What challenges did Schlumberger face before AI implementation?

SLB faced challenges in increasing process and employee productivity, automating complex manual workflows such as shipment document processing, project discovery, and invoice management.

Source

MicrosoftEvidence: Low40/100

SLB enhances productivity with Microsoft Power Platform AI in logistics and operations

Use case typeCompliance automationUpdated Jun 13, 2026

Schlumberger (SLB), a major oilfield services and equipment supplier, utilized Microsoft Power Platform tools including Power Apps, AI Builder, Power Automate, Dataverse along with Azure services and SharePoint to increase productivity and automate complex workflows in logistics and operations.

Organization: Schlumberger
Industry: Logistics
Location: United States
Published: March 2026

Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks

Customer: Schlumberger
Provider: Microsoft
Maturity: Unknown
Linked source: Microsoft Power Platform guidance

No explicit deployment-stage evidence found.

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity evidence evaluated

Primary read

Use case focus

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1Process Automation
2AI-enhanced workflows

SLB developed several AI-powered solutions: an AI-powered project discovery app that leverages Power Apps, Power Automate, and Azure Functions to connect global teams and scale innovation; an automated document processing workflow using AI Builder and Power Automate to extract shipment details from documents and link with SAP orders; a chatbot built with Power Automate and AI Builder for extracting and processing flight invoice and tax data; and a canvas app (SAHL) that integrates data mapping and extraction between their Drilling and Workover Integrated Logistics & Invoicing Platform (DILIP) and their Field Delivery Platform (FDP) eliminating double data entry.

Technologies

Microsoft Power Platform Power Apps AI Builder Power Automate Dataverse Azure Functions Azure Blob Storage Azure Key Vault SharePoint Power BI

SLB recovered over $10 million in export duties, automated processing of 1,000+ emails monthly, generated 800+ AI-powered project matches, doubled productivity by removing duplicate data entry, saved an estimated $500,000 annually, and inspired the creation of 150 projects from AI recommendations.

Architecture

The AI-powered project discovery solution synchronizes project data from Power Apps Dataverse to Azure Blob storage. Azure Functions run Python code to retrieve similar projects for user recommendations through Power Automate flows and Power Apps interface. Document processing uses AI Builder models trained on document templates and integrated with Power Automate workflows that update SharePoint lists and Power BI dashboards. The Flight Airline Bot uses AI Builder and Power Automate to extract flight invoice data from emails and generate GST reports. The SAHL canvas app extracts and maps data between DILIP and FDP systems, utilizing Power Automate flows, Power Apps, Dataverse, and Azure Key Vault for security.

Sources & evidence1

Evidence: Low40/100Evidence strength