Exploration

Promotion studies, Advice to Ministries and Agencies

Beicip-Franlab has a large experience in providing consultancy and advisory services in the promotion of exploration acreage by governmental authorities (Ministries or Regulatory Agencies). Our services benefit from the integration of our multi-disciplinary expertise including geoscience and production, oil and gas economy and design of petroleum contracts.
Promotion of acreage

Beicip-Franlab offers its reputed capacity to assess or re-assess in a rigorous and independent way  the hydrocarbon potential of acreages at various scales (basin, sub basin, block). Our consultants have a very deep experience in large variety of basins and countries around the world, and also a strong capacity to apply leading edge technologies and methods in geoscience.

Beicip-Franlab offers its skills and experience in advising authorities in various areas: promotion strategy, organization of licensing rounds, negotiations with bidders, monitoring of operations.

A large range of consulting and advisory services

  • Assessment of the hydrocarbon potential

    • Assessment of the regional geology

    • Interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic surveys

    • Estimations of resources and yet to find

    • Ranking of plays and prospects for use of authorities

    • Preparation of promotion reports and data packages

  • Promotion strategy

    • Advice on the promotion strategy

    • Design of blocks

    • Road shows and promotional reports

  • Licensing rounds

    • Support for the preparation of licensing rounds

    • Assistance in elaboration of the licensing procedure

    • Assistance in the evaluation of bids

  • Petroleum legislation and contracts

    • Revising and drafting petroleum legislation, regulations and contracts

    • Selection of appropriate fiscal and economic packages

    • Negotiation of petroleum contracts

    • Implementation and follow up of contracts

  • Monitoring of operations on behalf of authorities (technical, financial)

Some recent selected references

  •    Ivory Coast: Assessment of the hydrocarbon offshore potential (2010)

  •    Ecuador: Assistance in the preparation of the data package for the 11th Round (onshore Ronda Sur Oriente 2012)

  •    Canada (Nova Scotia): Assessment of the hydrocarbon offshore potential for the 2012 call for tender

  •    Cyprus: Assistance in the preparation and implementation of the 1st (2007) and 2nd (2012) Offshore Licensing Rounds

  •    Lebanon: Assistance in the preparation of the 1st Offshore Licensing Round (2014)