Cognitive biases in the petroleum industry: Impact and remediation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2839-2848

  Welsh, M B ^a   Bratvold, R B ^a   Begg, S H ^a,b  

^a SPE

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GAS INDUSTRY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PERSONNEL;

COGNITIVE BIASES; DECISION MAKERS; INDUSTRY PERSONNEL;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 33644791957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/96423-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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