Unconventional Oil & Gas Production Benchmark
The Unconventionals Benchmark enables producers to see their OPEX, LOE & CAPEX performance from an external perspective and to optimize their operations.
THE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS MORE VOLATILE THAN EVER. HOW DO YOU ADAPT TO SURVIVE?
Cutting costs is the name of the game across the North American shale plays. But how do you know where to cut costs that do not impact on your future viability? Improving operational competitiveness, efficiency and productivity while maintaining overall effectiveness has never been more important. However, achieving this presents significant challenges, including:
- Reliably identifying the specific areas where there are opportunities to improve
- Missing opportunities for cost reductions through inaccurate target setting
- Inability to objectively justify plans and decisions to stakeholders
ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL COST COMPETITIVENESS & EFFICIENCY
Total Cost Competitiveness & Efficiency analysed through four key areas contributing to the Lease Operating Expense:
- Well Maintenance and Workovers
- Operations including Water Handling and Chemicals
- Gathering, Processing and Transportation
- Energy Consumption
OPTIMIZE YOUR WORKFORCE
Personnel costs and staffing levels including:
- Field Personnel
- Support Personnel
- Third Parties
BECOME A PACESETTER IN OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Focus on:
- Production Efficiency
- Maintenance Management
- Well Reliability
- Equipment Reliability & Availability
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WHAT CAN BENCHMARKING DELIVER
Juran Benchmarking is a world leader in benchmarking for performance improvement across the oil & gas value chain from wellhead to customer. We support oil & gas operators from across the globe to achieve operational excellence by developing data-backed performance improvement plans based on peer-to-peer benchmarking.
COMPARE YOUR ASSET'S PERFORMANCE
Compare metrics covering operations and maintenance cost efficiency and competitiveness, workforce productivity and operational effectiveness with the world's leading unconventional production operators.
IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE GAPS
Develop a clear understanding of the areas of opportunity for performance improvement, their magnitude, and priority, through a detailed gap analysis.
UNDERSTAND YOUR IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Uncover the root cause of your performance gaps through the contextual analysis provided.
JUSTIFY YOUR BUSINESS PLANS AND DECISIONS
Support your business plans and decisions based upon impartial and objective analyses.
SET THE CORRECT KPI TARGETS
Set the correct ambitious yet achievable targets for your KPIs by leveraging the knowledge and insights of what exactly it means to be good, great or outstanding in the industry.
DELIVER A DATA-BACKED IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Juran Benchmarking can support you in delivering a data-backed improvement plan for your upstream production plant through our Gap to Potential Workshops.
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO BENCHMARKING
A benchmarking approach focused on maximizing value to you, underpinned by:
- Streamlined data collection
- Responsive help-desk support
- Program schedule flexibility
- Alignment with your goals and KPIs
- Customizable benchmarking scope
- Onsite training
- Final report presentation to key stakeholders
- Strong regional peer groups
- Proprietary like-for-like normalization: the Juran Complexity Factor®
- Actionable results beyond simple insights
- Oil & Gas value chain benchmarking
Case Study
Unconventionals operators demonstrate best-in-class performance to investors
Learn how a US Unconventionals Operator who was looking to demonstrate to investors that their shale oil operations were “best in class” was able to leverage the power of benchmarking to achieve this.
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THE UNCONVENTIONALS BENCHMARK IN NUMBERS
For a quarter of a century, upstream production operators from more than 35 countries have leveraged the power of data-backed performance improvement to achieve cost competitiveness and operational excellence.
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OVER 100 MILLION
MANHOURS BENCHMARKED -
USD 16 MILLION
AVERAGE OPEX GAP IDENTIFIED
Upstream
Benchmarking for production assets including offshore, onshore and unconventionals.
Offshore Production
Focus on the one thing you can control: your operational performance.
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Midstream
Benchmarking for oil separation plants, natural gas processing, LNG liquefaction plants, gas pipelines and liquids pipelines & terminals.
Downstream
Benchmarking for marine tank terminals, gas transmission systems, underground gas storage and LNG regasification terminals.
Gas Transmission Systems
The world’s largest national and regional gas transmission system operator-led benchmark.
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Gas Distribution
Europe's only benchmark focusing specifically on gas distribution operators.
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Other services
Achieve your performance goals through the power of benchmarking.
Workforce Optimisation
Headcount metrics thought the industry-leading Juran Staffing Index©.
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Customised Benchmarks
Sometimes you need answers to specific questions. What if you could get them from your industry peers?
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OPEX & Workforce Forecasts
Leverage our benchmarking databases to take the guesswork out of your new project forecasting.
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M&A Due Diligence
Make evidence-based decisions through the power of performance benchmarking data.
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Benchmarking Training
Give your people the skills they need to ensure your benchmarking is a successful investment.
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Upstream
Benchmarking for production assets including offshore, onshore and unconventionals.
Midstream
Benchmarking for oil separation plants, natural gas processing, LNG liquefaction plants, gas pipelines and liquids pipelines & terminals.
Downstream
Benchmarking for marine tank terminals, gas transmission systems, underground gas storage and LNG regasification terminals.
Other services
Achieve your performance goals through the power of benchmarking.
Onshore Production
Close the gap to performance sustainability.
Offshore Production
Focus on the one thing you can control: your operational performance.
Unconventionals
Worldwide shale production.
Separation Plants (GOSPs)
Gas/Oil separation plants & wet-crude-handling facilities.
Gas Processing Plants
Natural Gas Processing & NGL.
LNG Liquefaction Plants
Over 75% of world-wide LNG capacity benchmarked.
Gas Pipelines
Gas gathering, gas transportation, subsea, and inter-state pipelines.
Liquid Pipelines & Terminals
Crude Oil and Refined Products.
Gas Transmission Systems
The world’s largest national and regional gas transmission system operator-led benchmark.
LNG Regasification Terminals
The world’s only LNG receiving terminal benchmark.
Marine Tank Terminals
The Global Marine Tank Terminals Benchmark.
Underground Gas Storage
The world’s only underground gas storage benchmark.
Gas Distribution
Europe's only benchmark focusing specifically on gas distribution operators.
Workforce Optimisation
Headcount metrics thought the industry-leading Juran Staffing Index©.
Customised Benchmarks
Sometimes you need answers to specific questions. What if you could get them from your industry peers?
Value Chain Benchmarking
A single benchmark, from wellhead to customer.
OPEX & Workforce Forecasts
Leverage our benchmarking databases to take the guesswork out of your new project forecasting.
M&A Due Diligence
Make evidence-based decisions through the power of performance benchmarking data.
Benchmarking Training
Give your people the skills they need to ensure your benchmarking is a successful investment.