Insight
How specialist explorers in US GoM outperform
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Report summary
Small, specialist independents have outperformed other US GoM companies on almost all exploration metrics. These companies have targeted different plays from the bigger explorers. They have achieved world-class success rates and commerciality metrics. Their value creation and full-cycle rates of return are outstanding. And they have achieved this through both high and low price cycles with a laser focus on how to commercialise prospects, even before they are drilled.
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Peer group of explorers
- Exploration performance surpasses larger GoM explorers
- Common strategies that have led to this success
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Business model enablers
- Space for new entrants?
- Diverging strategies
- What does the future hold for GoM's small explorers?
- Where else in the world is this model possible?
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Specialist GoM explorers peer groupAverage discovery size by peer groupSuccess rates by peer group
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Volume per exploration well by peer groupDiscovery costs by peer groupLead times by peer groupFull-cycle IRR by peer groupSpend per exploration well by peer groupValue creation by peer group
What's included
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