As the global upstream industry prepares to satisfy a very robust outlook for oil and gas development in the next few years, Weatherford President and CEO Girish Saligram sees his firm as well-positioned to capitalize on the forward momentum. Having successfully restructured Weatherford and eliminated considerable debt over the last several years, Saligram believes his company will excel in technology differentiation is driving innovation and solving customer problems. He sees a much more production- and development-oriented company, with a focus particularly on late life management.