According to the T1 IT holding, oil and gas companies invested 2.7 ₽ billion in artificial intelligence in 2025. Total spending on digitalization across the sector reached 151 ₽ billion during the same period.
Companies primarily use AI to improve internal processes, with 67% reporting increased efficiency. Other benefits include higher production efficiency at 53%, improved labor safety at 40%, and increased labor productivity at 43%. Additionally, 37% of firms noted better product quality, and 30% reported faster time-to-market.
Visual data processing, including computer vision, is the most common AI application, used by 77% of organizations. Other frequent uses include decision support and management at 63%, text processing at 50%, and audio data analysis at 47%.
High costs remain the primary barrier to adoption, cited by 40% of companies. Data-related issues also hinder progress: 28% of organizations report insufficient data for model training, while 23% struggle with unstructured, incomplete, or complex data formats.
Experts from T1 identify predictive equipment maintenance, industrial safety via computer vision, and AI-driven optimization of drilling and extraction as key trends for the next five years. The industry is currently shifting its focus toward quantifying the financial value of AI implementations.
