Contracted to develop a Competent Person Report for a number of licenses located in Central Africa. The report was developed to AIM format and formed part of an acquisition process conducted by a Johanesburg Stock Exchange listed company. A full geophysical and geological assessment was conducted along with a valuation of the licenses based on the agreed commercial terms.

Contracted to conduct an assessment of seismic data available for a large offshore block. Assessed all available data, selected and supervised the reprocessing of key lines. Carried out new interpretation of reprocessed lines and other available data. Carried out review a prospectivity review of the license and assessed potential reserves.

Conducted a reserves assessment on two recently awarded blocks in Kurdistan. Assessed the potential recoverable reserves associated with each property. Utilised our extensive data base of information on Iraq which is encapsulated in our Iraq Hydrocarbon Potential Report.

Contracted to assessed methods that could be used to recover associated liquids from a gas offtake stream currently being flared. Established optimum configuration for recovery scheme and performed cost assessment that formed the basis for economic evaluation.

Prepared an overview of the current oil and gas investment climate in Kazakhstan for a City investment house. Overview covered investment criteria for oil and gas propreties including allowed reserves, discount rates and data on recently executed deals in the country.

Contracted to conduct an evaluaton of the potential reserves for a license area within the Congo's section of the Albertine Basin. Conducted the evaluation based on a regional geological assessment. Developed a valuation of the property. Went on to assist the client in establishing a Production Sharing Agreement for the license area with the host government.

Contracted to farm-out part of the equity in a highly prospective block in Ghana. Performed a pre-sale evaluation on the block including a reserves evaluation and a valuation based on the Petroleum Agreement terms. Went on to prepare and run the technical data room, receive and analyse bids and to assist in negotiations with selected bidders.

Contracted to conduct an evaluaton of fields and prospects for a license area within Kazakhstan for an investor condsidering farm-in options. Evaluated reserves potential within the block and the robustness of the owner's exploration, appraisal and development program. Provided an Independent Valuation of the the potential opportunity. Went on to conduct a full geophysical evaluation of the pre-salt strata associated with the property couple with an assessment of potential reserves.

Conducted technical due diligence for a bank, which as part of a consortium, was providing finance to an operator developing a small offshore oil field. Issues covered included: minimum recoverable reserves verification,schedule risk, technical risk associated with the production system - wells and FPSO.

Mandated to farm-out equity in an offshore license in Nigeria's shallow water Niger Delta. Prior to marketing the license conducted an appraisal of available seismic and well data to establish prospectivity of the license block. Prospectivity assessment included conducting a seimic interpretation and a geological assessment based on available data. The assessment of reserves potential assessment was conducted on a probabalistic basis.