Thriving even amid chaos and conflictOlivier Le Peuch knows to never let an energy crisis go to waste. "We are very used to this," Le Peuch explained in thickly accented English. CEO Olivier Le Peuch says SLB is used to operating in situations that are "geopolitically complex." After years of underinvestment and worries about so-called peak oil demand, Le Peuch put it simply: "Exploration is back." There's a new optimism that it could rise back up as the global energy industry gets back to work.