Research Reports

Designed for investors, lenders, traders, and acquisition teams, the Investment Challenge Memo provides a focused review of the geological assumptions underpinning a transaction or investment case. The objective is simple: identify the subsurface factors most likely to influence value, performance, and downside risk. Clear, concise, and decision-focused, it helps clients challenge assumptions before they become costly surprises

Every upstream opportunity begins with the sedimentary basin. The Basin Health Check provides an independent assessment of the geological factors most likely to influence asset performance, reserve growth, and investment outcomes. By examining basin evolution, petroleum system elements and processes, and play architecture, we help clients identify key risks, critical assumptions, and potential blind spots before capital is committed.

Major capital decisions deserve independent scrutiny. This service provides a detailed external review of the geological, reservoir, and development assumptions underpinning exploration, appraisal, redevelopment, and acquisition programmes. We do not replace internal technical teams; we provide an additional layer of challenge designed to strengthen decision-making, improve risk awareness, and increase confidence in the chosen course of action.