Waves of Fortune
Subtitle: The Past, Present and Future of the Uk Continental Shelves in the Oil and Gas Industries
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Import)
Published: May 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780471963417
Subjects: Petroleum & oil industries; Nature; Subsurface Resources Management; Business / Economics / Finance; Science/Mathematics; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Offshore gas industry; Industries - General; Continental shelf; Natural Resources; Congresses; Great Britain; Offshore oil industry
Description: Waves of Fortune provides an overview of the UK offshore oil and gas industries. The book arose from The Scenario Planning Workshop held at the Institute of Petroleum, London in May 1995, which was organised and chaired by the author and was attended by some of the most senior and influential figures in the industry. The workshop identified 14 key 'drivers' that will shape the future of the industry.

Each of these drivers is examined in turn in the book and the four scenarios produced at the workshop are reproduced. Each scenario represents a different view of the future - each developed by a group of industry leaders. An account is also given of the history of scenario planning, the techniques involved, and of how this forecasting tool can provide a unique means of looking at the future.