Lets start this conversation with your input, list your one word descriptors for each of the following entities in the comments section in this order: OPEC, ISIS, FIFA. Here are mine: DELUSIONAL, COWARDLY, CORRUPT.
In regards to the current oil and gas downturn, and as a “younger” drilling/completions engineer, our industry faces an absence of experienced advice. The same lack of oil and gas experience was seen in the early 80’s, the early-mid 90’s, felt at the end of the first decade in our new millennia, and in the previous century - and we assume our counterparts were also absent in that century. No harm no foul, right boss man?
3 Tips For Winning Over Operators With Proven Oil and Gas Services
What can oilfield services bring to the business table from an operator’s perspective? In no way does this advice reflect every operator, the majority, or the minority for that matter. Rather, this is one engineer's unique perspective of which you and your colleagues may or may not agree upon. With all that said, this advice is based on what has influenced myself over the last decade in how I go about putting which provider where, when, and for how long. The goal of this unique blog is to help you achieve success through providing the needs of your customer and help you win their business by understanding oilfield operator perspective.
If you are a new oil & gas engineering hire or a 30 year engineering hand, holding onto hope in the sour market, both of you are in the same game.