Getting your project back to warp speed, in a strange new world

Suspending major, complex engineering projects brings many challenges. The true impact of the current global slowdown will only be apparent when projects start up…

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Managing risks on large complex projects

PART 3: Elements of Project Risk Maturity (PRIMA) In the first two parts of this series, we looked at…

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Managing risks on large complex projects

PART 2: Comparing challenge levels across phases Leaders who want to maximize their project profits need to find the right level of project risk maturity…

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Managing risks on large complex projects

PART 1: Assessing the challenge We’re all familiar with the alarming statistics of failure rates for large projects—the kind with budgets that make your eyes…

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Keeping them working – the SPS challenge facing the Industry

Over five years ago, we wrote an insights paper (November 2014) on one of the challenges the mobile offshore drilling sector was facing,…

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IMO 2020 Compliance Challenges – An Overview of the Market

With only months to go until the IMO 2020 regulation on sulphur limit kicks in, many vessel owners are opting to install scrubbers. This paper…

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Epeus Expert Witness Market Research

In 2018 we launched exploratory research to investigate some of the challenges and pain points partners and associates encounter while searching for industry expert witnesses...

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Drillship Day Rates – New Dawn or False Dawn?

Drillship utilization rates are increasing but day rates are still low. The demand for the UDW (ultra deepwater) drillships is increasing. Given the high number…

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Is the Jack-Up Market Self-Elevating?

Jack-up utilization rates are increasing but the day rates are still low. Over 70% of the cold stacked jack-ups are 30 years or older. Given…

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Is the Environment Harsh for HE Semisubs?

HE semisubs market segment is picking up. There are not enough HE semisubs to meet the growing demand and this will translate into higher day…

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