The Middle East represents one of the most exciting growth markets for advanced industrial AI.
Chris Levett, our Business Development Specialist, is spearheading our growth in the region.
Chris has spent years operating across the Gulf, building trusted connections in energy, chemicals and large-scale industrial projects. He understands not just the technical landscape but how business is done locally.
“The Middle East is investing heavily in advanced manufacturing, energy infrastructure and digital transformation,” Chris explains.
“There’s a strong appetite for technology that delivers real operational insight – not just dashboards, but tools that help engineers understand cause and effect in complex systems.”
With significant capital flowing into new and upgraded plants, operators are looking beyond traditional predictive tools. They want explainable, engineering-led AI that supports reliability, efficiency and faster root cause analysis.
“Kausalyze’s causal AI approach is highly relevant here,” says Chris. “Facilities are becoming more complex, data volumes are increasing, and experienced engineers are in high demand. Structured, explainable insight into plant behaviour is a real differentiator.”
And in this region, local presence matters.
“Relationships are fundamental. Being on the ground and building trust over time is essential. You need to recognise that business in Qatar is different to business in the UAE.”
Chris has lived and worked in the region for 40 + years, currently living near Dubai in the UAE. During that time, he has seen dramatic change and is excited about the future.
“The scale of ambition in the Middle East is remarkable,” he says. “There’s genuine openness to innovation and a drive to operate at world-class levels.”
So where is the opportunity strongest?
From large-scale petrochemical complexes and LNG facilities to downstream refining, speciality chemicals and emerging energy transition projects, the region continues to invest in complex, capital-intensive infrastructure.
These environments are data-rich, highly automated and performance-critical – making them ideal for causal AI.
“Many of the new plants being built are digitally enabled from day one,” says Chris. “That creates an opportunity to embed advanced analytics early – not as an add-on, but as part of the operating model.”
Operators across oil, gas and chemicals are focused on familiar priorities:
Traditional predictive tools can highlight anomalies. But in high-stakes operations, explanation is critical.
“When something deviates, teams need to understand why – quickly,” Chris explains. “Causal AI provides structured cause-and-effect reasoning that engineers can act on with confidence.”
With continued investment in industrial capability and digital transformation across the region, demand for explainable, engineering-aligned AI is growing.
“There’s real ambition across the region,” Chris says. “I’m excited about what we can build here with Kausalyze and the long-term partnerships we can develop.”
If you’re involved in energy, chemicals or advanced industrial projects in the UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Oman, or anywhere else across the region and would like to explore how causal AI can enhance operational performance, please get in touch.