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By Anthresia McWashington

The Quest for Oil goes online

Maersk Oil launched the web-only video game Quest for Oil early this summer with the aim of making the oil and gas industry more accessible. OE discusses the strategy behind the game with

Maersk Oil launches industry video game Quest for Oil.

CEO Jakob Thomasen. oil, having these natural Maersk Oil launched the exploration and production. and that you can have the resources often gets taken video game, Quest for Oil, A team of two from world as your playground.” for granted. to give people—inside and Maersk, along with three The game teaches play- “Not many people outside of the business—a different external agencies ers how to read the earth’s understand what it takes to better perspective about and their team members, layers—and determine how fnd and produce oil and what occurs within the came together to execute to detect and fnd oil reser- gas,” Thomasen says. “The exploration realm of the the US $400,000 project, voirs, and how to determine world’s need for oil and industry. Quest for Oil which took eight months if you’re about to strike a dry gas is leading exploration allows players to use their to fnalize from the start of well. Seismic analysis, into ever deeper waters strategic and practical skills production. reservoir identifcation, and ventures demanding to retrieve oil virtually from “Our goal with Quest for placing and drilling wells, precision and cutting-edge deep waters off Qatar and Oil has been to invite every- and setting up and opti- technology.” in the North Sea. The game one in to our ‘homebase’ mizing production are all

Quest for Oil became a provides a detailed look at and inform, educate, inspire, challenges that players will fresh, innovative method the exploration process, and engage and have a dia- face while immersed in the for Maersk Oil to spread the allows users to make opera- logue,” he says. “We hope game. word about the industry. tional decisions. that a game like this can Thomasen says the com-

Thomasen says the game Maersk Oil CEO, Jakob create some awareness about pany plans to integrate the engages audience members Thomasen, says that without the industry and how excit- game into Maersk Oil and with opportunities to get understanding the process ing it is to work here, that Maersk Drilling as part of involved in the world of of retrieving and producing we have jobs in the future, an introduction package, as

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