E&P Industry Trends - From Angels and VCs to Engineers and Geophysicists

Abstract

This Energy Insights Perspective presents key exploration and production (E&P) industry trends based on Energy Insights' detailed analyses of important North American conferences held during fall 2006. The document covers:

• Business environment: Crude prices, workforce situation, and heavy oil markets
• Business drivers: Changing markets, reserves access, and project costs
• Business processes: Breaking E&P silos, role of engineers, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE' s) IT Technical Section