The Research on the Present Stage of the World Petroleum Industry

该项目的重点是埃克森公司，即现在的埃克森美孚公司，从1990年初到2003年生产原油和天然气。该公司自90年代初开始在墨西哥湾、前苏联和西非等新地区进行勘探和生产。主要结论如下：(1)到2003年，该公司在这些地区成功地生产了原油和天然气。(2)90年代以来，该公司在勘探、开发和生产方面的重大技术创新是其成功的主要因素之一。公司在深水地区发现和开发了大量的油气田。(3)公司在前苏联发现的油田开始活动。从2003年左右开始，西非油田开始发挥重要作用，为公司的欧洲出口输送大量能源。(5)埃克森美孚的收购为埃克森美孚在新区的勘探和生产赶上其他国际石油公司提供了非常重要的帮助。

This Project focuses on the production of crude oil and natural gas by Exxon Corporation, now Exxon Mobil Corporation, from the early 1990 through 2003. The Company started its exploration and production in newly areas, namely, Deepwater of Mexican Gulf, the Former Soviet Union and the West Africa since the early 1990s. The main conclusions are the following:(1)The Company succeeded in the production of crude oil and natural gas in these areas by the year 2003.(2)The one of chief factors of its success was a big technical innovation regarding exploration, development, and production since 1990s. The Company discovered and developed a lot of oil and natural gas field in deepwater areas.(3)The Company began its activity in the discovered oil field in the former Soviet Union. It averted investment risk exploring undiscovered field.(4)The West Africa oil field started playing an important role to deliver a lot of energy source to the European outlet of the Company from the around 2003.(5)The acquisition of Mobil Corporation gave Exxon a very important help to catch up with other international petroleum companies in the exploration and production in the newly areas.