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Oil and gas software solutions built for the UAE

Next Orbit Technologies supplies oil and gas software solutions to operators, EPC contractors and oilfield service companies in the UAE and the GCC. The centre of that work is MeezanX, the EPC project management and governance platform we implement and support, suited to offshore and energy programmes where every progress claim needs evidence. Around it we engineer industrial IoT, VR procedure training, competency records and AI that reads tenders, checks field evidence and flags equipment at risk.

  • Architecture-led
  • R&D-backed
  • QC before every release
  • UAE, GCC & global

From the problem to a working system

  • Progress tracked in workbooks
  • Vendors reporting in a dozen formats
  • Assets that cannot be seen remotely
  • Hazardous drills that are hard to repeat

Quick answer

What software does Next Orbit build for oil & gas in the UAE?

Oil and gas software solutions in the UAE: MeezanX EPC project controls with S-curves and AI photo checks, plus industrial IoT, VR safety training and AI agents.

Each system is designed around your operation rather than adapted from an off-the-shelf package: solution architecture first, an innovative, R&D-backed team of security-first engineers, and quality control before every release, for organisations across Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the entire UAE, the GCC and globally.

  • MeezanX EPC project controls. Baselines, progress rules, S-curves, rebaselining, manpower histograms, vendor payouts, KPI dashboards and AI-validated field photos in one platform.
  • Industrial IoT and SCADA links. Sensor networks on LoRaWAN or cellular, hardened gateways, historian and SCADA integration, thresholds and alerting.
  • VR procedure and safety training. Permit-to-work, isolation, gas release and evacuation simulators with an instructor console and per-trainee scoring.
  • AI agents and analytics. Anomaly detection on equipment data, plus LLM agents that read ITTs, contracts and inspection reports and return cited summaries.
  • 5systems we build for oil & gas
  • 4engineering services behind them
  • 3proof points on this page
  • 4SaaS platforms we deliver and support

The challenges

Where software breaks down in oil & gas

The problems we are asked to solve most often, and the systems we build in their place.

  1. Progress tracked in workbooks

    Each reporting cycle someone rebuilds the S-curve by hand, versions multiply and nobody can show who changed a figure or why.

  2. Vendors reporting in a dozen formats

    Fabricators and subcontractors across several yards and sites send percentages late, in their own templates and rarely with proof.

  3. Assets that cannot be seen remotely

    Tank levels, line pressure and pump condition are read on rounds or locked inside a single control system.

  4. Hazardous drills that are hard to repeat

    Isolation, confined-space and muster procedures are practised too rarely because live plant time is costly.

Systems and use cases

What we build for oil & gas organisations

Pick a system to see what it does for your operation.

Use case 01

MeezanX EPC project controls

Baselines, progress rules, S-curves, rebaselining, manpower histograms, vendor payouts, KPI dashboards and AI-validated field photos in one platform.

Learn more about MeezanX EPC project controls

Use case 04

AI agents and analytics

Anomaly detection on equipment data, plus LLM agents that read ITTs, contracts and inspection reports and return cited summaries.

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Running an oil & gas operation with a problem that is not on this list? Describe it and one of our expert engineers will map it to an architecture.

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Experience

Our experience in oil & gas

Project controls is where energy programmes lose the most time. MeezanX replaces the usual mix of Excel trackers, SharePoint folders and hand-built Power BI packs with one governed system: baseline schedules, milestones and Gantt views, progress measurement, S-curves, rebaselining, manpower histograms and vendor payout tracking. Field evidence is checked by AI that compares planned and actual photos before a progress claim moves up a multi-level approval chain. Internal teams, vendors and client representatives all work in the same platform, each with role-based access to the packages they own.

The rest of an energy business needs systems that talk to that core. Our Dubai team, backed by a distributed engineering team, builds LoRaWAN and cellular telemetry tied into SCADA and historians, predictive maintenance models on vibration and pressure data, VR simulators for permit-to-work and emergency drills, and e-trainia for technician competency and certificate expiry. Every build starts with solution architecture and passes quality control before release.

Proof

Oil & gas reference work

  • MeezanX for energy programmes

    Work packages, progress rules, multi-level approvals and vendor payouts governed in one platform, with internal, vendor and client users on role-based access.

  • Three tools replaced by one

    Excel tracking, SharePoint document folders and manual Power BI packs consolidated into one governed platform with OTP and JWT security.

  • Field evidence checked by AI

    Site and yard photos are compared with the planned state before a progress claim enters approval, so payouts follow verified work.

Build board

What we can build for oil & gas next

Services, products, innovations, R&D prototypes and AI across one board. Pick the ideas that fit your operation and send them to us as a brief: one of our expert engineers replies with the architecture and a tailored proposal.

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Tap the ideas you would like us to build for your oil & gas operation. Your picks become a brief we reply to.

Services we deliver

Custom software, apps, IoT and integrations designed by our architects and built by our engineers.

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Innovation pipeline

Next-generation platforms we can bring to oil & gas

Beyond the systems above, Next Orbit is incubating AI-native platforms and connected hardware. These are the ones with a direct application in oil & gas, at the stage stated on each card.

  • Concept deck ready

    ReLeaf AI

    Climate and carbon intelligence that counts, measures and tracks trees one by one, across a whole country.

    Evidence of CO₂ absorbed by offset plantations, ready for the climate disclosures of energy operators.

    • CO₂ sequestration per tree and per region, as evidence for carbon-credit and offset claims
    • Tree health heatmaps, pest and disease alerts and species diversity indices
    • Annual reports aligned with IPCC guidance, ESG indicators and public dashboards
    • Sentinel-2 · Landsat · PlanetScope
    • Drone RGB / multispectral
    • LoRaWAN IoT sensors
    • YOLOv8 · Mask R-CNN · DINOv2
    Read about ReLeaf AI
  • Concept stage

    Traceability Software

    A complete history for every product, batch, asset and component, from first supplier to final hand-over.

    Full lifecycle history for equipment, spares and certified parts across contractors and sites.

    • Serial, batch and asset tagging
    • Ownership and chain-of-custody history
    • Verification and audit records at each hand-off
    • QR · RFID · IoT capture
    • Chain-of-custody records
    • Audit trail

How we start

How an oil & gas software project runs

5 stages, each with a deliverable you can review and sign off before the next begins.

  1. 1

    Discovery

    A working session, in our Al Nahda office, at your site or online, on your workflows, systems and constraints. You receive a written scope, a solution architecture and a tailored proposal.

  2. 2

    Prototype and design

    Clickable screens in English and Arabic plus a data model that your team reviews and signs off before production code begins.

  3. 3

    Iterative sprints

    Working software demonstrated at the end of every sprint. Each release passes a QC gate before it reaches your users, so you steer the build as it grows.

  4. 4

    Test and launch

    Functional, security, load and Arabic RTL testing, data migration, user training and a staged go-live that keeps the business running.

  5. 5

    Support and evolve

    A support agreement with monitoring, patches, a change budget and a named contact, so the system keeps pace with your business year after year.

Capabilities

Services used in oil & gas

The engineering capabilities behind these systems. Each is delivered by the same innovative engineering team, from solution architecture and prototyping to software and hardware builds, AI automation and long-term support.

  • 01

    Custom software development

    Enterprise systems, SaaS platforms, portals and legacy modernisation, engineered by a team that delivers and supports SaaS platforms in daily production.

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  • 02

    IoT development

    Hardware prototypes, firmware, LoRaWAN and cellular connectivity, cloud platforms, dashboards and companion apps.

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  • 03

    AR / VR development

    VR training simulators, mixed-reality experiences, AR guidance, virtual tours and Apple Vision Pro apps.

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  • 04

    AI development

    AI agents, LLM assistants, computer vision and forecasting models wired into the systems your teams already use.

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Platforms we offer

Platforms for oil & gas

Ready platforms that can be configured and extended for your operation.

EPC project controls & governance

MeezanX

Plan, actual and forecast for EPC projects in one controlled system, not a stack of spreadsheets.

  • S-curves and KPIs recalculated on approval
  • Site photos checked by AI against plan
  • Multi-level approvals with a full audit trail
  • Vendor payouts tied to approved progress

S-curves recalculated on every approval

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AI-powered learning & training management

e-trainia

An LMS and a training management system in one platform, in English and native Arabic.

  • Course builder with SCORM, xAPI and drip content
  • Scheduling, attendance and instructor management
  • QR-verifiable certificates and skill checklists
  • Branded iOS and Android apps with Arabic RTL

Arabic RTL native right-to-left interface

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Questions, answered

Oil & gas software in the UAE: frequently asked questions

01 What oil and gas software does Next Orbit provide in the UAE?

Next Orbit provides MeezanX for EPC project controls and governance, plus custom industrial IoT, VR safety training, vendor portals and AI agents for operators, EPC contractors and service companies in the UAE and the GCC.

02 Is MeezanX suited to offshore projects?

Yes. MeezanX is built for offshore and energy programmes with many work packages and a mix of internal, vendor and client users, all submitting and approving progress in one governed platform with a full audit trail.

03 Can MeezanX work alongside Primavera P6, SAP and Power BI?

Yes. Schedules can be imported and exported, ERP data can be exchanged through integrations, and MeezanX includes Power BI and SharePoint connectors for teams whose reporting standards require them.

04 Can the software run on our own infrastructure?

Yes. We deploy to your cloud tenancy or on premises. For IoT we keep operational networks segregated from corporate IT, and VR training can run fully offline inside a facility.

05 How does AI validate progress on site?

Contractors upload photos with each progress claim, and the AI compares them with the planned state before the claim enters approval. Reviewers see the result alongside the evidence, so disputes are settled with images rather than opinions.

06 Do you build custom systems as well as implementing MeezanX?

Yes. MeezanX covers project controls, and our engineering teams build what sits around it: permit-to-work tools, telemetry dashboards, training simulators and AI document agents, each scoped in a tailored proposal.

07 How do we start a project with Next Orbit?

Book a discovery call. We review your current tools and data, map the workflow with your team, and return a scope-based proposal delivered in iterative sprints.

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