Better project delivery: upstream’s value opportunity
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- How bad was it really?
- Spreading the pain around
- What went wrong in Australia?
- The financial cost of poor execution
- Turning the ship around
- A golden opportunity for stellar returns
- But can it last?
- The five ingredients for success
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Appendix (1)
- Company case study: Eni
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Appendix (2)
- For further details of Wood Mackenzie's Project Benchmarking capabilities please contact:
- Renaud Brimont Head of Consulting EMEARC renaud.brimont@woodmac.com
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- Piers Moffatt Principal, Upstream Consulting piers.moffatt@woodmac.com
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Project delay (%) by type, 2006-2016 sanctionsCapex range (%) by type, 2006-2016 sanctionsIRR of projects by year of sanction at FID versus now (%), weighted average
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Range of project delays (%) by sanction dateCapex range (%) by project sanction dateHow major projects got quicker: from FID to start-up and payback, by year of sanctionPrice impact on pre-FID and under dev. IRRIRR impact on pre-FID projects by varying capexLNG projects by year of sanction and location, with company targets for future sanctions (non-US)
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