited have made a significant natural gas discovery using the Quanta Geo™ photorealistic reservoir geology service. This innovative tool provided detailed real-time and post-drill insights, enhancing reservoir understanding and accelerating decision-making. The find marks a milestone in offshore exploration, where high-speed, high-resolution logging tools are shaping the future of energy discovery.
Kuwait: Boosting Burgan Field Output with SLB Hi-Ex™ Cement Platform
In Kuwait’s vast Burgan Field, SLB and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have achieved a breakthrough in production enhancement by deploying the SLB Hi-Ex™ cement platform. This cost-effective solution provided permanent zonal isolation, eliminated a staggering 94% water cut, and increased well productivity by 198% after reperforation. The result transforms KOC’s workover planning by significantly reducing intervention time and costs, eliminating the need for workover rigs in similar wells.
Kuwait: Driving Digital Transformation with SLB’s AI-Integrated Field Platform
Furthering its digital strategy, KOC has awarded SLB a five-year contract to support the Kuwait Integrated Digital Field project. The initiative will establish a unified digital ecosystem spanning planning through execution. SLB will deploy AI and machine learning technologies to enable automated diagnostics, trend prediction, and real-time production optimization using the Pipesim™ steady-state multiphase flow simulator. This marks a strategic step in digitizing Kuwait’s upstream operations.
Shell Adopts SLB’s Petrel™ Software to Accelerate Global Digital Transformation
In a major global move, SLB has partnered with Shell to deploy the Petrel™ subsurface software across Shell’s assets worldwide. Powered by AI, Petrel will enable advanced seismic interpretation workflows and help Shell standardize digital infrastructure, reduce operating costs, and accelerate scalable digital solutions. This collaboration underscores the growing demand for intelligent, unified platforms in the oil and gas industry.
Egypt: SLB and EGPC Bring Intelligent Well Delivery with DrillOps™ Platform
In Egypt, SLB has signed a master agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to deliver DrillOps™ on-target well delivery solutions. These digital platforms will leverage real-time data and AI to improve decision-making, enhance drilling efficiency, and reduce nonproductive time. The agreement aims to bring cutting-edge digital tools to both EGPC and other operators across Egypt’s upstream sector.
UAE: Dragon Oil Partners with SLB to Deploy Dataiku AI Platform
SLB has also entered a strategic agreement with Dragon Oil Holdings Limited in the UAE to implement the Dataiku AI platform across its global operations. The project will integrate enterprise data from Dragon Oil’s assets and roll out ready-to-use AI solutions across subsurface, drilling, and production domains. SLB will also train Dragon Oil’s technical teams, enabling them to leverage generative AI for production optimization, cost reduction, and risk mitigation.
Conclusion
SLB’s strong performance in Q1 2025 reflects its evolving role as not just a service provider, but a technology and innovation partner across the Middle East’s energy ecosystem. From digital transformation and AI integration to sustainable drilling and major exploration breakthroughs, SLB is helping its partners across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, and beyond reshape the future of energy with smarter, cleaner, and more efficient solutions.
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