Our Approach
We provide consulting services to upstream operating companies and the
service sector. Our large and detailed database, and extensive
international experience, provides access to information not available from any
other consulting firm. We support E&P companies in their strategic
planning initiatives and field operations improvement, and service companies in
their business development.
Our E&P consulting is multi-client or customized. Our approach consists of three phases. Phase
1 identifies 'performance gaps', Phase 2 focuses on those specific operating
practice areas with the most potential impact to the client's production operating
efficiency, and Phase 3 focuses on actionable implementation plans. This three-phase approach allows for your operation improvement efforts to be
focused on those cost areas where changing work practices will have the largest
impacts.
Phase 1: Reliability
& Cost Benchmarking
We perform uptime reliability and cost diagnostic benchmarking analysis to determine the extent of performance
'gaps' by comparing each field's operating performance to similar 'like kind' operations
of other leading E&P companies.
The cost analysis is conducted for the full
range of detailed cost categories. We also perform a 'Cost Driver' analysis,
which provides correlations between certain operating functions/activities and associated
costs. Trends in the data are identified that lead to cost reduction opportunities.
Cost drivers are selected after consultation with the client's field operations
professionals.
Phase 2: Production Efficiency & Best Practices Review
Custom Consulting services - Production Efficiency &
Best Practices Review, helps clients improve their field operations by
identifying sustainable opportunities for increasing volumes, reducing field
operating costs, and reducing environmental impacts. We believe that the
majority of an Operations Management team's time should be spent improving and
optimizing the operations. Our most lasting benefit is to help management use
the improvement process to establish a self-sustaining continuous improvement
operating culture.
Phase 3: Actionable Implementation
Ziff Energy's Best Operating Practices database offers leading ideas in areas such as
automation, electric generation (power), chemicals (scale and corrosion treatment,
alliances), sand control, water handling (waterfloods), and gas treatment.
Ziff Energy collaborates closely with the client's Project team to develop actionable
implementation plans based upon the recommendations. We often arrange visits
to leader fields that are outstanding in specific operating areas important to the
client. The transfer of Best Practices brings significant cash savings
benefits to clients, and production gains are also realized as reliability increases.