Under the global “dual-carbon” targets and the impetus of AI technology, the energy industry is accelerating its transformation. As one of the few domestic equipment suppliers covering the entire oil and gas industry chain—from exploration, drilling, and production to refining—and a provider of integrated “Survey, Measurement, Logging, Guidance, and Drilling” engineering services, Shenkai closely follows industry development trends and continuously expands its business boundaries. While deepening the iterative upgrades of traditional oil and gas equipment and services, the company is vigorously promoting the innovative application of AI technology in energy scenarios and actively deploying in the new energy sector. This has established a new collaborative development ecosystem of “traditional energy + new energy + AI,” providing global customers with safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly energy solutions.

AI Empowerment: Intelligent Wellsites Driving Digital Intelligence Upgrades in Oil & Gas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the energy industry’s shift from a “resource-dependent” model to a “technology-driven” model. Based on its development strategy, Shenkai has formulated a four-step digitalization path: Remote Logging – Integrated Survey, Measurement, and Logging – AI-assisted Decision-Making – Intelligent Wellsites. Leveraging years of technical expertise in survey, measurement, logging, guidance, and drilling, combined with the extensive experience of its subsidiary BOET in AI applications for oil and gas exploration, Shenkai has established an intelligent wellsite architecture centered on “Survey, Measurement, Logging, Guidance & Drilling + AI Core.” This enables an efficient “geological-engineering integrated” operation model on site, advancing the company’s digital intelligence transformation.

At present, the AI intelligent wellsite platform launched by Shenkai has been integrated with the “DEEPSEEK big model”. The terminals of oil and gas exploration sites are integrated with base command through cloud technology, and the drilling efficiency is greatly improved and on-site labor costs are reduced through AI-assisted decision-making. It has been applied in domestic oilfield sites and successfully promoted to overseas markets such as Azerbaijan, Nigeria, etc., with good application results.

Deep Exploration: Ensuring Safe Development of Deep and Ultra-Deep Wells

Shenkai has made technical breakthroughs in key areas including well control equipment, remote control equipment, special rubber, wellhead equipment, comprehensive logging, digital logging, MWD (measurement while drilling), etc. by fully leveraging its technological advantages in petroleum equipment for more than 30 years. It has overcome a series of industry challenges including ultra-high pressure, ultra-high temperature, difficult and time-consuming core drilling, etc. caused by deep, super-deep, and ultra-deep wells, and launched deep-earth engineering comprehensive solution to support China’s deep and ultra-deep oil and gas exploration and development. 

In recent years, Shenkai’s oil and gas equipment and various instruments have stood out in multiple deep oil and gas development projects. In February 2025, Shenkai provided multiple key equipment and solutions for China’s first 10,000-meter-deep scientific exploratory well, Shendi Take 1, with a depth of 10,910m. In June 2024, Shenkai facilitated the successful drilling of the XX well in the western region, with a depth of 9416.6m, breaking the record for the deepest vertical depth of a highly-inclined well in carbonate reservoirs in Asia. In February 2023, Shenkai’s products facilitated the successful of drilling the “deepest straight well in Asia”----Southwest XX well, with a depth of 9,026m; in July 2023, Shenkai provided logging services for XX well in the western region, with a depth of 9,432m; in September 2023, Shenkai successfully completed MWD at a depth of 6842m. 

Green & Low-Carbon Strategy: Supporting the Energy Industry’s Low-Carbon Transition

In active response to the “dual-carbon” targets, Shenkai has closely observed industry trends. In May 2024, it invested in Handrogen Power, formally entering the hydrogen energy sector. The company specializes in high-end fluid control systems for hydrogen energy, low-altitude economy, and commercial aerospace applications. Its product portfolio includes UAV hydrogen supply systems, vehicle-mounted hydrogen supply systems, and portable oil-free electrically driven piston compressors, contributing to the energy industry’s low-carbon transition.

Hydrogen-Powered UAVs: With an endurance of 2.5 hours and a maximum operational radius of 30 km, these UAVs can operate in extreme environments such as deserts, arctic regions, and offshore oilfields. They provide innovative, intelligent, and zero-carbon solutions for smart pipeline inspection, three-dimensional oilfield security monitoring, emergency response, and disaster assessment. These UAVs have successfully completed test inspections in a major domestic oilfield.

Smart H2 Energy Platform: A multi-energy integrated solution centered on hydrogen energy, integrating photovoltaic inverters, water electrolysis hydrogen production systems, hydrogen storage systems, fuel cell power generation systems, auxiliary power systems, and coordinated control modules. Green hydrogen is produced and stored via photovoltaic-generated electricity through water electrolysis. The stored green hydrogen can be converted into electricity through fuel cells, and the residual heat generated during hydrogen production and power generation can also serve as a heat source for heat pumps. Featuring advantages of zero carbon emissions, energy independence, low cost, safety and reliability, and multi-energy synergy, this platform meets diverse needs in both residential and commercial scenarios.

Ocean Strategy: Subsea Robots Building Deep-Sea Engineering Capabilities

Shenkai follows the national strategy of building a strong maritime nation, focusing on deep-sea technology development. In July 2025, it strategically invested in Shandong VVLAI Robotics, a leading domestic subsea robotics company with full-chain autonomous and domestically produced core capabilities. Its products include subsea cable-laying robots, subsea salvage robots, and seabed mining robots, capable of meeting operational needs in shallow and deep waters, including search and rescue, collection, monitoring, and engineering construction, with a working depth of up to 6,000 meters.The flagship product of Shandong Future Robot — a 3,500m deep-sea operation robot, which is equipped with a 100% domestic TMS (underwater docking system), has set a record for 72h continuous deep-sea operation in the 2,000m sea area of the South China Sea. The latest 1,500m deep-sea cable laying robot developed by Shandong Future Robot has successfully filled the domestic gap. It has excellent performance including underwater walking, suspended maneuvering, precise navigation and positioning, etc., especially making technical breakthrough in resistance to disturbance of level 8 ocean currents, with a positioning accuracy of up to ± 0.1m.

Looking ahead, Shenkai will leverage its technical advantages to integrate VVLAI Robotics’ cutting-edge technologies in deep-water power, pressure-resistant sealing, and high-precision navigation, along with the robust capabilities of its 6,000-meter-class subsea robots, to build an integrated solution covering marine equipment + deep-sea engineering. This will provide customers with a full-chain service from oil and gas extraction to subsea operations, accelerating the development and utilization of offshore oil and gas resources.

On the occasion of ADIPEC 2025, Shenkai will showcase its commitment to safety through deep well engineering solutions and subsea robots, to efficiency through AI digital intelligent wellsite solutions, and to environmental protection through hydrogen fuel cell UAVs and smart H2 energy platforms. Multiple thematic technical forums will be held on-site, and we sincerely invite both new and longstanding customers, as well as industry colleagues, to visit our booth, jointly explore new pathways for the future development of the energy industry, and together build a green and efficient energy landscape.