Mohsen Khojstemehr at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding for the establishment of the strategic center of artificial intelligence and digital oil and gas fields and signing of the contract for the acquisition of long horizontal well drilling technology and multi-branches with localization of RSS tools, emphasizing that in the 13th government, the most strategic technological issues will be handled in close cooperation. And the manufacturer is followed by the Scientific and Technological Assistant of the Presidency, he said: The Iranian National Oil Company concluded the milestone contract for the first time in the construction and production of 82 projects and has also launched into the construction of strategic equipment such as guided drilling equipment.
He continued: This year is the year of production growth, and on the other hand, we are preparing for the implementation of the seventh development plan, one of the elements of this plan is to increase the production and create higher added value in order to achieve eight percent annual growth of the Iranian economy.
Pointing out that the Iranian National Oil Company has half-finished projects on its agenda, the Deputy Oil Minister said: The Iranian National Oil Company had projects worth $21 billion, all related to growth in production. Growth in production means economic growth and income generation for the country, and the production of equipment and related goods pursues the same goal.
He said that today we are pursuing production growth with the aim of achieving economic growth, and continued: Knowledge-based economy and knowledge-based oil production are the main objectives of the oil industry.
The CEO of the Iranian National Oil Company emphasized: “Through these measures, we will achieve production productivity, because the goal of knowledge-based oil and gas production is to increase productivity, and we must use all the country's capabilities in this direction.
Emphasizing that we use the capabilities of stakeholders and those present in the innovation ecosystem for the development of the oil industry, Khojstemehr said: In order to reduce production costs and implementation time of projects in the aim of increasing the efficiency and quality of work. , we must use advanced technologies in the country and these measures On the path of increasing production, economic growth will also follow.
He added: “We have carried out several important actions upstream of the oil industry, from oil production to oil export, the first of which is the implementation of technological pilots in the field of increasing harvests, which is currently being done in the oil sector. Ahvaz field with water injection.
The Deputy Minister of Oil continued: The second strategic task was the restoration of closed and low-yielding wells, and so far we have signed 25 contracts with knowledge-based companies in this field.
Pointing out that we are working on a research project aimed at producing hydrogen to produce clean energy, Khojstemehr said: "One of the other valuable measures is that we are looking for the construction of strategic technological equipment, such as guided drilling equipment.
He continues: Through guided rotary drilling, maximum contact and impact of the equipment with the reservoir will be created for maximum production.
The CEO of the Iranian National Oil Company stressed that the period of easy oil production is over and it is necessary to base the oil industry on knowledge due to the complexity of geological layers, and said: We do not We are not lost and we are walking in this direction in cooperation.
Referring to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the Strategic Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Oil and Gas Fields for the intelligence of 15 oil and gas fields, Khojstemehr added: Today the world is governed on the basis of artificial intelligence, and according to the emphasis given by the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, we must take a step in a path that will be among the 10 countries: to be the largest in the world in the use of artificial intelligence.
He clarified: If we want to improve the management of oil and gas reservoirs, increase oil production and increase efficiency, we must have minimum time for maximum production from a common field and manage the production.
Stressing the need to create digital oil and gas fields, the Deputy Minister of Oil said: In the light of digital transformation and intelligence, we will establish the hydrocarbon field control center for 15 fields oil and gas, and the memorandum was signed yesterday. .
Khojstemehr added: In this direction, we need to operate 15 digital oil and gas fields, which will reduce investment and operating costs and enable real-time monitoring at all stages for the stability of oil and gas production and investigating operational issues in an intelligent manner. path.
Stating that we should use artificial intelligence to achieve the most advanced and modern equipment, he clarified: Now one of Iran's neighboring countries is digitally managing and guiding its 19 oil and gas fields.
The CEO of the Iranian National Oil Company said that three important steps should be taken in this direction: The first step is to create different working groups at the subsidiary level that are responsible for the majority of oil and gas production. and with the presence of National Oil Company experts, knowledge, exploration and production companies and academic elites will determine the path.
Khojstemehr added: The second action will be carried out under the leadership and responsibility of the Presidential Vice Chancellor for Science and Technology, so that large general technology companies are formed and they also create large consortia.
He continued: The third step is to create a regulatory body, reference laboratories and produce the standards necessary for the equipment manufactured to have appropriate use.
The CEO of the Iranian National Oil Company said: I hope we can take steps during this important and valuable event to create a valuable model for the country after signing this memorandum.
Khojstemehr emphasized: If we want to increase production, the easiest way is to maintain production capacity and manage production, and the use of new technologies can lead Iran to achieve this important goal.
He stressed that digital fields, in addition to compensating for the natural decline in production, will also seek to maintain capacity and increase production, and said: Iran has the largest reserves of oil and gas, so that it has 340 billion barrels of hydrocarbons. Resources which are concentrated in 410 reservoirs.
Referring to the handover, Monday, November 22, of the drilling of 35 wells in the South Pars gas field to four Iranian exploration and production companies worth one billion and 200 million dollars, the CEO of the Iranian National Oil Company said: Soon drilling 35 wells will be carried out, the other well will be entrusted to other Iranian contractors.