In conversation with Andrew Gould – Occidental Vice Chairman, and former Chairman and CEO of Schlumberger – Establishing What World-Class Looks Like

Andrew Gould discusses why establishing what world-class looks like under comparable conditions is fundamental to long-term competitiveness across integrated oil & gas systems.

Andrew reflects on performance, leadership, and the realities of operating at scale across global oil & gas systems.

The conversation explores how performance is shaped across assets, services, and the wider value chain – and why these interactions are often not fully visible within individual organisations.

Many of the perspectives shared remain highly relevant today, particularly in how performance is understood and evolves across systems and over time.

The discussion spans multiple dimensions of benchmarking – from upstream performance and cost, through to value chain, organisational, and service company dynamics.