Oil and gas exploration – doing more with less

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• The exploration and development industry is under stress
  • Framing the problem
• The exploration industry’s stress is not a volume problem
  • Discovery trends measured in barrels continue to be encouraging
• Explorers must drill to deeper targets and/or in deeper water
  • These new finds involve increasingly difficult technical challenges
• Tough trends in exploration lead many to focus elsewhere
  • Unconventional plays are now the primary growth option for around half the industry
• Complexity is increasing
  • Rising technical and commercial complexity has not been matched by higher prices
• Where might solutions lie?
  • Scope for improvement from many diverse themes

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