At the IHS Forum Event, September 17-19, in Houston, TX, IHS experts Marie Fagan, Judson Jacobs, and Paul Markwell share their insights on Upstream Strategy, Technology, and Opportunity. The growth in tight oil in North America has been the game-changer of a generation. The question is now—where to, next? The experts examine the role of aboveground risk, technology and innovation, and specific opportunities available in tight oil; and we focus on one area, North Africa (Algeria, specifically) to illustrate how these elements come together.

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Where to next, for tight oil?
Aligning strategy, technology and opportunity
September 17, 2013 4:00pm – 5:30pm Marie Fagan, IHS Senior Director
Judson Jacobs, IHS Director
Paul Markwell, IHS Managing Director
Link to online presentations
Upstream Strategy, Technology, and Opportunity
The growth in tight oil in North America has been the game-changer of a generation. The
question is now—where to, next? In this session, we examine the role of aboveground risk,
technology and innovation, and specific opportunities available in tight oil; and we focus on
one area, North Africa (Algeria, specifically) to illustrate how these elements come together.
Key Takeaways
North America is not unique in having tight oil. Other locations across the globe, particularly
some in North Africa, have attractive geology and could hold substantial tight oil resources.
In contrast, North America’s aboveground investment environment was and is uniquely enabling
for tight oil development.
A company will need the right mix of skills to manage the particular set of aboveground
challenges in given country.
Technological innovations drove North American tight oil production growth. Globally, each
location has its own mix of aboveground and belowground challenges.
A focus on how to bring the right technology and know-how into a new tight oil province will be
critical.
The example of Algeria illustrates that even in a location with world-class source rocks, tight oil
opportunities may face stiff competition.
We have considered the environment in our production of materials for this event.

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Tight oil above-ground enablers and risk factors
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Source: IHS CERA.
Country
Policy/ Public
opinion Land Access
Business
Terms
Supply Chain,
Industry
Structure
Midstream
Infra-
structure
Water Avail-
ability and
Management
Other
Regulatory
United States
Tunisia
Germany
Australia
Indonesia
United Kingdom
Oman
Romania
China
Algeria
Russia
Argentina
India
Brazil
Libya
Saudi Arabia
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