Schlumberger AI Adoption Tracker
Last updated: October 22, 2026
Overview
SLB (formerly Schlumberger) has positioned itself as the world's largest oilfield services company with a comprehensive AI and digital transformation strategy[1]. The company has launched the Lumi™ data and AI platform, which integrates advanced artificial intelligence capabilities including generative AI with workflows across the energy value chain[2]. SLB's digital transformation efforts include partnerships with NVIDIA to develop generative AI solutions for the energy industry[3], and the introduction of Tela™, an agentic AI assistant purpose-built for the energy sector[4]. The company's Digital & Integration division has demonstrated strong growth with digital revenue up 17% year-over-year in Q1 2025 and pretax operating margins of 30.4%[5]. SLB's AI initiatives span autonomous operations, predictive maintenance, seismic interpretation, drilling optimization, and production management, with specific applications achieving significant results including 10% production increases and 80% reduction in manual interventions[6].
- [1] SLB launches AI-powered Lumi platform
- [2] SLB and NVIDIA collaborate to develop generative AI solutions for the energy sector
- [3] SLB Unveils Groundbreaking New Agentic AI Technology for the Energy Industry
- [4] Autonomous setpoint optimization increases production by 10% and reduces manual interventions by 80%
- [5] Is SLB an AI play? Oil company's CEO makes the case as power demand swells
- [6] 10-K
AI Maturity Index
Radar Comparison
Peer Comparison: Schlumberger vs energy
Based on 22 companies in sector
| Dimension | Schlumberger | Sector Avg | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption | 4.0 | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Proficiency | 4.0 | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Impact | 4.0 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| Overall | 4.0 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
Key Metrics
AI Initiatives
Shell Collaboration Agreement
December 11, 2025
Strategic collaboration to develop digital and AI solutions for upstream operations
Aims to develop agentic AI-powered solutions that accelerate and amplify capabilities of technical experts and decision makers. Develops open data and AI infrastructure that unifies data and workflows across subsurface, well construction and production using Lumi platform.
Tela Agentic AI Assistant
November 3, 2025
Purpose-built agentic AI assistant to transform the upstream energy sector
Follows five-step agentic AI loop: observe, plan, generate, act and learn. Leverages large language models (LLMs) and domain foundation models (DFMs) to understand domain-specific contexts, generate insights and adapt workflows in real time. Available across SLB's platforms and software applications, deployable on cloud or on premises.
Agora Edge AI and IoT Solutions
April 2, 2025
Edge AI solutions for autonomous well operations and optimization
Intelligent edge computing devices with smart liquid loading prevention algorithms. Enables autonomous management of well setpoints and flow without human intervention. Adapts to learn new thresholds and maximizes time wells flow in steady state.
OptiSite Production Network Solutions
January 24, 2025
Industry-first AI solution for entire production networks
Cloud-based solutions pair digital twins with artificial intelligence to transform comprehensive data streams. Provides predictive and advisory insights for facility performance, equipment health, pipeline integrity, and emissions control. Enables end-to-end oversight of entire production network.
Neuro Autonomous Geosteering
December 9, 2024
AI-driven geosteering system for autonomous drilling operations
Uses artificial intelligence to integrate and interpret complex real-time subsurface information to autonomously guide drill bits through the most productive reservoir layers. System automatically selects best drilling routes based on high-fidelity downhole measurements without human intervention.
NVIDIA Collaboration for Generative AI
September 19, 2024
Partnership to develop industry-specific generative AI foundation models
Collaboration accelerates development and deployment of energy industry-specific generative AI foundation models across SLB's global platforms using NVIDIA NeMo. Partnership began in 2008 with GPU usage and has evolved to include custom generative AI development.
Lumi Data and AI Platform
September 17, 2024
Comprehensive AI lifecycle solution integrated with powerful data management capabilities for the energy sector
Open, secure and modular platform that unlocks access to high-quality data across subsurface, surface, planning and operations. Integrates latest large language models (LLMs) and industry-optimized domain foundation models from SLB. Built on latest industry standards and available on all major cloud service providers as well as on-premises.
Well Performance Optimization (WPO) System
January 31, 2024
AI-powered system for automating well intervention candidate screening and planning
Automated 66% of manual tasks in well intervention planning, reducing candidate screening time from three months to hours. Enables evaluation of 40 wells in fraction of previous time required. Provides rigorous screening against operational and technical constraints.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lumi is SLB's comprehensive data and AI platform specifically designed for the energy sector, offering domain-specific AI capabilities, open architecture supporting industry standards like OSDU, and integration with major cloud providers while maintaining energy industry expertise.
SLB uses AI through Neuro autonomous geosteering systems that automatically guide drill bits through optimal reservoir layers, reducing human intervention and improving well placement accuracy. The system can make trajectory changes in seconds based on real-time subsurface data.
SLB's Digital & Integration division showed 17% year-over-year revenue growth with 30.4% operating margins in 2025, while specific AI applications have delivered 10% production increases and up to 90% time savings in well intervention processes.
The partnership, dating back to 2008, now focuses on developing industry-specific generative AI foundation models using NVIDIA NeMo, enabling custom AI solutions for subsurface exploration, production operations, and data management at enterprise scale.
Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can observe, plan, generate, act, and learn autonomously. SLB's Tela assistant embodies this approach, enabling proactive AI collaboration that can understand goals, make decisions, and take actions to transform energy workflows.
In Application
| Application | Vendor | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA NeMo | NVIDIA | Development of custom generative AI models for energy industry applications |
| Azure AI Services | Microsoft | Generative AI capabilities and workflow automation within the Lumi platform |
| Google AI/ML Services | AI and analytics technologies integration for reservoir modeling and seismic processing | |
| Dataiku ML Platform | Dataiku | Democratized machine learning for domain experts to develop AI solutions |
Sources
SLB launches AI-powered Lumi platform
SLB and NVIDIA collaborate to develop generative AI solutions for the energy sector
SLB Unveils Groundbreaking New Agentic AI Technology for the Energy Industry
Autonomous setpoint optimization increases production by 10% and reduces manual interventions by 80%
Is SLB an AI play? Oil company's CEO makes the case as power demand swells
10-K
SLB Enters Collaboration Agreement to Accelerate New Digital Solutions
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Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.
Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.