Who we serve
When you think about your program of work, what keeps you awake at night?
Major capital investments in the upstream energy industry are fraught with risk. That’s the nature of the game. But when you’re dealing with feats of engineering on this scale, complexity quickly tips the balance towards overruns, blown budgets and increased risk of incidents. We work with executives to put a hand on the scales and bring more certainty to your projects.
Operators
You own the rights to upstream production and want assurance you can deliver your projects on time and budget—and to the quality you promised.
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When you’re scaling up your service with multiple projects, increased scope—or any other factor that adds complexity—we can help.
Find out moreFinancial firms
Looking for an independent view for your energy project? We understand the industry, the technical side—and the risks you face.
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Your clients are major players in upstream energy. But if you’re here, they’re in trouble—and you’re in need of a very specific set of skills.
Find out more“Epeus is a highly regarded project management consultancy, that continues to attain and exceed my expectations.”
Fiona Bannister, Technical Services Manager, Centrica Energy Upstream
"We brought you guys in to scare us into action, and you delivered in buckets.”
Don Jacobsen, EVP, Shell
“Epeus understands the key requirements that are needed to achieve successful rig startups. Their personnel have deep experience and are knowledgeable in the areas of rig delivery.”
Brian Hay, Director, Rig Engineering, Global Wells Organization, BP
“Whenever we’ve needed Epeus personnel, they’ve always got there fast—anywhere in the world.”
Sachin Mehra, Vice-President, Asset Management, Valaris (ENSCO)
“The rigorous approach of Epeus’s project readiness review service quickly gave us a set of robust and independent insights into the state of readiness of our field development project. The findings proved to be extremely valuable.”
Leonardo Adami, Director, Petroleum Equity
“The bondholders appreciate the candour and view you guys provided. It was one of the key ingredients to getting consensus on the overall transaction.”
Ken Becker, Director, AMA Capital
"We needed knowledge and experience of a large complex project environment and leadership for our onsite technical team to get us across the finish line. Epeus stepped up to help us implement our project strategy with good discipline."
Peter Anson, Director, Projects and Sites Energy Business Unit, Valmet Technologies Oyj.
“Your expert's knowledge was outstanding, the report was professional, and his courtroom experience shone through during cross-examination. Great job.”
John Deis, Partner, Hicks Thomas LLP
“The Epeus team helped us to understand the complexities associated with a new build rig project and a new North Sea contractor startup."
Andrew Lough, Culzean Wells Project Manager, Maersk Oil
“Epeus’s approach allowed us to fully analyse our options, integrate the rig construction period into our Culzean Project and feel more confident as we progressed towards the start of our drilling campaign.”
Andrew Lough, Culzean Wells Project Manager, Maersk Oil
Why Epeus
Since 2002, we’ve helped our clients on well over 200 projects.
We offer a rare combination of technical knowledge, industry insights and project management experience. Our clients come to us to forecast project risk before they commit or oversee an active project. We can also act as expert witnesses in legal disputes. (Expand for more…)
We enable large, complex feats of engineering to succeed
What’s in a name?
In 2000, Mark Thompson completed his part on the Transocean Spirit and Deep Seas projects, which created the oil and gas industry’s first dual-activity, ultradeepwater drillships. This pioneering feat of engineering involved the complex installation of single towers and twin drill floors and equipment that dramatically reduced drilling times in deep waters.
Inspired by the idea that he could help other complex engineering projects to succeed, Mark left Transocean to found Epeus, named for the Greek who designed the Trojan Horse—a singular engineering feat that brought the Trojan war to an end. Knowing that megaprojects are fraught with risk, Mark built the consultancy around project risk management. The original Epeus himself was not a great warrior. Yet through his vision and acumen, he enabled victory.