Woodfall Consulting

Woodfall Consulting Ltd

The following brief summaries are examples of recent work conducted by Woodfall Consulting Ltd, either independently or working with other consultancies.

March – June 2011 : Bluebird Energy plc

Conducted an extensive review of the hydrocarbon potential of Bluebird Energy US non-operated oil and gas assets, using public domain and government organisation material, as well as interpretations of available direct well data. In collaboration with Molten (www.molten-group.com), this information was used to prepare an independent valuation of the company’s assets. This Competent Person’s Report (CPR) is included in the Bluebird Energy’s admission document for the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which can be downloaded from

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February – March 2011 : An oilfield service company

Conducted a screening exercise of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of a block in India, in conjunction with a farm-in opportunity. A report making a recommendation on whether or not there was sufficient potential for a full due diligence review to be worthwhile was produced.

October 2010 – February 2011 : Wessex Exploration plc

Conducted a screening exercise of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of a block in India, in conjunction with a farm-in opportunity. A report making a recommendation on whether or not there was sufficient potential for a full due diligence review to be worthwhile was produced.

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September – December 2009 : Wessex Exploration Ltd

Conducted a review of the assets of Wessex Exploration with D’Orange Ltd (www.dorange.co.uk), using interviews with the operator, public domain and government organisation material, and interpretations of any available direct well data. This report was produced in association with the launch of Wessex Exploration on the London PLUS market December 2009, and was available in the public domain until superseded by the CPR described above. It can be read here

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April – May 2008 : A leading international bank

An oilfield industry contractor owned a number of ships suitable for conversion to floating production, storage, and offloading vessels (FPSOs). Construction of the first vessel had started in a Far-East fabrication yard. The bank, which had invested in the contractor, wanted greater into the FPSO business. A market report , containing pertinent follow-up questions to pose to the contractor management, was produced, to assist the bank to assess the profitability of their investment.

March 1999 – present : Independent Project Analysis, Inc.

Analysis of more than 100 capital projects, ranging from $50 million to over $40 billion, to provide benchmarks and test readiness for moving forwards to the next step in the development process. Workscope has typically been related to wells and reservoir disciplines of oil and gas development, but has also included facilities construction, project definition, and capital projects in other industries. Highlights include:

  • Led a review in 2010 of a mid-cap European integrated oil and gas company’s project implementation system, providing recommendations for improvement based on recognition of common strengths and opportunities
  • Facilitated several front-end loading and value improving practice workshops for clients in the upstream and nuclear industries,
  • Led research studies, data analysis, process reviews, and product development for client companies.