In the oil and gas industry, so much depends on technical excellence. The same applies to unitisation – when you’re dividing up a straddling field that crosses the licence boundaries of two or more companies, you need a sound technical understanding of the opportunity...
We’re going to disclose information based on consulting experience that we have never before shared outside of Rockflow. Of course, this isn’t our first or last word on consultancy. There’s plenty we’ve already said about the value of a multidisciplinary team and of...
The Technical Expert’s role, indeed his or her overriding responsibility, is to assist a tribunal or court on matters within his or her expertise. This contrasts with a factual witness whose role is to present his or her recollection of the facts. To be useful to the...
Don’t you see what I see? When you’re dealing with what lies beneath the surface, you’re often working with uncertainties. The same set of data is often interpreted in different ways, with a number of possible conclusions. It’s perhaps no surprise then that when two...
What is the definition of competent? The definition of competent is ‘having the necessary ability, knowledge, experience and skills to do something successfully’, however you may also find a definition that says ‘adequate but not exceptional’. So when I introduce...