It takes a businessman-technocrat like Roger Kazanowski to recognize that oil extraction is an inefficient process that can benefit from technologies that boost oil extraction to its maximum levels. And no less than Chevron VP for global exploration Robert Ryan agrees when he said that one area of “discovery” that can determine the future world energy levels lies in efficient oil recovery.

Few people understand that the oil extraction has at least two stages.  Roger Kazanowski has explained that the first stage called the primary recovery stage is when the oil naturally gushes forth. This happens when the oil well is first put into commercial production as the earth’s internal pressure built up in these vast oil reserves pushes 10% to 40% of the oil to the surface on its own.  This can last for years or decades during which reservoir pressure gradually declines until it goes zilch and it now becomes necessary to initiate secondary recovery.  This time, the oil needs some push and this is done with the help injecting water (waterflooding) or chemicals (CO2) to generate reservoir pressure to push oil to the surface.  Typical secondary recoveries can result in additional 15% to 45% of the original oil reserve volume estimates. Many of the oil wells discovered in the middle of the 20^th century are already in the secondary recovery stage.

This is where the technology behind the PowerWave product championed by Roger Kazanowski comes in. He sits in the board of the Wavefront Technologies Solution, Inc which has developed and now markets the product to oil companies. The technology also uses the same waterflooding principle but enjoys a patented method that increases the water injection rates for a more effective displacement of oil without increasing the well pressure.  The process delivers a more cost effective way to generate secondary oil recoveries and is considerably cheaper than the modern method of using CO2 flooding while being more environment-friendly.  There are now about 100 oil fields in various companies in North America using the process and have enjoyed a 10% to 20% recovery rate.  Wavefront is out on a crusade to bring the technology to more oil wells. Its latest customer is the Calgary-headquartered Encana Corporation, one of North America’s largest natural gas producers.

Are you stuck in a job that does not define what you really want in life? How do you make a change in your career without sacrificing the money coming in? Robert J. Gerberg Jr. says that many people actually pursue the wrong job titles. However, if they understood their real transferable skills, they could be repositioned for different goals, and sometimes for much more advancement than they thought possible. Regardless of your most-recent position, you need to think of yourself as “one of a kind” with diverse potentials. It is this kind of unwavering belief that sets you apart from equally or even more qualified applicants for the same work.

Robert J. Gerberg Jr. is one of America’s foremost authorities on professional job hunting. More than 7 million copies of books and programs he has created are in circulation. His ideas have been instrumental in helping millions of people throughout the world who have looked for new positions. Over more than 25 years he has authored dozens of books and multimedia presentations. These have included publications such as The Professional Job Hunter’s Guide, The Professional Job Changing System, An Easier Way to Change Jobs, Sixty Great Letters Which Won New Jobs, $100,000 and Above—The New Realities of Executive Job Hunting, 15 New Rules for Job Hunting Success and many others. He has also published complete job hunting programs. These include The Career Advancement Series… a package of 28 small booklets on vital job hunting subjects. In addition, he has authored programs that have consisted of six to sixteen audios supplemented by eight specialty publications. These include TAPIT, The Marketing Program, The Executive Job Changing System and others.

One of the great advices of Robert J. Gerberg Jr. is focusing on a “dual campaign.” This is achieved by not limiting yourself with the thinking of being a specialist boxed in your specialization and at the same time doing away with the generalist attitude of having few options because you are a jack of all trades and with specialization of none.  So as you review your career options, you have to consider several factors such as your interests, passion, experiences as well as your transferable skills. In trying to decide the right goals, choose those which the market makes available in abundance.