Saudi Aramco uses technology to improve emissions, says CEO

Saudi Aramco uses technology to improve emissions, says CEO

JEDDAH: Saudi Aramco has been taking advantage of accelerated technology to build its reliability in the market as well as decreasing carbon emissions. Using data analytics and simulation models to manage reservoirs has helped the company reach a 70 percent recovery rate, all due to technology, according to Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco's president and CEO. "Our reliability for 2020 is 99.8 percent, one of the highest in the world in terms of delivery,“ he told delegates during the fourth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum, which is currently underway in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's "agility and executional speed“ to invest in technology has given the Kingdom the largest digital investment in the Middle East and North Africa, worth a billion dollars, the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha, said during the panel, entitled "Cracking the Code: What is the future of global technology policy?“ The minister also announced a partnership with Babylon Health to use data and artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the cost of health consultations to a dollar when delivered by a machine. Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan encouraged investors to consider the vast industries within the Kingdom that offer ample