How Ambyint helps oil and gas producers run wells with AI
When Chris Robart first came across Ambyint more than a decade ago, he was searching the market for cutting edge oilfield technology with real potential—and Ambyint’s was unmistakable.
“We scoured the market looking for companies that were doing something interesting,” he says. “Ambyint was ahead of the curve, from a technology perspective.”
That early promise convinced Robart to join the company. Today, he serves as co CEO alongside Ferdinand Hingerl.
“The company was very progressive and had technical prowess I hadn’t really seen elsewhere,” says Hingerl. “The recipe for success has always been the combination of subject matter expertise, physics and artificial intelligence.”
Now, Ambyint’s co CEOs are leading the company through its next phase of growth—one that builds on a decade of technical development and real world deployment.
We aren’t replacing people. We aren’t replacing jobs. Our focus is on making their day easier.
Chris Robart
Co-CEO, Ambyint
Helping producers manage more wells with limited capacity
Around the world, oil and gas producers are trying to manage more wells with the same number of people. Robart says that’s where Ambyint delivers real value.
“There are too many wells and not enough people to manage them all effectively,” he explains. “Customers are responsible for anywhere from 50 to 1,000 wells. And wells are dynamic, they change every day.”
Ambyint helps meet that capacity challenge by:
- improving surveillance and analytics
- detecting anomalies and predicting issues
- making proactive adjustments before problems occur
Although skilled engineers remain in control, Ambyint’s technology handles the constant micro adjustments that keep wells running smoothly and safely. As Robart explains, the technology is designed to run alongside workers in the field.
This allows engineers and operations teams to focus on the most complex, high value wells—the work they’re trained for—while reducing costly reliability issues.
“We’re not replacing people. We aren’t replacing jobs,” he says. “Our focus is on making their day easier.”
Every barrel needs to be produced more efficiently and with fewer emissions. There is no way around this. We need these technologies.
Ferdinand Hingerl
Co-CEO, Ambyint
AI-powered automation in oil and gas
By giving engineers and operations staff the right information at the right time, the company helps them focus on the problems that matter most instead of manually reviewing data from hundreds of wells.
The company’s technology also allows producers to modernize their operations without replacing existing equipment. It integrates with the equipment companies already have, making it easier to adopt for operators that manage many different types of assets.
An optimized well also uses less energy, which may reduce emissions. Hingerl says this dual benefit—economic and environmental—is essential for Canadian producers.
“We have to ensure we produce hydrocarbons as economically and sustainably as possible,” he says. “Every barrel needs to be produced more efficiently and with fewer emissions. There’s no way around this. We need these technologies.”
Scaling a Canadian technology with global potential
BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund joined Ambyint at a pivotal moment in 2023, supporting the company through a major transition. Robart says BDC’s involvement has made a real difference.
“BDC helped us recapitalize the organization,” he says. “That capital and support have helped us achieve significant growth.”
At the time of the investment, Ambyint managed 4,800 wells on the platform, it now manages 12,500 wells, representing 365,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day across North America. But Robart says that’s still a fraction of the opportunity ahead, with roughly a million wells in North America and several times that number globally.
In July 2026, Ambyint secured its first customer in the Middle East—a milestone Robart has been working toward for six years.
“We needed an anchor customer in the region, and now that first step is behind us,” he explains.
As the company looks to the future, Robart and Hingerl plan to continue to scale a made-in-Canada solution that will enable oil and gas producers to manage more wells more efficiently and sustainably.
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