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Meeting demand
Global energy demand continues to surge and is set to double in the first half of this century, thanks to improving living standards and population growth. Many of the world’s remaining supplies of oil and gas are in harder-to-reach places such as under deep oceans or in the frozen Arctic. We are using new technologies to help us operate in new, challenging environments and squeeze more from existing resources.
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Natural gas
We are using advanced technology to open up new resources of natural gas and help meet the world’s rising demand for more, cleaner energy.
Deep water
Overcoming the challenges of extreme pressure, freezing temperatures and sea swell to unlock new sources of oil and gas.
Arctic
Crossing new frontiers to meet growing energy demand and using technology to operate in the frozen Arctic.
Seeing under the surface
Using sound waves and electromagnetic waves to create three-dimensional underground maps and help locate oil and gas.
Drilling
Innovative drilling technologies and techniques are helping us to unlock more oil and reduce costs.
Water protection for wells
Using rubber that swells to help keep water out of wells and increase oil production.
Enhanced oil recovery
Squeezing more oil from existing reservoirs and boosting production.
Smart Fields
Combining digital information technology with the latest exploration, drilling and reservoir monitoring techniques to help produce more oil and gas.
Monotowers
Unmanned platforms that produce virtually no CO2 emissions are helping to recover isolated pockets of oil and gas from under the sea.
Sustainable development
For us contributing to sustainable development means helping meet the world’s growing need for energy in economically, socially and environmentally responsible ways.
Climate change
We have stepped up our appeals to government for urgent and wide-ranging policies, and our own efforts to develop the technologies needed to reduce CO2 emissions from our operations and products.