Weatherford and AIQ look to accelerate efficient energy production

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2025) — Weatherford International plc signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi-based AIQ, an artificial intelligence (AI) company involved in developing solutions for the energy sector. 

The partnership aims to bring efficiency to energy production, leveraging advanced automation, data-driven insights, and the power of AI technology, Weatherford announced 21 Apr. 2025 in an official statement.

The strategic collaboration aims to integrate Weatherford’s software and hardware solutions, including the Modern Edge suite, Unified Data Model, and WFRD Software Launchpad, with AIQ’s robust AI-driven systems. By combining these advanced tools, Weatherford and AIQ look to enable operators to optimize their production workflows, reduce downtime, and significantly enhance operational efficiency across global oil and gas facilities.

Highlights of the strategic partnership:

  1. Modern Edge integration: Combine AIQ’s AI technology with Weatherford’s Modern Edge, providing operators with the ability to scale their work processes efficiently while ensuring an economic return. This integration will empower customers to modernize their edge operations, facilitate autonomous production, and offer the flexibility to expand operations, all while optimizing resource usage and reducing costs.
  2. Unified Data Model: Weatherford’s Universal Normalizer will work in tandem with AIQ’s capabilities to harmonize multi-asset data, combining operational and financial analysis into a unified, API-supported data model. This will drive smarter decision-making and streamline operations across facilities.
  3. WFRD Software Launchpad: Through the WFRD Software Launchpad, customers will gain the ability to procure all of their software needs via a comprehensive industrial SaaS platform. This eliminates the complexity of managing multiple systems and vendors, providing a single point of access for all Weatherford and partner-built applications, while ensuring data security and autonomy within their own network.

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By Steve Stewart reporting from Baton Rouge. © 2025 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.

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