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What startups need in order to win in the energy transition

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The psychological game of unitisation

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Negotiations: The art, the science, and the questions you should be asking

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Exploration: the need for optimism, and how to temper it

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Why Decision Quality is important (and why it so easily falters)

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The data customer is always right: understanding the roles in managing data quality

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Our trade secret: Why clients keep coming back to Rockflow

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Why renewing an asset strategy often fail and how to get it right

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The limitations of in-house specialists: a case of sticky oil

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How to build a culture of peer-to-peer challenging among your engineers

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Myth busting: fresh thinking for the energy transition

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Depth Conversion – the geophysical black art?

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Planning exploration? Know how your discovery will make money first!

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Deal Due Diligence: what goes wrong and why?

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Know what you don’t know – the value of specialists

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The 7 deadly sins of oil field development

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Is material balance analysis kryptonite for the modern geocellular model?

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Podcast: Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Lewis Gillhespy

Lewis Gillhespy joins renowned speaker, author and podcast host Geoffrey ...

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Technical mastery: What is it? And when should you call on it?

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Arbitration, litigation, and card games: Why disputes occur and how to resolve them

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Assurance and agility: Are these two opposing qualities?

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Delivering technical quality under time pressure

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How upstream O&G companies can navigate disagreement

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Diagnosis before cure: when to call an upstream doctor

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Is your field development plan ready to progress? How to create the best outcomes?

One oil or gas field in the North Sea is ...

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The art and science of depth conversion

Very few would claim expertise in depth conversion. Although geoscientists ...

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How assurance can aid businesses to deliver greater value

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Agile and digital – is it what incumbent players are missing in the energy transition?

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So, you want to be an upstream oil and gas consultant…

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Trusted, independent opinions need a competent person

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Subsurface assessment: the critical difference between evidence and assumptions

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What is the role of an Expert Witness?

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How an advisor can unblock a ‘stuck’ opportunity

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Rockflow approach - How to treat data as a real oil and gas asset

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In praise of the mapmaker: Why they’re more vital than you might think

Assurance as it could be: A not-so-costly investment

What startups need in order to win in the energy transition

The psychological game of unitisation

Negotiations: The art, the science, and the questions you should be asking

Exploration: the need for optimism, and how to temper it

Why Decision Quality is important (and why it so easily falters)

The data customer is always right: understanding the roles in managing data quality

How to make quality assurance more consistent, reliable, and effective

Our trade secret: Why clients keep coming back to Rockflow

Why renewing an asset strategy often fail and how to get it right

The limitations of in-house specialists: a case of sticky oil

How to build a culture of peer-to-peer challenging among your engineers

Myth busting: fresh thinking for the energy transition

Depth Conversion – the geophysical black art?

Planning exploration? Know how your discovery will make money first!

Deal Due Diligence: what goes wrong and why?

Know what you don’t know – the value of specialists

The 7 deadly sins of oil field development

Is material balance analysis kryptonite for the modern geocellular model?

Podcast: Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Lewis Gillhespy

Why you won’t understand geomodelling until you’ve spoken to a true master of the discipline

Technical mastery: What is it? And when should you call on it?

Arbitration, litigation, and card games: Why disputes occur and how to resolve them

Assurance and agility: Are these two opposing qualities?

Delivering technical quality under time pressure

How upstream O&G companies can navigate disagreement

Diagnosis before cure: when to call an upstream doctor

Is your field development plan ready to progress? How to create the best outcomes?

The art and science of depth conversion

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Agile and digital – is it what incumbent players are missing in the energy transition?

So, you want to be an upstream oil and gas consultant…

Trusted, independent opinions need a competent person

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