SOCAR and Honeywell Technologies sign global framework for energy digitalisation and automation

Key highlights
  • SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met Honeywell’s Anant Maheshwari on 6 November 2026 to discuss expanding cooperation.
  • They expressed satisfaction with continued collaboration and explored opportunities across digital transformation, automation and resilience.
  • SOCAR provided an overview of ongoing projects to digitalise operations and introduce innovative technologies.
  • The parties signed SOCAR’s first-ever Global Framework Agreement to advance future supply of products, services and software across domestic and international assets.

Meeting and purpose

On 6 November 2026, SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met with Anant Maheshwari, President, Strategy and President and CEO of Global Regions at Honeywell Technologies, to discuss opportunities to expand cooperation across the energy sector.

Agreement signed

The parties signed a Global Framework Agreement, the first of its kind in SOCAR’s history. Introducing a new approach that encompasses SOCAR’s domestic and international assets, the Agreement provides a framework to advance future supply of products and services, including software and related technological solutions.

Topics and projects

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the continued development of cooperation and exchanged views on industrial automation, the energy transition, operational safety and other matters of mutual interest. SOCAR provided an overview of its ongoing projects aimed at digitalising operations and introducing innovative technologies, and the parties discussed expanding mutually beneficial collaboration in digital transformation, automation and resilience.

Source: SOCAR

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