With new technology solutions, an increased appetite for risk, oil prices, and the boom in unconventional developments driving growth, optimism is back in the upstream oil and gas industry. During IHS CERAWeek 2013, a presentation on driving growth in the upstream sector looked at the major catalysts for creating opportunities in the industry moving forward and how that growth can be made more sustainable.

A range of possible asset classes and choices continue to expand for companies involved in the upstream business, chair Peter Jackson, vice president of upstream research ...