Oil & Gas Project Disputes
With deliverables management, we make the whole process of working with us easy and rewarding.
With oil and gas project management disputes, cases can drag on for months, or even years. It’s a drain on your associates to keep track of reports and other expert-relevant documentation.
We make sure everything is kept up to date, with traceable version histories. Complex cases may involve different experts over time, so we are scrupulous in coordinating our experts and their opinions to build a comprehensive view as people come on and off the case.
Through our knowledge base we can provide reports and opinions from similar cases on both sides of the dispute. We can also assist your team with research.
We also handle the logistics side of getting experts to sites around the world to undertake their investigations or give their expert testimony.
Contact us today to discuss how we can help your next case.
“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
SNAPSHOT
- CLAIM SIZE $400m+
- LAW FIRM HFW (for the plaintiff)
- JURISDICTION English Law
A change in conditions raises the spectre of a dispute
We deployed a multidisciplinary team around the globe to investigate engineering aspects of this their client’s oil and gas mega-project. The investigation and communications were seamlessly handled and the operator’s position strengthened, ultimately meaning the case didn’t go to arbitration.
Read full story: Prepared to walk away
Find out moreContract cancellation due to alleged poor rig performance
In South America, a drillship under contract offshore was declared unfit to drill, severely compromising our client’s operations. Our team of experts was called in to survey the rig and assess the performance issues. We provided ongoing advisory and witness support during the case.
Read full story: A Fistful of Experts
Find out moreSNAPSHOT
- CLAIM SIZE $500m
- LAW FIRM Stephenson Harwood (for the defendant)
- JURISDICTION UNCITRAL Arbitration rules
SNAPSHOT
- CLAIM SIZE $120m
- LAW FIRM Confidential (for the defendant)
- JURISDICTION LCIA rules
Arbitration over the alleged botched FPSO conversion
The claim, arising from the hull repair of an FPSO vessel operating in West African waters, was based on engineering and construction methodology. Initially asked for one kind of expert, we suggested another approach which helped the client see the whole picture. Retained as an expert witness, we provided an opinion on the quantum of the claim and the project management approach of the vessel owner.
Read full story: Seeing the bigger picture
Find out moreJack-up construction claims
Our client called us when the construction of a new jack-up rig in Asia went wrong. The project experienced major changes, several delays, and engineering issues. We were brought in to provide independent reviews of both the new rig design and how the changes were managed, alongside quantity surveys and expert witness reports.
SNAPSHOT
- CLAIM SIZE $100m
- LAW FIRM Confidential
- JURISDICTION LCIA rules