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Figure 4.1<br />

OPEC crude oil supply in the three scenarios<br />

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in these scenarios would point to alternative price paths to that of the Reference Case.<br />

Hence, uncertainties over these key drivers are intrinsically linked to large uncertainties<br />

(both upside and downside) regarding future oil price developments. Close attention<br />

needs to be continually paid to all of these elements, as well as OPEC capacity<br />

expansion plans, to understand what pressures might be expected upon oil prices in<br />

the coming years.<br />

Human resources<br />

With the oil industry continuing to expand, and the need to increasingly tap resources<br />

in more frontier and challenging areas, the industry needs more skilled people. For a<br />

number of years, however, it has increasingly been observed that there is a shortage<br />

of human resources entering the industry. This has also been highlighted in previous<br />

WOOs.<br />

The issue can be traced back to the 1980s and 1990s when large scale downsizing<br />

led to a lack of recruitment into the energy sector. At that time, many universities<br />

also cut back drastically on the number of people taking energy disciplines. In recent<br />

years, there has also been a dramatic expansion in the service and emerging knowledge<br />

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Reference Case<br />

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