The global oil & gas industry experienced a 10% decline in the number of artificial intelligence-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of artificial intelligence-related grants rose by 10% in Q1 2024, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s databook Oil & Gas: Patents Trends Q1 2024 offers comprehensive insights into patenting trends, major players’ strategies, and geographical focus in the sector over the last three years. Buy the databook here.
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Notably, the number of artificial intelligence-related patent applications in the oil & gas industry was 353 in Q1 2024, versus 391 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 52% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that Fuji Oil filed the most artificial intelligence patents within the oil & gas industry in Q1 2024. The company filed 51 artificial intelligence-related patents in the quarter, compared with 22 in the previous quarter. It was followed by Schlumberger with 48 artificial intelligence patent filings, China Petrochemical (39 filings), and Halliburton (27 filings) in Q1 2024.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 29% share of total patent filings
The largest share of artificial intelligence related patent filings in the oil & gas industry in Q1 2024 was in the US with 29%, followed by China (27%) and Japan (4%). The share represented by the US was 2% higher than the 27% share it accounted for in Q4 2023.
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