Because these fields have been grossly mismanaged in such a way that most of the OOIP is now locked in no matter what kind of technology you bring into it. KSA has done a great service by slowly producing their oil to maximize long term profit. We at the USofA are concerned with this quarters shareholder earnings...

Because these fields have been grossly mismanaged in such a way that most of the OOIP is now locked in no matter what kind of technology you bring into it.

I nominate this comment for the top 10 list of most nonsensical comments ever posted on The Oil Drum.