Barbara Pribyl

Reserves and Resources Manager Santos

Barbara Pribyl, SPE, is reserves and resources manager at Santos. She has more than 20 years of experience as a geologist and in reserves and resources management, based in the Australian oil and gas, coal exploration, and coal-seam-gas industry. Pribyl holds an honors degree in geology from the University of Wollongong. Her focus in recent years has been on Australian and international oil and gas reserves and resources assurance and reporting. Pribyl has been a member of the SPE Oil and Gas Reserves Committee since 2014 and is the chair of the JPT Review Board. She can be reached at barbara.pribyl@santos.com.

Petroleum reserves

Reserves Management-2022

We continue to live in volatile times. While there has been an easing of the global pandemic, geopolitical issues and conflicts have been increasing. There is also ever-increasing pressure to sanction and maintain oil and gas projects in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. These projects can no longer be considered part of an isolated or independent pet…

December 1, 2022 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Asset/portfolio management

Reserves Management-2021

The papers selected this year highlight some complex considerations and the importance of using all the tools provided by the industry resource classification systems to navigate projects through to viable and sustainable development reasonably and transparently for all stakeholders.

December 1, 2021 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Petroleum reserves

Reserves Management-2020

Even without the black swan event of COVID-19, the industry must critically examine the technical, commercial, and operational bases of the projects it proposes and executes. A logical, reasonable, ethical, and philosophical approach is critical to underpin good decision making and value creation.

November 30, 2020 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Petroleum reserves

Reserves Management-2019

Current efforts demonstrate that industry is undertaking responsible scientific, social, and environmental management.

November 30, 2019 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Business/economics

Reserves/Asset Management-2018

Any entity assessing project viability at any stage of the exploration-to-production life cycle must ensure an evergreen examination of the commercial likelihood on the basis of an ongoing data analysis, refining development synergies coupled with strategic reframing as required.

November 30, 2018 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Business/economics

Reserves/Asset Management-2017

The papers highlighted in this article cover technical assessment of unconventional resource plays, portfolio optimization, and technology development, all very relevant in today’s environment.

November 30, 2017 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Petroleum reserves

Reserves/Asset Management-2016

Governments, companies, service providers, and many other stakeholders in the industry have realized the oil-price outlook may remain low for longer than expected and the need to plan accordingly.

November 30, 2016 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Petroleum reserves

Reserves/Asset Management-2015

The need for cost and capital efficiency calls for careful integration of technical and commercial elements.

November 30, 2015 • Barbara Pribyl • Journal of Petroleum Technology