AI/machine learning
From Seismic Data to Drilling Decisions: How AI is Reshaping Oil and Gas Exploration
AI is evolving into a practical tool that helps geoscientists and engineers work faster, evaluate more opportunities, and manage subsurface uncertainty.
June 29, 2026
By Abdulmalik Ajibade,
Piergiuseppe Fiore
The Way Ahead
High-quality digital data sets, combined with advances in computing power and machine learning algorithms, are enabling a new paradigm in which AI acts as an intelligent layer across the exploration value chain.
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