Wood is supporting sector with data centres, digitisation & decarbonisation

At ADIPEC, Wood is showcasing how AI is transforming energy and data centres, and driving smarter decisions, cutting emissions, and powering the Middle East's net-zero ambitions, Nick Shorten tells OGN

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It isn't “new news” that the energy sector, data centres and AI are increasingly interconnected. “With the potential to revolutionise how we build and operate today, Al's value lies not in the technology itself, but in how it is harnessed to solve the most pressing challenges of energy companies,” Nick Shorten, Executive President of Projects at Wood, tells OGN energy magazine.

When it comes to making investment decisions, Wood's clients look to it to help them leverage digital and AI benefits — right solution, right first time - across the entire asset lifecycle.

Wood is a technology-agnostic partner to operators. The company helps them identify the right solutions to create competitive advantage today, future-proofing operations tomorrow.

Data centres are the engine rooms that power these digital solutions, and developing them sustainably in alignment with net-zero aspirations is a key priority across the Middle East region.

WOOD'S AI SHOWCASE AT ADIPEC

The relationship between energy and Al is rapidly redefining the boundaries of possibility.

At ADIPEC, Wood will demonstrate Al's capability as a strategic enabler in the capital phase of a project, helping to drive smarter decision-making, support delivery, mitigate risk, accelerate front-end engineering and control costs.

For existing operations, Al enables real-time optimisation, predictive maintenance and enhances safety.

This helps clients reduce emissions and downtime, while improving asset performance overall.

Wood's commitment to innovation is helping clients with strategic digital transformation through both the company’s own solutions and strategic partnerships.

This allows clients to harness complex data, leading to better decision making.

Through Al, digital twins and predictive technologies, Wood is enabling smarter, safer operations.