HOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Energy technology company SLB

launched a new artificial intelligence tool on Monday to

automate processes and workflows for oilfield service companies

moving to leverage AI to unlock growth.

SLB's new technology, Tela, will be embedded into the

company's portfolio of applications and platforms, and users

will interact through a simple conversational interface.

Tela agents can work in collaboration with humans or

autonomously to take decisions on things like interpreting well

logs, predicting drilling issues, or optimizing equipment

performance.

"We've been very successful with this (AI) business for the

last many years, and absolutely, digital will be an integral

part of the success of SLB for many decades to come," Rakesh

Jaggi, SLB's president of Digital & Integration, told Reuters.

The digital sector has been one of the main drivers of SLB's

revenue growth, jumping 11% in the third quarter from the second

quarter.

The company began reporting its digital business as a

standalone division in the last quarter and forecast

double-digit sales growth year-on-year for the segment.