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| Sustainable Oil and Gas Development | |
Olav Fjell
Former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Statoil
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| For Statoil, sustainable development relates to the impact of the company’s operations on people, the environment and society. The company is de....[more] | |
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| The Central Asian Republics Economic Growth and Fossil Fuel Short-term Needs Forecast | |
Joy O Kadnar
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| Introduction
Most oil importing countries were encouraged by the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the subsequent independence of the Central A....[more] | |
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| The Future of the Supply of Petroleum | |
Professor Michael J Economides
Professor, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
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| In 1859, just after the Colonel Drake Well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, due to shortages of the illuminant camphene and shortages caused b....[more] | |
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| The LNG Renaissance, Flattening the World - LNG Review 2005 | |
David M Sweet
Director, Special Projects,United States Energy Association
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| The recent best-seller The World is Flat focuses on numerous examples of how information technology is connecting the far corners of the world and bri....[more] | |
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| The Norwegian Oil and Gas Adventure | |
Jan Hagland
Former Director of Information, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
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| In his award-winning standard book on the world history of oil, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, author Daniel Yergin describes th....[more] | |
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| The Role of Deepwater Development in our Energy Future | |
Sheldon R Erikson
Chairman, Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
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| The offshore systems market is growing larger and more technically and operationally demanding than ever before. However, the underlying economy and w....[more] | |
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| The Role of Singapore in Regional Gas Markets - LNG Review 2005 | |
Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Second Minister for Trade & Industry, Singapore
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| Historically, rising oil prices and the heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil have been key reasons for many countries to diversify their fuel source....[more] | |
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| The Strategic Role of Gas | |
Lord Brown
Group Chief Executive BP plc
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| Two factors will shape the energy market over the next decade: demography and geology. These are the fundamental factors that shape demand and supply.....[more] | |
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| Towards a Global Energy Market - LNG Review 2005 | |
George H B Verberg
President, International Gas Union (IGU)
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| Looking at the current energy consumption around the world, it is clear that the developing areas are still far behind the developed countries. Bringi....[more] | |
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| Understanding and Managing Uncer tainty in Projects | |
John de Wardt
Managing Director of World Class Projects Ltd
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| Introduction
Defining Uncertainty
Uncertainty is something that is partially or completely unknown. It is similar to, but subtly different from, ris....[more] | |
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