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RIYADH: Aramco Digital, the technology subsidiary of Saudi energy giant Aramco, has partnered with artificial intelligence start-up OrbitronAI to develop and commercialise AI solutions for heavy industries.
The collaboration will target sectors including oil and gas, power generation, mining, transportation and manufacturing, with a focus on improving operational efficiency and reducing losses linked to slow decision-making, fragmented data and complex administrative processes.
The companies said the planned solutions will address use cases across major projects, procurement, supplier management and day-to-day industrial operations.
The agreement was signed in September during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
AI agents to support industrial workflows
OrbitronAI develops AI-powered software designed to analyse corporate documents, connect with enterprise systems and automate selected business tasks.
The companies said critical financial calculations, approvals and key decision points will remain under human oversight.
Under the partnership, Aramco Digital and OrbitronAI will initially work with customers to develop solutions around specific industrial use cases.
The companies plan to test these applications in real operating environments before turning successful solutions into commercial products for wider deployment across heavy industry.
OrbitronAI is led by executives with experience across energy, supply chains, artificial intelligence and engineering.
Co-founder Adomaitis previously led EY’s global oil and gas business, while fellow co-founder Luvy Singh has held senior supply-chain roles at Shell and other major companies. The founding team also includes Chief AI Officer Ashu Gupta and engineering lead Poonam Gupta.
Aramco expands AI investments
The partnership comes as Aramco continues to increase its exposure to artificial intelligence technologies and start-ups.
Aramco’s venture investment arm participated in Together AI’s $800 million funding round in July, reflecting the company’s broader push to support AI infrastructure and enterprise applications.
Competition is also increasing in the industrial AI market, with technology companies developing agent-based systems for procurement, supply chains and operational decision-making.
In July, Freehand raised $75 million to develop AI agents designed to support supply-chain negotiations and supplier interactions.
The Aramco Digital-OrbitronAI partnership highlights growing demand for AI systems capable of working across complex industrial environments while keeping human oversight in critical business processes.
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