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Upstream Consulting

IHS Upstream Consulting - Introduction

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IHS Upstream Consulting Value Proposition

50 years of global business acumen, analytical expertise and functional
knowledge have made IHS TheSource for Critical Information and
Insight
IHS Consultants advise companies, governments, financial institutions
and technology providers operating on any point along the value chain
for all key forms of energy.
At IHS Consulting, we leverage our unmatched combination of
Information, Insight and Expertise to effect the powerful transformation
of data into knowledge and value to our customers, helping them solve
their greatest strategic and operational challenges

It's what distinguishes IHS Consulting in the global marketplace

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IHS Upstream Consulting offers Insight & Information

so as to enhance your Strategic & Technical decisions
Insight

Improve your strategic decisions

Breadth and depth of expertise

Where to invest

Quality of strategic research insight

How to invest

Technical and operational capabilities

Why and what returns

Information Products & Services

Improve your technical decisions

Breadth and depth of coverage

How to manage project benchmarks and success

Data accuracy and expertise

rates

Business process integration

What technologies to deploy

Information access and visualization

What are the cost structures and project

Economic modeling
Relationships with more than

370 content providers and

industry leaders worldwide

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economics
What are technology best practices for similar

assets

10th May 2010 "Unconventional Gas

Revolution"

IHS Upstream Consulting is grounded in industry

knowledge and insight.
Thought Leadership

IHS applies industry experience, in-depth

analysis, and thought leadership to assist
clients in developing and evaluating choices
for major asset, business unit, and
corporate decisions.
IHS utilizes market fundamentals and
industry knowledge derived from the
research created in our Advisory Services.

Thought
Business
Leadership
Impact and
Implications
Industry Structure

Market
Fundamentals

Technology
Environment

Our analysis is content drivennot process

drivento help clients anticipate the future
business landscape and develop winning
business strategies.

Industry Drivers
and Forces

Infrastructure
Policy, Regulation & Geopolitics

Market Fundamentals
& and Landscape
Market Fundamentals
Landscape

IHS brings a global perspective to

assignments, leveraging the best practices
and lessons from around the world.

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Expertise

Critical Information and Insight

Leading expertise and

capabilities in consulting in
the energy industry

Comprehensive databases
Leading research & advisory services

Tools and Methodologies

AS$EST: leading upstream cash flow
and project economics modelling

Global coverage with regional

specialists

QUE$TOR: industry standard costing

tool and expertise to benchmark,
challenge or validate

Global energy scenario

framework

Decision dialog process: maximise

value by improving decision quality

Leading research & analysis on

energy markets, geopolitics and
industry trends

Consulting

Leading analysis on global economic,

industrial, financial, and political issues
and most consistently accurate forecaster

Research & Insight

Political Risk, Fiscal & Contract

Terms

Information & Data

Engineering, Costing and

Scheduling

Up-to-date Market
Intelligence

Comprehensive Global
Upstream Database

9 Key Offerings in Upstream Consulting

Growth
Strategy

New
Ventures &
Due
Diligence

Strategic
Decision
Making

SubSurface

IHS Core
Capabilities

Regulatory

Technology

Unconventi
onals

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Cost &
Strategic
Sourcing

Country
Risk

IHS Upstream Consulting Core Capabilities

Growth Strategy

Unique decision focus to strategy development , identify

high value alternatives, external perspective, data, risk
consideration, transparent strategy process and stakeholder
alignment.

New Ventures & Due Diligence

Uniquely positioned to be a one-stop shop for due-diligence

Ability to integrate subsurface, cost and development,
technology & commercial evaluation via a proven process

Cost and Strategic Sourcing

Leverage industry leading cost solutions such as

QUE$TOR, Vantage, MSS, Capital/Operating Cost Forums
and Petrodata Services for be-spoke consulting

Technology

Country Risk

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Ability to execute the challenging questions that are facing

the industry: competitive landscape for technology,
technology impact assessment, technology prioritization and
knowledge management
Bringing together over 100 energy specific country risk
experts so as to provide insight into individual countries,
scenario analysis on how the countries will evolve with risk
assessment and mitigation strategies

IHS Upstream Consulting Core Capabilities

Unconventionals

Leverage leading E&P Data, IHS consulting can evaluate

play performance and operator performance within plays
Analyze assets and opportunities currently on the market for
size, quality, fit, as well as upside and risks

Regulatory

Global expertise to bring understanding in regulatory

process, jurisdictional characteristics, behaviours and
manage regulatory risks and compliance
Deep experience in advocacy, auditing and implementation
as well as fiscal and economic benchmarking:

Sub-Surface

Strategic Decision Making

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Our consulting capabilities are predicated on strength in

core E&P disciplines Geosciences, Reservoir and
Production engineering.
Integration of these disciplines is the strength of IHS resulting in practical & technically rigorous solutions
Utilising the IHS Decision Quality (DQ) framework so as to
bring high quality decisions.
The IHS approach allows companies to make informed
decisions around in situations with high level of uncertainty

IHS has assisted oil and gas clients with a broad range
of challenges across the world select experience
Growth Strategy
Asian NOC Upstream Oil M&A Strategy
Asian NOC Exploration Strategy
Latin America Entry Strategy

Unconventionals
NA Play & Performance Analysis
PE Fund NA Investment Due Diligence
Asian Company NA Entry Due Diligence

New Ventures & Due Diligence

Asian NOC $2Bn Acquisition Due-Diligence
Asset Screening led to Deal Closure
Investment Fund Portfolio Deal - $11Bn+

Regulatory
Eastern Europe Energy Policy Dialogue
Natural Gas Regulation/Legislation for Angola
Various country bid rounds support

Cost & Strategic Sourcing

Post-FID Oil and Gas Project Cost Increases
NOC Market Intelligence Project
Lifecycle OPEX Forecasting

Sub-Surface
East Africa Exploration Prospect Analysis
Fractured Carbonates-Iran-Gas cap injection
Waterflood Simulation Study North Sea

Technology
Upstream R&D Assessment of IOCs
Upstream Technology Impact Assessment
EOR Opportunity Screening

Strategic Decision Making

Mature Asset Strategy
FPSO End-of-Life Operating Strategy
Block-wide Material Resource Devp Strategy

Country Risk Assessment

Mexico Country Risk Assessment
North Africa Country Entry Strategy
Post In-Amenas Country Risk Assessment
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Meet Our APAC Consulting Experts

RW

Mike Rodgers
Vice President,
Head APAC
Energy Insight

Nick Sharma
Managing Director,
Upstream Research
& Consulting,
Head APAC

At IHS, we have the unique ability to

pull from cross-disciplinary content and
expertise to deliver pure decisionsupport and high-powered analytics &
consulting
Selected list of internationally
recognized IHS industry & subject
matter experts

Erik Darner
Director,
Upstream
Consulting

Robert Chambers
Director,
Upstream
Consulting

Speakers at major conferences

Covering both broad and niche

aspects of information sourcing and
quality, and the resulting analyses
critical to upstream workflows

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Meet Our Global Consulting Experts

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Philippe Frangules
VP, Consulting,
Energy & Natural
Resources,
Cambridge, USA

Tim Zoba
VP, Upstream
Consulting,
Houston

Paul Markwell
VP, Consulting,
Upstream Consulting,
London

Tim Hemsted
Managing Director,
Upstream Consulting,
London

Rodrigo Vaz
Managing Director,
Upstream Consulting,
Latin America

Irena Agalliu
Managing Director,
Upstream Consulting,
Houston

Nick Lowes
VP, Consulting,
Upstream Consulting,
Dubai

Mark Jelinek
Managing Director,
Upstream Consulting,
London

At IHS, we have the unique ability to pull from

cross-disciplinary content and expertise to
deliver pure decision-support and highpowered analytics & consulting
Selected list of internationally recognized
IHS industry & subject matter experts
Speakers at major conferences
Covering both broad and niche aspects of
information sourcing and quality, and the
resulting analyses critical to upstream
workflows

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If you have any questions or would like additional

information and references , please feel free to contact:
Mike Rodgers, Vice President, Head APAC, Energy Insight

Kuala Lumpur
Email: mike.rodgers@ihs.com

Phone: +60 12 368 5400

Nick Sharma, Managing Director, Upstream Research & Consulting, Head

APAC
Singapore

Email: nick.sharma@ihs.com
Phone: +65 9154 9653

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Europe, Middle East, and Africa: +44 (0) 1344 328 300; Customer.Support@ihs.com
Asia and the Pacific Rim: +604 291 3600; SupportAPAC@ihs.com
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