E&P: Yin & yang of the upstream industry-bringing the exploration outlook to production

摘要

In the upstream energy industry, exploration and production are like yin and yang- opposite yet complementary or symbiotic elements of a unified system. Professionals engaged in these two major phases of the reservoir life cycle-geoscientists on the one hand, engineers on the other-have uniquely different mindsets, with time-honored approaches to challenges and opportunities. Yet both are absolutely vital to the well-being of the industry and of the global economy.