Cognite partners with Snowflake to scale industrial AI for oil and gas

Cognite has entered into a collaboration with Snowflake aimed at accelerating the deployment of industrial AI across oil and gas operations, as upstream operators seek to modernize infrastructure, improve asset reliability and integrate data across complex field environments. 

Under the collaboration, Cognite’s industrial data and AI platform will integrate with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, enabling upstream companies to unify operational technology (OT), information technology (IT) and industrial data sources into a single, governed environment. The combined platform is designed to support AI-enabled workflows across exploration, production, asset performance and maintenance activities.

Cognite said the integration allows high-frequency time-series data, engineering models and operational datasets—often siloed across upstream systems—to be transformed into AI-ready data products. This approach is intended to support predictive maintenance, equipment reliability, production optimization and real-time operational decision-making in both onshore and offshore environments.

As upstream operators face growing pressure to manage aging infrastructure, reduce downtime and improve operational resilience, the collaboration is positioned to help scale AI applications that rely on consistent, contextualized industrial data. The companies said the combined solution also supports secure data governance and collaboration across internal teams and external partners, a growing requirement as operators expand digital workflows and automation.

The partnership aligns with broader industry efforts to apply AI and advanced analytics to unlock incremental value from existing assets, particularly as capital discipline and efficiency remain priorities across global upstream markets.