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I agree, these large multinational banks, just like any other large multinational company, can do things very quickly if needed. Dump local staff, re-hire in the other country. Dum…

I work for a large multinational. I'm based in Australia, while i regularly work with teams from the US. I've found my US counterparts are extremely bad at using their time efficie…

https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/drilling/pdf/upstream.p...

Is there such a thing as a non-creative person? I.e a person who actually thinks/knows/conscientiously decides they are not creative?

The budgets the supermajors have to throw at things like this are emense (10s of millions), but sadly like many other large companies, end up being giant white elephants. It's real…

There is even a drinking game that Australian's developed using the Hills Hoist: "Goon of Fortune". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goon_of_Fortune

Very true. Data about oil is also plagued with the fact that it too cannot be fully trusted to a high degree, unless that data is associated with physical evidence (actual producti…

something physical vs non-physical. The value association to oil is well known and varied, while data's value is still in its infancy. I still believe the accuracy and trustworthin…

I'll take the red pill.....

A question that has intrigued and frustrated me for a long time. What is the perfect IT organization/team structure which benefits both the business requirements and those who work…

Slightly off "automation" topic - but their are some pretty cool examples of service/contractor companies using/leveraging technology to do things better ( specifically in the dril…

They are large, but not as big as the Super Major Oil Companies (Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP etc..). Oil Companies think large and long term (10-50 yr cycles), meaning their payback/…

Having worked in the industry for 10+ years now, first on deepwater oil rigs (drilling), now working IT for a large oil company, some things i've observed/experienced first hand wh…