So, safe, reliable operations and technology are among the main factors that can deliver real value. But these, and the many other ingredients for success, do not create themselves. They are created by smart, committed people. Perhaps the most important session at IP Week is the one on “the global skills gap”. This is an area where we need to work together as an industry. We need to show today’s youngsters that this is tomorrow’s sector, not yesterday’s. If we want America’s experience repeated in the UK and worldwide, then ultimately it depends on demonstrating that energy is a great place to work – with great technology, great people, great challenges and a great purpose – delivering the fuel the world needs for its development and growth. America’s energy renaissance is well under way – but the wider world’s will be a project for a new generation.