The Challenge
With over 800+ global refineries to evaluate, Saudi Aramco’s downstream investment team faced a daunting task:
- Sifting through fragmented, slow, and manual analyses spread across platforms like Bloomberg, IHS Markit, and S&P Global.
- Integrating structured financial/operational data with unstructured market intelligence.
- Benchmarking profitability and identifying high-performing assets often took 4–6 weeks.
The Solution: Dilli AI – AI-Powered Investment Co-Pilot
Dilli AI combined Generative AI and Predictive AI to automate and accelerate Aramco’s investment analysis.
Key features included:
- Conversational Bot to extract insights from market reports and documents using LLMs.
- Automated Data Explorer for instant queries on refinery data using natural language.
- AI-powered Benchmarking and Profitability Prediction Models to prioritize assets.
- Financial Statement Analysis to surface key performance drivers instantly.
Business Impact
- 90% Reduction in investment screening time – from weeks to days
- 10x Acceleration in financial and operational analysis
- Predictive insights into refinery gross margins and investment value
- AI-powered due diligence for faster, more informed decision-making
Result
Dilli AI is now Aramco’s go-to digital co-pilot for downstream investments — helping the team make smarter, faster, and more confident decisions in a highly competitive global market.