Can We Close The Gap Between Renewable Technologies and Fossil Fuels?
The very last plenary session will highlight the challenges related to the transition in the energy sector: the big challenge on how to bridge the gap will be the main focus. A wide range of perspectives will be represented and the challenges we are facing as well as the solutions to these will be put on the table.
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ISES 2013 - Day 3 - Dr. Pierce Riemer (Director General, World Petroleum Council) - The Transition
1. Dr Pierce Riemer – Director General – World Petroleum CouncilDr Pierce Riemer – Director General – World Petroleum Council
ISES Trondheim 2013ISES Trondheim 2013
2. The World Petroleum Council firmly believes that theThe World Petroleum Council firmly believes that the
activities of the petroleum industry have certainactivities of the petroleum industry have certain
fundamental values:fundamental values:
Respect for the individuals andRespect for the individuals and
communitiescommunities
Reliance on the highest technologicalReliance on the highest technological
solutionssolutions
Highest business ethical and governanceHighest business ethical and governance
standardsstandards
Creation of value to all stakeholdersCreation of value to all stakeholders
ValuesValues
3. Many Challenges and IssuesMany Challenges and Issues
Deep Water SafetyDeep Water Safety
Exploring New frontiersExploring New frontiers
Enhanced Oil RecoveryEnhanced Oil Recovery
Unconventional Oil andUnconventional Oil and
GasGas
Refinery OptimisationRefinery Optimisation
Motor Fuel QualityMotor Fuel Quality
Carbon Capture andCarbon Capture and
StorageStorage
Reserves ReportingReserves Reporting
BiofuelsBiofuels
RenewablesRenewables
GTL/LNGGTL/LNG
Oil priceOil price
Cyber crimeCyber crime
Peak oilPeak oil
IOCIOC’’s / NOCs / NOC’’ss
Energy securityEnergy security
Access to acreageAccess to acreage
Social licenceSocial licence
Climate changeClimate change
WaterWater
Youth and genderYouth and gender
GeopoliticsGeopolitics
CorruptionCorruption
Human RightsHuman Rights
4. The Challenge:The Challenge:
Providing Energy Security in aProviding Energy Security in a
World with IncreasingWorld with Increasing
Challenges and UncertaintiesChallenges and Uncertainties
The ChallengeThe Challenge
22. The world is not running out of oil and gas…The world is not running out of oil and gas…
…it will run out of production capacity…it will run out of production capacity
without investmentwithout investment
….. The atmosphere will run out of….. The atmosphere will run out of
greenhouse gas capacity unless we dogreenhouse gas capacity unless we do
somethingsomething
……and whatever we do has to be socially……and whatever we do has to be socially
acceptableacceptable
23. How do we continue in a sustainable mannerHow do we continue in a sustainable manner
44. Best Practices for Social ResponsibilityBest Practices for Social Responsibility
Social impact assessmentSocial impact assessment
Industry has moved from aIndustry has moved from a ““reactivereactive
approach to an integrated risk systemapproach to an integrated risk system
Community engagementCommunity engagement
Respect for Human RightsRespect for Human Rights
Transparency and anti-corruptionTransparency and anti-corruption
initiatives e.g. EITI, UNGC, TIinitiatives e.g. EITI, UNGC, TI
Sustainability reportingSustainability reporting
46. The demographic age gap is expanding at anThe demographic age gap is expanding at an
alarming rate because the ageing workforce willalarming rate because the ageing workforce will
be retiring within the next 5 – 10 years and notbe retiring within the next 5 – 10 years and not
enough young people are finding the industryenough young people are finding the industry
attractive enough to join.attractive enough to join.
Getting OlderGetting Older
48. Mergers
Outsourcing (core ?)
Haemorrhaging of knowledge
Growing skills gap will impede
industry’s ability to operate.
US universities turn out a 1000
lawyers for every geologist
A serious issue.
Not Helping OurselvesNot Helping Ourselves
50. WPC Legacy -WPC Legacy - and Not for Profitand Not for Profit
51. World population will increaseWorld population will increase
More people out of energy povertyMore people out of energy poverty
Energy Use will increaseEnergy Use will increase
We will needWe will need allall forms of energyforms of energy
Fossil fuels play a major roleFossil fuels play a major role
Use Clean TechnologyUse Clean Technology
Major Growth Areas, India, ChinaMajor Growth Areas, India, China
Need Massive investment now in science andNeed Massive investment now in science and
technologytechnology
We need stabilityWe need stability
We need young smart peopleWe need young smart people
ConclusionsConclusions
52. ConclusionsConclusions
The Stone age did not end due to a lack of stonesThe Stone age did not end due to a lack of stones
The fossil fuel age will not end due to a lack of fossilThe fossil fuel age will not end due to a lack of fossil
fuelsfuels
Unconventional Solutions for anUnconventional Solutions for an
Unconventional WorldUnconventional World