Doing more with less is a priority for the vast majority of firms involved in the oil and gas sector. As such, the role of IT is more important than ever.
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Untapped potential
With Iraq pinning its hopes on its mammoth oil and natural gas reserves to fund the state’s road to recovery and a more prosperous future, we assess the country’s potential and how the IOCs will play their part in unlocking the black gold.
The energy challenge
In an exclusive interview, Matthias Bichsel, Royal Dutch Shell Executive Committee member and head of one of Shell’s four main businesses, its new Projects & Technology group, discusses how the global oil and gas giant is looking to meet the world’s energy needs in economically, socially and environmentally responsible ways.
New horizons
Flushed with success following his promotion from VP of Downstream to CEO of Dana Gas, Ahmed Al Arbeed, tells Diana Milne how his company plans to transform the region’s energy industry.
The ethical giant
Khalid Al-Falih, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, lifts the lid on why the world’s biggest oil company is taking responsibility for its actions.
Small but mighty
Rapidly depleting hydrocarbon supplies mean scientists are in a race against time to delay the dreaded peak oil scenario. Nanotechnology has been touted by Saudi Aramco and America’s Advanced Energy Consortium as the potential saviour of the industry and a way to revolutionise the exploration process. In this special report Diana Milne investigates why nanotechnology could be the small solution to a very big problem.