Baku and Tashkent expanding oil cooperation

Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) and Uzbekistan’s Uzbekneftegaz have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation on the use of artificial intelligence in the oil and gas sector.

The agreement includes implementing SOCAR’s AI-based solutions, exchanging expertise and personnel, and providing consulting services on digital transformation, production process digitization, efficiency improvement, and information technology.

Planned AI-driven projects include optimizing diesel fuel production through blending parameter adjustments, developing a Large Language Model to support operational teams, and creating Seismic AI and ENOM solutions to automate geological and energy data analysis.

The memorandum is expected to advance AI applications in the oil and gas industry, strengthen technological partnerships, and deepen economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.