Energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to design and deploy AI infrastructure and models for the energy industry, according to a company statement.

The partnership focuses on three areas: modular data center design, development of an AI Factory for Energy, and accelerated computing optimization for SLB's digital platforms.

SLB will serve as the modular design partner for NVIDIA DSX AI factories, using components manufactured offsite to reduce costs and lead times while enabling flexible scaling. The modular approach aims to improve quality and reliability compared to traditional data center construction methods.

The companies will develop an "AI Factory for Energy," a reference environment powered by domain-specific generative AI models and industrial-scale agentic AI. This system will run on SLB's digital platforms to help energy companies scale AI applications for their data and operations.

The collaboration will also optimize processing of large datasets and AI models across SLB digital platforms using NVIDIA AI infrastructure, targeting improved performance and efficiency in energy applications.

"The winners in AI will be companies with the best data, the deepest domain expertise and the ability to scale," said Demos Pafitis, SLB's chief technology officer.

Vladimir Troy, vice president of AI Infrastructure at NVIDIA, stated that "AI is becoming the engine of a new industrial revolution, and the energy industry is at its forefront."

The partnership builds on a relationship that began in 2008 when NVIDIA accelerated computing was first used to enhance SLB subsurface visualization and seismic imaging software. In 2024, the companies announced plans to develop generative AI solutions using NVIDIA software integrated with SLB's Delfi digital platform and Lumi data and AI platform.

SLB operates a 3.1 million square-foot technology center in Louisiana dedicated to manufacturing for its modular data center business.