Advisory Practice
Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe, MidEast
1989-2014
Worldwide Practice
Over ninety Advisory Mandates were conducted for clients in the global oil and gas industry: for Independents, companies, banks, investors, National Oil Companies, Majors, Governments and international institutions on strategy and commercial issues.
Mandates, 1990-1999
The African Institute of Petroleum, Oil Privatisation in Africa (1999);
Government, Somaliland Exploration & Acreage Opportunities (Hargesa, 1999);
New Zealand Crown Minerals, Petroleum Asset Marketing (Wellington, 1999);
Soekor-PLU-Government, Independent Licensing Strategies (Cape Town, 1998);
New Zealand Crown Minerals: Acreage Prospects (Wellington, 1998);
Arco International, Competitive Intelligence: Venezuela Bid Round (Dallas, 1998);
Elf Aquitaine, Company Investment Criteria (Singapore, Paris, 1998);
African Institute of Petroleum, African Petroleum Investment (1998);
JNOC (Sydney, Tokyo), Retainer Advisor on Oceania-Australasia Strategy (1994–99);
PTT (Thailand), Asia Upstream Business Strategy (Bangkok, 1997);
Arco International, Latin American Ventures (Dallas, 1997);
Sasol Petroleum International, African Ventures (Johannesburg, 1996–97);
JNOC/Japanese Companies, Worldwide E&P Business (Tokyo, 1996);
Arco International, Japanese Competitor Analysis (Dallas, 1996);
BHP Petroleum (Melbourne), Asian E&P Outlook 2005 (1996);
JNOC Board (Tokyo), Global & Asia Upstream Strategy (Tokyo, 1995);
Conoco (Houston), Asian Business Strategy (1995);
BHP Petroleum (Melbourne), Oil & Gas Competitors in Asia (1995);
Norsk-Hydro (Oslo, Singapore), Company Strategy & Asia Positioning (1994);
Amoco, Asia Gas Strategy Options (Houston, 1994);
Arco International, Commercial Strategies Worldwide (Dallas, 1994);
BHP Petroleum (Melbourne), Asia Exploration Opportunities (1993);
Statoil (Stavanger, Bangkok), Asia-International Company Strategy (1993);
Diverse Independent Companies & Governments for Worldwide Oil & Gas Strategies (Sydney, Houston, 1989–92).
Mandates 2000-2009
UNDP/South-South, Africa Oil/Gas Management Strategy (New York, 2009);
Sekoko Coal, Ghana Upstream Strategy (Accra, 2009);
StatoilHydro, International National Oil Companies Strategy (Stavanger, 2007);
Statoil, Global Management Strategy (Stavanger, 2006);
CNOOC (London), Africa Oil Strategy & Relationships (2006);
Ophir Energy, Gulf Of Guinea Memorandum (London, 2005);
Tullow Oil, Africa Strategy Databank (London, 2005);
Maersk Oil & Gas, Partnering National Oil Companies (Copenhagen, 2005);
Iraq (Ministry Of Oil), World Oil & Iraq Strategy (Amman, Jordan, 2005);
OMV (Vienna), Global Strategy Databank (2005);
Equator Exploration, Africa Strategy Databank (London, 2005);
DentonWildeSapte, Worldwide Upstream Business (London, 2005);
BHP Billiton, World Strategy Databank (Houston, 2005);
Woodside Energy, Africa Strategy Databank (Perth, 2005);
Kroll Associates, Africa Oil & Gas Research (London, 2005);
IDC-South Africa, Oil & Gas Equity Finance in Africa (Johannesburg, 2004);
Rosneft, International Upstream Strategy: Africa, Asia, Latin America (Moscow, 2004);
Petroci, Offshore Acreage & Assets (Abidjan, 2003);
Suriname-Staatsolie, Leasing Acreage Offshore (Paramaribo, 2003);
Nexen, Peers & Competitors (Calgary, 2003);
Petroleum Agency SA, Marketing Deepwater Acreage (Cape Town, 2003);
Vanco Energy, Asia Partners & Joint Venture Strategy (Houston, 2002);
Sierra Leone Government-TGS, Offshore Acreage (Freetown, 2002);
PTTEP (Thailand), International Growth Strategy (Bangkok, 2002);
Inpex (Japan), E & P Business Strategy (Tokyo, 2002);
Talisman Energy, Global Industry Trends (Calgary, 2002);
Portugal Government-TGS, Offshore Acreage Promotion (Lisbon, 2002);
Malta Government-TGS, Exploration Asset Opportunities (Valletta, 2002);
PTTEP (Thailand), African Oil Ventures and Strategy (Bangkok, 2001);
Mauritania Government, Exploration Acreage Promotion (Nouakchott, 2001);
ENAP-Sipetrol, Corporate Acquisition Targets (Santiaho, 2001);
Bank Belgolaise, Africa Downstream Oil Projects (Brussels, 2001);
JNOC (Tokyo), International Upstream Strategy (2001);
Rand Merchant Bank, African Energy Finance (Johannesburg, 2000);
Pertamina, African New Ventures Strategy (Jakarta, 2000);
African Minerals & Energy Forum, South Africa Growth (Johannesburg, 2000);
JNOC (Tokyo), Worldwide Upstream Advisory (2000);
New Zealand Crown Minerals, Global Asset & Acreage Marketing (Wellington, 2000);
Soekor, African E&P Strategy (Cape Town, 2000).
Mandates 2010-2014
KPMG, Africa Oil-Gas Strategy (Cape Town, 2013–14);
KrisEnergy-Keppel, Africa Investment Strategy (Singapore, 2013);
SacOil Holdings, Africa Portfolio Strategy (Johannesburg, 2011–12);
GE Africa, Africa Oil-Gas-Energy Industry Strategies (Johannesburg, Nairobi, 2012);
Engen, Commercial Strategies in Africa (Cape Town, 2011);
Capital Star Steel, Africa’s Oil Industry (Johannesburg, 2011);
Investec, Africa’s Investment Future (Cape Town, 2011);
African Development Bank, Private Oil/Gas Investment in Africa (Tunis, 2011);
New Zealand Crown Minerals-Government, Inward Oil/Gas Investment (Wellington, 2011);
Premier Oil, Africa Ventures-Strategy (London, 2010);
ANH Colombia Bid Rounds (Bogota, 2010–11).