United Arab EmiratesEnergy and utilities2025 – ongoingADNOC Drilling
Computer-vision safety monitoring on drilling rigs
ADNOC Drilling deployed AI safety monitoring on more than 20 rigs
Problem
Drilling crews faced unsafe actions and operational hazards that required prompt intervention.
Approach
ADNOC Drilling applied computer vision to live operational video feeds to detect hazards and unsafe behaviour. It reported deployment on more than 20 rigs within a phased rollout scheduled for 2025 to 2027.
Results
more than 20rigs with AI video analytics implemented, according to ADNOC Drilling
Takeaway
Deployment covered operating rigs, but ADNOC Drilling did not disclose a reduction in incidents attributable to the system.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Energy and utilities
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Goal
- Quality and risk
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
[1]ADNOC Drilling2026
ADNOC Drilling described continuous video analysis for safety interventions. It reported implementation on more than 20 rigs and a phased expansion through 2027.
Full details are in the original sources.
Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
