This is just an honest opinion. Some of you may disagree, but this is how I experienced it in conoco.
In the current system, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, it doesn’t matter what do you know, most of the time (may be all the time) Your contribution won’t matter. It will only matter when your superior think so, (even when it actually doesn’t or it is all made up with no scientific bases). It will only come to light if your superior will shine. ( this has to do with the character and nature of most of the leaders/supervisors/managers at cop).
In the oil and gas industry, there is so much room for uncertainty, this makes precision and accuracy very irrelevant. For this same reason, this industry is all about waving hands and walking the talk. Because of this model, this industry can only work when oil is at certain price.
So try to work within the system and adjust your expectation accordingly.