Hard to get oil and gas

In the new energy future we’ll need to think around corners.

Illustrative representation of a snake well drill.

Innovations like our snake well drill, invented to drill around corners.

As the global population grows and energy demand increases we need to access some of the 'difficult oil' trapped in sand, rock and in the deepest seas.

This will require breakthrough technology, and innovations like our snake well drill, invented to drill around corners, which is now in operation in the oil fields of Brunei.

 

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