Nov. 14, 2016


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  ABSTRACT of Presentation

Regardless of oil price, large joint venture upstream projects have significantly underperformed on cost, schedule and production.  Smaller upstream projects have not fared much better. While there are a number of good books that go into some detail on reasoning focused principally on project management, poor decision quality played a very significant role in the underperformance.

Therefore, a group of experienced subject matter experts (SME's) from across the oil & gas industry worked collaboratively to develop a joint technical report focused on good decision quality. Additional industry input was obtained from a discussion session at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in September 2015. The resulting technical report provides practical advice on the application of decision quality principles, which apply during all phases of a project’s life cycle, including exploration, development, and operational phases.

The group of SME's focused on “decision quality” as defined by the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) in terms of a Decision Makers’ Bill of Rights. The focus of this report is on gaining alignment as much as understanding differences of the participants regarding the opportunity, alternatives, information, values, trade-offs, logical analysis and commitment to action.

Both SPE and SDP sponsored this effort requiring numerous meetings of the SME's to get to agreement.  Both SPE & SDP believe this technical report to contain very valuable information that should be shared broadly with our communities.

                                                                          

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Featured Speakers

Speaker: Craig McKnight, JD, CPA  - Retired Chevron Manager, Decision & Economic Analysis
Speaker Craig McKnight, JD, CPA - Retired Chevron Manager, Decision & Economic Analysis

 
Craig McKnight recently retired as the Manager of Decision & Economic Analysis for Deepwater Exploration & Projects (DWEP) and Gulf of Mexico (GOM) business units for Chevron.  Headquartered in Houston, Craig was responsible for decision quality and economic analysis for exploration, appraisal, capital and technology projects in DWEP & GOM …

 


Craig McKnight recently retired as the Manager of Decision & Economic Analysis for Deepwater Exploration & Projects (DWEP) and Gulf of Mexico (GOM) business units for Chevron.  Headquartered in Houston, Craig was responsible for decision quality and economic analysis for exploration, appraisal, capital and technology projects in DWEP & GOM business units. 


He began his career in 1980 as an accountant and has held a variety of roles in Chevron including capital stewardship champion, international gas regional commercial manager – Latin America, International gas decision analysis team leader, planning manager, and executive staff.  He has also held positions outside Chevron as an investment banker, lawyer and tax specialist.


He is a member of the SPE, the Society of Decision Professional (SDP) and is a board member of the local Houston chapter of the SDP.  He was a co-author of the recently published technical paper on Decision Quality sponsored by Society of Decision Professionals & SPE.  He has taught commercial negotiations and decision analysis for many years.


Craig received an accounting degree from Sam Houston State University and became a CPA in 1985.  He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1992, along with his law license.


 

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Organizer

Doo Hyun Chung

Email: dchung@chevron.com 
Phone: (909) 451-3362


Date and Time

Mon, Nov. 14, 2016

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0500) US/Central

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Location

Shell Woodcreek Building B Room B104 (150 N Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston TX 77079)