Saudi Aramco - OSPAS recognised at Asian Oil & Gas Awards 2025

The company’s automated ships pre-arrival check and flaring prevention drive efficiency gains and emission reductions.

Saudi Aramco - OSPAS won Digital Transformation Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia and Net Zero Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia in the Asian Oil & Gas Awards 2025.

The recognition highlights two major projects: the Ships Efficiency & Automation Intelligence (SEA.I) robot and the initiative to mitigate gas flaring at oil producing facilities. Both projects show how operational efficiency and environmental performance can advance together through digital solutions and data-driven planning.

SEA.I automated the pre-arrival process for hydrocarbon vessels at Aramco Terminals. Previously carried out manually four days before arrival, the checks now begin ten days in advance, with ship details validated three times a day. The system also automates hold applications, communications with relevant teams, berth assignments, and event logging for demurrage evaluation.

This automation reduced average vessel waiting time at ports by nearly a quarter, leading to an annual reduction of more than 750 kilotons of carbon dioxide emissions from vessels waiting at anchorages. It also cut manhours by about one-quarter, allowing staff to focus on other tasks. An indirect outcome was a 30% drop in customer demurrage claims.

Alongside digitalisation, Saudi Aramco - OSPAS developed a gas flaring mitigation strategy. In 2024, the team prevented more than 6 billion standard cubic feet equivalent of gas flaring, avoiding over 430,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The effort relied on a newly developed flaring minimisation dashboard, demand forecasting, and real-time monitoring to predict disruptions and adjust production from unaffected locations.

This approach enabled essential pipeline revalidations and urgent repairs without requiring gas flaring or disrupting supply commitments. It also supported Saudi Arabia’s national goals of cutting emissions and moving towards net zero by 2060.

The Asian Oil and Gas Awards recognises the most outstanding players in Asia's oil and gas sector. The awards programme is for companies that have risen above various challenges and remained steadfast despite a very challenging environment.

The Asian Oil & Gas Awards is presented by Asian Power Magazine. To view the full list of winners, click here. If you want to join the 2026 awards programme and be acclaimed for your company's outstanding contributions and initiatives in the oil and gas sector in Asia, please contact Danica Avila at [email protected].