SPE Technical Directors'Outlook Tearing Down the Walls Among Disciplines

摘要

The positive feelings experienced by those in the upstream oil and gas industry during 2018 faded into a familiar uneasiness in 2019.Commodity prices declined last year and share prices continued their half-decade-long fall in yet another reminder of the uncertainty that comes with working in the industry.While the previous 2 years were seen as a recovery from a generational oil-price downturn,last year marked a wholesale shift in how operators approach the business.A movement toward financial discipline over growth has impacted work all the way down the supply chain and affected every aspect Digital and data-driven technologies now pervade the industry,and the transformation will be reflected in the impending split of Management and Information:Management will have its own discipline and Information will become Data Science and Engineering Analytics (DSEA).Dindoruk,previously director of Management and Information,will serve as director of DSEA.