You may represent a large multinational operator. You may represent a growing independent. Your company may already have extensive activities on and around the continent of Africa. Perhaps Africa is new to you and you are about to explore a new prospect in a new territory.

Irrespective of the size or complexity of your organisation, your responsibility is to secure the critical data acquisition objectives at the right price and with an acceptable level of risk. You face the following challenges -

• African operating environment (often remote)
• Limited and/or slow communications
• Non-exclusivity of contractor field service personnel
• Experience level of contractor personnel
• Management of rig-time (especially deep water projects)
• Control of Non-Productive Time (NPT)
• Active control of contract cost