Seems to me there is no curiosity here. No one wants to listen to new ideas, or alternative paths, or just simply answer simple questions. The vast majority of work is pushing projects in your area or answering questions from above. Are all majors like this?
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There is no C in SPIRIT.
This is a company run by bean counters and engineers. If you’re looking to do exploration or anything remotely scientific, you need to get yourself to a different company.
Michelin Man pegged it. We’re not a major and not an integrated energy company. We stopped any meaningful research two decades ago. We sell and run from any technical challenges. No connection with past achievements and culture. No identity. Quarter to quarter existence.
Well, we ain’t no major first off. We’re just an Okie super minor at heart. Secondly we’re a tight oil company - basically a fast food chain punching out the same things finding ways to be cheap vs a fine restaurant finding ways to make interesting experiences in new ways. See the stock price? It’s working.
I'm afraid that's been my experience as well. . . . INEOS, CPChem