CER and its associates recognise the significant opportunity for African Governments, Private and Institutional Investors, and smaller oil companies to make smart investments in upstream oil and gas in Africa. Key to making smart investments in this sector relies on access to well qualified and experienced upstream oil and gas professionals capable of providing technical, valuation, acquisition and contracts services to those institutions that typically do not have these specialist capabilities in-house.
CER and its associates have hands-on experience of working worldwide but especially in the North Sea, Russia, Africa, the Middle East – especially Iraq and in North and South America. Each one of specialists holds a senior professional qualification and has more than 20 years’ experience in their respective area of the business. Our services include but are not limited to:
- Commercial Support
- Risk Assessment
- Tender short-listing, preparation and evaluation for FEED and EPC
- Negotiation of PSAs & SPAs
- Company Restructuring
- Business process (re-)design
- Top management training
- Upstream Asset Development
- Feasibility studies and development options analysis
- Cost and schedule
- Field development plans
- Project management
- Expert witness
- Finding Investments, Matching to Investors
- Rigorous geoscience, engineering and economic analysis
- Russia/CIS, Iraq, Africa, Americas
- Stranded Oil and Gas Development (LNG, CNG, GTL, Power, Petrochemicals)
- Valuation and Due Diligence
- Competent Persons Reports for Listings & Formal Announcements (inc LSE & ASX)
- Information Memoranda
- Farm-in/A/D/licensing rounds – for loan & equity finance
In addition to providing the commercial advisory and training services listed above, CER and its associates are interested in investing in African oil and gas assets and invite interested parties to contact us in order to explore the opportunities.