Blog12th Dec 2018
A relatively high and much more stable oil price has generated a lot of renewed investor interest in the North Sea upstream E&P sector over the past 12 months or so. Last month, in the UK Government’s 2018 Budget it…
View moreBlog4th Dec 2018
We have witnessed a steady increase in Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Oil & Gas sector in 2018 with a number of high profile transactions concerning companies and/or asset sales in the upstream exploration & production (E&P) space…
View moreBlog19th Nov 2018
The ongoing recovery in the oil price and increasing pricing certainty continues to improve the North Sea Oil & Gas M&A landscape with activity led by the upstream E&P corporate and asset transactions. There are many notable examples, with Total’s…
View moreBlog2nd Jul 2018
Much has been written about adaptation, change and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry in 2017. E&P are leading the change agenda, especially in the North Sea and we are starting to see the Oil Services sector leading the…
View moreBlog8th Mar 2018
Practice principals, there are many non-financial rewards to owning your own practice, such as your autonomy in decision making and being your own boss. However, have you considered if you receive enough satisfaction and financial reward to compensate for all…
View moreBlog21st Feb 2018
Growth is a natural strategic objective for most businesses, as a means of creating increasing value and rewards for owners and employees. However, in our experience, prevailing political and economic uncertainty may be shaping behaviour towards low risk strategies such…
View moreBlog8th Jan 2018
Quoting Clint Eastwood in “Heartbreak Ridge”, this is the unofficial slogan of the US Marines. It could be a good slogan to adopt in the Oil and Gas industry – or perhaps we can take it one-step further by saying…
View moreBlog8th Dec 2017
Considering a management buyout? Here are some of the pitfalls to keep an eye out for.
View moreBlog3rd Sep 2017
In the past, business leaders and managers may have tried to deal with the majority of their issues internally, as asking for external assistance may have been perceived as a sign of potential weakness or lack of knowledge and insight…
View moreBlog8th May 2017
Change Management in International Business
View moreBlog3rd May 2017
I love to sing, and am a member of a barbershop chorus. That means that I often pay more attention to the lyrics of songs than my friends and colleagues, and I find areas of my life being represented in…
View moreBlog4th Apr 2017
There is a need for practice principals to consider selling their practice years in advance of the planned retirement date. One of the main reasons for this is that the purchaser may require the former-principal to stay on for a…
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