{"id":9757,"date":"2019-12-03T14:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:34:54","slug":"white-paper-a-new-wave-of-noc-international-exploration-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/news\/white-papers\/white-paper-a-new-wave-of-noc-international-exploration-investment","title":{"rendered":"White Paper &#8211; A new wave of NOC international exploration investment"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong>White paper &#8211; &#8220;Qatar Petroleum leads a new wave of NOC investment in exploration&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Released today, a new white paper from Westwood Global Energy Group, takes a step on from our recent <strong>Westwood Insight<\/strong>, where we discussed how Qatar Petroleum has bucked the trend of NOCs retrenching from exploration investment since the oil price crash of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Within the 7-page paper, we address four key questions, which provide an historical backdrop and analysis, covering 2008-2019, through to YTD. 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