Monday 26 / October / 2026
Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) on Monday unveiled a series of major digital initiatives, including its Autonomous Production Programme, Digital Twin project and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, marking a significant step in its efforts to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen safety and accelerate digital transformation across its value chain.
The announcements were made during PDO’s Autonomous and Digital Transformation Day, held under the auspices of Abdullah Salim Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. The event forms part of the Company's Journey of Transformation and Ignite Digital initiative, building on the momentum generated by its Hackathon 2.0 in June 2026.
The event showcased PDO’s progress towards creating a more connected and intelligent operating environment, integrating digital capabilities across the hydrocarbon value chain, from exploration and field development to well construction, production and export, alongside supporting corporate functions.
A key highlight was the launch of the Autonomous Production Programme, which brings together AI, advanced process control, real-time data analytics, drones and robotics to transform the way production assets are operated and managed.
The programme aims to shift operations from reactive problem-solving towards predictive and increasingly autonomous capabilities, enabling earlier detection of potential issues, faster interventions and more effective asset optimisation. As these capabilities develop, PDO will progressively introduce autonomous decision-making and actions within established operational controls and under human oversight.
By integrating people, data and advanced technologies, the programme is expected to improve operational reliability, enhance safety, optimise production performance and reduce operating costs.
The Company also launched its Digital Twin project, which will integrate physical assets with digital models, live operational data and advanced analytics. The technology will provide greater visibility into asset performance, support predictive insights and enable faster, more informed operational decisions.
Further advancing its AI capabilities, PDO announced its first agentic AI initiatives, building on ADAM, its internal generative AI assistant. These solutions will extend the use of AI beyond information retrieval to supporting decision-making and executing defined tasks within appropriate governance and control frameworks.
At the enterprise level, PDO introduced Wisal, a digital solution designed to deliver a more seamless, connected and integrated employee experience.
In parallel with these launches, PDO signed a five-year strategic partnership with SLB and Halliburton to advance digital well construction through seven integrated digital capabilities linking subsurface planning with well execution. The partnership will help standardise engineering workflows, strengthen cross-functional collaboration and improve productivity through more consistent, data-driven decision-making. It will also contribute to developing national talent through specialised training, graduate opportunities and knowledge transfer.
Reinforcing its commitment to local content and the development of Oman's technology sector, PDO signed a Memorandum of Collaboration with Onsor Technology, an Omani technology company, to support the adoption of locally developed computing devices across its operations. The collaboration will create opportunities for Omani technology solutions to be deployed in an industrial environment, while supporting local innovation, product development and national technological capabilities.
Together, these initiatives reflect PDO’s ambition to integrate AI and advanced digital technologies across its operations. connecting information, decisions and actions to deliver greater efficiency, resilience and competitiveness.
Through its Journey of Transformation, For Oman, PDO continues to invest in its people, strengthen strategic partnerships and adopt emerging technologies to create sustainable value for Oman, in line with Oman Vision 2040 and the Sultanate of Oman's objectives to develop a competitive, innovation-driven digital economy.
