Marijn Spruit
With all the headlines on trade wars, sanctions, Turkey, Argentina, etc., we sometimes lose sight of the fact that the growth of oil product demand is continuing at an unprecedented pace.
Samuel Edmund, OMA Group Director, OMA Group
The MSGBC region is a rapidly developing area for the oil & gas sector and as a consequence, the industry demands that challenges in developing the much-needed logistics infrastructure, are quickly overcome.
Heather Christie-Burns, High Ground Energy Inc.
The biggest challenge is for the decision makers who are in the senior roles now to identify these individuals and support them in development – putting resources or reputation at risk to do so.
Newswire: Clean Energy in Latin America – September 2018
The top headlines from September 2018 from the Latin America Clean Energy sector
New Technological Frontiers in the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas sector has embraced innovation since its beginnings in the 19th century, and its response to the digital revolution now unfolding continues this tradition. Powerful new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud applications, have upgraded or overtaken old ones.
The Quest for a Balanced Host Government Contract: an MSGBC Basin Perspective
Local content is increasingly a priority for host States in Africa when negotiating HGCs. Unfortunately, on many occasions the provisions end up as little more than simple requirements to source labour and materials locally or contribute to a training fund, without taking into account the capacity of local industry to meet the demand or how best to increase that capacity.
Bertrand Montembault, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
As a firm we have also invested heavily in technology and innovation over the past few years, and a continuing priority is to ensure that we harness the developments in technology and digitalization to continue to drive efficiencies and innovation in the provision of our legal services.
EPEUS – Which one was yours and why will the next one be better?
Based on our own analysis, explorers, especially small independent oil companies, are still struggling to find potential investors for their projects. The current oil prices and its uncertainties have made the struggle even harder than what it was pre-2014.
Shearwater GeoServices – Changing The Face of the Seismic Sector
From the depths of the downturn a new contractor has emerged with ambitious plans.
Newswire: Clean Energy in Latin America – August 2018
The top headlines from August 2018 from the Latin America Clean Energy sector
Quarterly 3
The third quarterly review of 2018 shares insights from around the world and looks at the trends that are shaping the future of energy companies.
Halfway through 2018, in the fourth year of the “deepest and longest” market downturn on record, it seems an apt time to reflect on the current state of play. Download the Quarterly review here.
Vivek T.A. Warrier, Bennett Jones
We have seen the entrance of many Private Equity backed independents into the US GOM, and the expansion of some traditionally shallow shelf focused players further out into the deep water, deep rock plays.