Current & Upcoming Projects:
SAGD Drilling - 1st Edition
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WCSB Improving Field Perfomance - 17th Edition
Finding & Development (F&D) - 24th Edition
North Sea 'Mature Hubs' Benchmarking - 1st Edition
Production Operating Costs Matter Now!
During the last year, both the world financial and energy landscapes have changed dramatically. The international financial crisis and weakening world economy have caused oil & gas prices to plunge from recent record levels.
Cash flow margins in 2009 under this low price environment are under tremendous pressure. While Cost control was rather out of favor during the last 2-3 years, instead focusing on volume maximization; this year, the largest and quickest actionable area is Operating Cost (including the value of Lease Fuel.)
A quick response now to declining margins will improve your upstream performance in 2009.
Please Contact Us if you are interested in learning more about our
field-specific and actionable operations benchmarks. We have the tools, experienced operations staff and data to deliver high-value guidance fast.
Multi-client Studies
Ziff Energy's multi-client initiatives involve work on behalf of a group of clients with similar operations
in one particular region/basin (e.g. the Permian Basin/West Texas region). Typically these multi-client
initiatives address both uptime reliability and operating cost diagnostic benchmarking. Often they will also
include identification of best practices in one or more practice areas (e.g. well servicing or automation).
Each client contributes information on their fields (cost data and practices information) and this information
from all clients is analyzed concurrently to provide each client with benchmarks for each of their fields based
upon data for similar fields in the study.
Areas of Specialization
- Improving Field Performance (formerly RFOC) in several key basins/areas
- Reserve Replacement (Finding & Development)
- Benchmarking Offshore Operations
- Drilling & Completions
- G&A/People Productivity
Improving Field Performance (IFP)
2010 WCSB Improving Field Performance - 17th Edition
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 | An effective tool for Operations Teams to Identify Opportunities for Volume Maximization & Cost Optimization. This analysis:
- compares the total field and plant unit operating costs to peers in 12 Asset groups and provides in-depth analysis of your field and plant operations by cost category
- NEW - assesses the production efficiency of your fields' deferred revenue, and identifies production improvement targets.
Contact: Paul Ziff, CEO, 403-234-4276, paul.ziff@ziffenergy.com |
North Sea Operations Benchmarking - Study Completed - 1st Edition
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 | Efficient, cost effective and reliable operations are particularly important in the North Sea as fields mature, production declines, and costs rise. In June 2009, Ziff Energy and clients launched this initial North Sea study. It will compare a dozen assets of 4 North Sea Operators to similar 'Shelf' assets in the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, focusing on Production Reliability and Efficiency performance. Contact: Paul Ziff, CEO, 403-234-4276,
paul.ziff@ziffenergy.com |
Gulf of Mexico Shelf - 5th Edition - Study Completed - Available for "Back-in" Participation
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- evaluate comparative operations performance for each field
- focus your efforts to enhance operations efficiency & lower operating cost
- help offset higher costs due to production decline with improved uptime reliability
- a focused approach to evaluate your uptime reliability by field
- consistent, reliable and detailed information to assess the strengths and
opportunities for improving your current operations.
Contact: Richard M. Tucker, VP Marketing & Client Relations, 713-985-5183, richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com |
Deepwater Operators Benchmarking - 7th Edition - Study Completed - Available for "Back-in" Participation
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- consistent, reliable and detailed information to assess your competitive strengths and opportunities for improving your current operations
- a ‘tool’ to help you reduce life-cycle asset operating costs
- objective measures of uptime reliability among companies
- a focused approach to evaluate your asset OPEX in each cost category
Contact: Richard M. Tucker, VP Marketing & Client Relations, 713-985-5183, richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com |
Permian Basin - 7th Edition
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 | This study examines:
- field level operating costs, comparing similar assets based upon production and geologic characteristics
- “Cost Drivers” for the various types of Permian Basin production
- a detailed evaluation of your Severance and Ad Valorem taxes compared to similar fields; past clients have realized large savings (millions!) in this area
- multi-year trend analysis
Contact: Richard M. Tucker, VP Marketing & Client Relations, 713-985-5183, richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com |
East Texas / North Louisiana "Full Cycle Analysis" Production, Drilling & Completions Operations Benchmarking - 2nd Edition
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 | This 2nd edition study will benchmark detailed production costs, and also examine for the first time:
- Drilling & Completion performance to deliver you insight on “full cycle” economics. Benchmarks will include detailed cost metrics, time/depth and rate of penetration metrics and analysis of drilling performance drivers
- benchmarking Operating Efficiency/Uptime Reliability metrics for fields
- Ziff Energy’s new automated download method of gathering data
- performance assessment of Haynesville Shale upstream activities (drilling & completion, plus production)
Contact: Richard M. Tucker, VP Marketing & Client Relations, 713-985-5183, richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com |
FPSO Operators - Worldwide OpEx & Production Reliability Benchmarking Study - 1st Edition
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 | Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) and Floating Storage & Offloading (FSO) vessels are well established as production systems for both shallow and deep waters. Key areas served by FPSO’s are West Africa (esp. Nigeria & Angola), Brazil, Asia, and the North Sea. Ziff Energy is pleased to offer the first worldwide multi-client OpEx and Reliability benchmarking study of operations utilizing these vessels. Ziff Energy has benchmarked FPSO and FSO operations in Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Contact: Richard Tucker, VP Marketing, 713-985-5183,
richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com |
2010 Western Canada Finding & Development Cost Study - 24th Edition
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 | The effectiveness of exploration and development programs is crtical to success for all E&P companies and Trusts. To respond to a quickly changing business environment, companies must focus on areas of real competitive advantage with solid business plans. Assess your company's long term E&P effectiveness ('value creation') at the corporate and capital program level.
Contact: Paul Ziff, CEO, 403-234-4276,
paul.ziff@ziffenergy.com |
2008 Western Canada Drilling Cost Benchmarking Study - 2nd Edition
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- a focused approach to evaluate your drilling performance
- consistent, reliable and detailed information to assess the strengths and
opportunities for improving your current drilling program
- an understanding of the performance gaps and improvement opportunities in the
well construction process
- knowledge of best practices for internal learning
Contact: Paul Ziff, CEO, 403-234-4276,
paul.ziff@ziffenergy.com |