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Tulane University Visit. Josh Etkind – Sr. Production Planner - EP Americas Shell E&P Co. SPE Intl. Board of Directors – Director at Large 07/10 SPE Intl. Young Professional Coordinating Committee Chairperson 06/07 SPE-Delta Section Membership Chairperson 2006/08. Why am I here today?.
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Tulane University Visit Josh Etkind – Sr. Production Planner - EP Americas Shell E&P Co. SPE Intl. Board of Directors – Director at Large 07/10 SPE Intl. Young Professional Coordinating Committee Chairperson 06/07 SPE-Delta Section Membership Chairperson 2006/08
Why am I here today? • Raise awareness of the Exploration & Production Process • Inform you about career opportunities in the Energy Industry • Share my view of the future
Familiar with the oil and gas business? • Sunset Industry – It’s running out • Block ‘green’ technology development • Low tech • Cyclical – no job security • Uncertain and dangerous • You need to be a Petroleum Engineer to join the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Using Technology to discover and explore • Minority Report
Seismic Recognise something? River delta in the hinterland
Using Technology to discover and explore • The Matrix
Logs Logging Tool Measurement
Auger TLP 2,680’ of Water Note: Perdido Spar to be installed in over 8,000’ water in 2009 (3x)
Coulomb – 2004 World Record Depth @ 7,570’ Na Kika graphic courtesy SeaCAT
Familiar with the oil and gas business? • What are you going to do about it? How do we make it last? Where can we find more? What is the alternative? • Industry funds majority of green technology development • Directional drilling equivalent of guiding the Mars Rover • Tell me where you can get job security? • Uncertain, Yes. Technology provides quantification • Dangerous, potentially. Risk management and HSE
Pinedale (Wyoming) Gulf of Mexico Shell EP In The Americas Alaska South Texas Athabasca Oil Sands (Alberta, Canada) Barnett Shale (Fort Worth, Texas) Shell Canada Aera (California) Venezuela Brazil Asset managed by RPD Operating Interest managed by RPD Asset managed outside of RPD Argentina