Exploration and Production (E&P) of Oil and Gas
E&P, as it is known generally, is that part of the energy industry
that looks for, invests in, discovers, and produces energy resources like
oil, gas, or raw materials from which oil and gas can be extracted. The
boundary of the upstream industry is when the resources are transferred
to transportation facilities for further downstream processing such as refining
and production of other derivative energy forms or products.
E&P Industry Characteristics
- Knowledge intensive. E&P professionals like geologists and geophysicists
are required to decide where, and how, to invest huge amounts of money
into properties without any certainty of the outcome
- High risk. The decisions related to exploration or exploitation, or
the acquisition or divestiture of properties, must be made with significantly
less than perfect knowledge. This is a game of skillful gambles.
- High Risk & High Reward. Decisions being made in E&P can result
in very high losses or very rewards. Knowledge gained from each result
is very valuable and forms the basis of every succeeding decision.
- Decision Centric. It is said that oil is found in the minds of men and
women who work in this industry. That comment highlights how important
making good decision making is and why making decisions earlier than the
competitor when even less data is available translates into higher rewards.
E&P decisions cover the entire range from strategic to tactical planning
and forecasting, to capital allocations; and to operations, reporting
or health safety and environment related filed activities.
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