Systematic prediction errors in O&G project and portfolio selection

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 4045-4055

  Begg, S H ^a   Bratvold, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION CRITERIONS; DECISION SITUATIONS; EXPECTED VALUES; OPTIMIZER; ORDER 2; PORTFOLIO SELECTIONS; PREDICTION ERRORS; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; SYSTEMATIC BIAS; SYSTEMATIC STUDIES;

ERRORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 58849152877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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