Abstract:

The magnitude and speed of technology change was remarkable in recent years. The enormous rate of innovation made technology a decisive factor in economic growth and success. The scope of technology change in the oil industry, particularly onshore and offshore drilling was so broad that international oil companies have to invest multi-million dollars in Research and Development (R&D) projects to keep pace with those changes. By developing upstream documents and contracts, such as IPC, the Ministry of Petroleum intends to create a platform for technology transfer in the oil industry by providing appropriate mechanisms. Considering the importance of technology transfer and the specific regional condition including global complexities and cruel Western sanctions against the country, it is necessary to develop a framework for formulating proper scenarios and strategies. The present study was conducted to provide a framework for integrating and combining the two concepts of sustainable planning and strategic alignment in order to develop technology transfer strategies in the country’s drilling industry. In this study, specific criteria for technology transfer is identified via qualitative content analysis. Then, the score of each strategy is calculated through Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis. Then, a crossover matrix, which consists of possible scenarios and strategies at the level of the Ministry of Petroleum, is presented. Finally, the importance of each criterion is calculated based on the identified strategies and separately for each scenario.