The energy industry is filled with talented individuals, all of whom want to win. But there are exceedingly few winners. Do you ever wonder why? What does it take to lead in the energy industry? More specifically, what does it take to lead the future of deepwater exploration and production?

This is a newly designed, team-taught course for IMAGE ‘23, addressing a topic that is important and timely. How to Lead in Deepwater Exploration and Production is a one-day course focusing on four key themes: 1) subsurface interpretation and deepwater sedimentary basin analysis, 2) the role of engineering and technology in delivering offshore exploration and production projects, 3) the value of effective team building, and 4) the key role that the explorer’s mindset plays in defining new energy provinces. Join this course to learn how a team of experts uses first principles of sedimentation, stratigraphy, and basin formation as the drivers of economic accumulations of petroleum in many different types of environments of deposition and basins globally. While this course features deepwater and offshore data and case studies, it is not limited to deepwater, discussing both conventional and unconventional petroleum plays as well as other energy and mineral resources.

Originally based on two books, this course uses industry case studies and 25+ testimonials with proven leaders to illustrate how explorers think differently (outside of the status quo) to create valuable exploration and development opportunities.