Andrew Gould may refer to: (wikipedia)
I don't know the time frame exactly, but it's clear they're all going to want to start spending money again.
To put that right it's going to take several years of very hard work by the oil industry to renew the production cushion. Activity is increasing but it is not yet at its maximum point.
It tends to indicate these Earth-mass planets are quite common, 10 to 50 times more common than previously believed.
I think that in the near term the only threat to demand is some form of recession here in the United States.
I think that worldwide tenders are going to remain extremely difficult because of the influence of foreign governments, partners, etc.
If storage is full very early, then there may be some softness for a while, not long, but for awhile.
The national oil companies still want to acquire some expertise so they will outsource more, but not totally.
For a long time, weve worked on detecting planets with whatever was at hand, making use of existing small telescopes or even amateur telescopes. Its time to move on to the next stage.
Obviously the shift to gas and the need for large amounts of gas in the United States is going to be a major focus of attention on the part of producers.
Will the industry outsource more? I think it depends on the client base.
