Exploration Geoscience

Title: Shell Exploration -- Meet Shell's Young Explorers

Duration: 3:14 minutes

Description: Young graduates talking about the opportunities to travel with Shell

Shell Exploration -- Meet Shell's Young Explorers Film Transcript

[Background music]
Bright, uplifting music

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Large building next to a road, cars driving past.
Woman going through revolving doors with Shell logo on glass.
Digital display of date: Mon 03 Jun 2013
Interview with Steve Phelps
[Steve Phelps ]
Shell Chief Exploration Geologist

[Steve]
“This is the Young Professional Explorers Day. We’ve run this for multiple years now, both internationally and in Houston in the Americas.”

[Video footage]
Looking down on an event with stands and boards set up. People reading the boards. Man attaching a poster to display board.

Interview with Marijn Koopman
[Marijn Koopman]
Exploration Geoscientist, New Ventures, Netherlands

[Marijn]
“Today is actually an event for all explorers within Shell to connect and to share what everybody is working on.”

[Video footage]
People standing around a table, drinking coffee and networking.
Woman manning a stand, talking to people.
Marijn talking.

Interview with Edidiong Ekwere
[Edidiong Ekwere]
Seismic Interpreter, Nigeria

[Edidiong]
“Most people here are between one and five years in the company and it’s just helping us see what’s happening generally.”

[Video footage]
Edidiong laughing and chatting to people.

Interview with Shaun Jones
[Shaun Jones]
Exploration Geoscientist, Unconventionals, Netherlands

[Shaun]
“There’s people here from all corners of the world working in various offices for Shell so I can see in one day what’s going on on a worldwide scale.”

[Video footage]
People chatting in groups. Close-up of Shaun smiling.

Interview with Edward Warrillow
[Edward Warrillow]
Economist, Netherlands

[Edward]
“Through these presentations it’s an opportunity to share in a very brief period of time what it is you’re working on and how you fit into the bigger picture in exploration.”

[Video footage]
Edward and others walking into a room with lots of seats set out for a presentation. Sped-up footage of people sitting down.

[Jack delivering presentation]
“Hello, I’d really like to welcome you all to this annual event.”

Interview with Jack Russell
[Jack Russell]
Shell Exploration Discipline Lead

[Jack]
“We have people who are working on geology, on geophysics, on non-technical risk, on finance, on production, seismology.”

[Video footage]
Man delivering presentation. Person looking through a booklet: Young Explorers Expo 2013
Edidiong delivering a presentation.

[Edidiong]
“I’m very excited about the non-technical aspects that are coming in, like the finance, the economics.”

[Steve]
“Allows the young explorers to see just different things away from their day job, whether they’re in operations, whether they’re in studies, they get a different perspective and a different lens to look at the business through.”

[Video footage]
Man delivering presentation. Close-up of person in the audience listening. Someone taking notes. Shot of audience.

Interview with Thomas Golding
[Thomas Golding]
Graduate Exploration Geoscientist, Australia

[Thomas]
“It’s a very diverse range of people. We’ve even had an economist today tell us about whether or not an economist is an explorer.”

[Edward delivering presentation]
“If you think an economist is an explorer, perhaps raise your hand.”

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Man delivering presentation raises his hand. A few people in the audience also raise their hands.

Interview with Wee-Ren Lee
[Wee-Ren Lee]
Exploration Geoscientist, BSP Brunei

[Wee-Ren]
“I’m from Brunei and it’s just every day you learn something new, and I’m a curious person so any new techniques, any new refinements, that excites me.”

[Video footage]
Man delivering presentation. Wee-Ren and other audience members listening.

[Shaun]
“The main thing that’s become apparent to me today is the capacity for my own development because there are some people who have been here probably less than a year, so I can aspire to reach their level in that year.”

[Video footage]
Close-up of a slide from a presentation. Shaun listening to presentation. Someone taking notes.
Man talking to people at a stand. Three people listening to talk.

Interview with Joanne Venus
[Joanne Venus]
Exploration Geoscientist, New Ventures, Netherlands

[Joanne]
“The things I found really useful about today’s event, twofold, one, meeting lots of different people from different areas; secondly, hearing about the projects they’re doing.”

[Video footage]
People networking at event. Joanne listening to a presentation. Close-up of a slide on a presentation board.

[Wee-Ren]
“One quote which I remember from this morning was: you’re responsible for your work, and that I found really powerful.”

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Rows of people watching a presentation. Close-up of three people.

[Edward]
“I think the main thing people can take away from today is that they’re starting out their new careers in a company that offers lots of opportunities.”

[Video footage]
Close-up of someone looking through the event booklet.
Looking down on atrium with stands set up. People networking.

[Marijn]
“Shell focuses on training and makes sure that young people who join a big company are able to catch up quickly and to learn quickly.”

[Video footage]
People reading a presentation board. Woman delivering presentation in front of board, people standing and listening.

[Shaun]
“The graduate scheme in Shell is the most flexible I’ve ever come across. It’s tailored to your exact needs; nobody is standardised in Shell.”

[Steve]
“It’s quite an exciting time to be working for Shell, particularly as an explorer.”

[Video footage]
People listening to a talk.

[Edidiong]
“You can actually move from your team and explore a different country, a different setting, a different geological setting.”

[Video footage]
Edidiong delivering a presentation. Close-up of Edidiong.

[Thomas]
“A great, friendly, safe work environment. A place where you’re going to be respected and your ideas and creativity are going to be rewarded and encouraged.”

[Video footage]
Close-up of a presentation board. Man talking to people at his stand.

[Joanne]
“It’s investing greatly in developing future leaders.”

[Video footage]
Man delivering presentation at his stand. Three people standing and listening to talk.

[Shaun]
“I’ve mapped a basic career plan in my mind already and I’ve only been here for three weeks.”

[Steve]
“It is just so opportunity rich, we just need the people to come in and prosper here. Pretty exciting.”

[Video footage]
People laughing.

[Joanne]
“There’s huge amounts of places to go and work, different projects to be involved in, and that’s good.”

[Video footage]
People laughing. Presenter pointing at a diagram on a board while delivering talk.

[Marijn]
“I’m very positive for the future.”

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Shell logo

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Copyright Shell International Limited 2013