The global demand for energy is constantly rising. Predictions forecast that the world's energy consumption will increase by 56% over the next three decades; this is driven primarily by surging requirement from developing countries, and at present natural oil and gas still remains the primary means of meeting this demand. As an industry we are constantly challenged to go beyond what we have already achieved, to discover new fields and new means of developing those fields in order to access the resources in a safe, controlled, reliable and economical manner; both commercially, technically, and more than ever politically.
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