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Chevron's in-house agentic AI production-engineering assistant is live optimizing wells 24/7 in Permian, Bakken and PZ.

On the Q3 call, CFO Eimear Bonner said Chevron built an in-house AI production-engineering agentic assistant that optimizes wells 24/7 in Permian, Bakken and PZ. Separately, DJ Basin hit first-quartile reliability with lost-production events cut in half. Distinct from Project Kilby. (Company-wide AI value capture was also discussed on the call; that figure is not attributed to this assistant alone.)

Chevron Q3 2026 earnings call via Motley Fool · Oct 30, 2026

Found via Arnoldo Benther on LinkedIn

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