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Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream and downstream) – US$127billion (82 projects);
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ACE Winches is a specialist in the design, manufacture, and hire of winches, marine deck machinery, and the provision of associated hire personnel, led by Scottish entrepreneur, Alfie Cheyne.
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"India’s energy security is important for the global growth, as it is the world's fastest growing economy.
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Hugh Fraser International teamed up with Calgary-based Rainmaker Global Access to provide a new specialist support service for Canadian companies seeking to benefit from the US$630 billion energy market in the Middle East being tracked by the Energy Industries Council, and in the surrounding regions of India, Caspian/Central Asia, Eastern…
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Hugh Fraser International (HFI) in association with Metwand Chambers Law Office in Mumbai, has released the second article in its “Roadmap to Successful Ventures in India” programme.
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HFI Petroleum Technology Legal Solutions extend our congratulations to AccessESP on the establishment of their new business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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HFI believes that one of the strongest offerings to emerge over that decade for Middle East business structures has been the DMCC free zone option.
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The Middle East region will continue to offer major opportunities to the petroleum sector for the next generation.
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Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia – to accelerate the build out of new offshore wind capacities in the Baltic Sea.
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this world-first represents a significant opportunity to showcase the potential of hydrocarbons as a reliable and affordable source of low carbon hydrogen and ammonia.
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Subsea energy-focused operators seeking to expand should be eyeing Saudi Arabia as the region pushes boundaries to bolster its oil and gas supply ambitions.
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It’s always an exciting time in Aberdeen when Offshore Europe is in town – and this year was even more so, with it being the first time the event was held at the city’s new exhibition centre, P&J Live.
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Exploration and production budgets in the Middle East have been squeezed in recent years, but new data suggests that energy firms in the region are ready to increase their offshore spending once again.
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Welcome to my weekly article outlining HFI’s new approach to helping businesses establish a presence in Abu Dhabi through our innovative Bridgehead Cluster Ventures (BCV).
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Welcome to my weekly article outlining HFI’s new approach to helping businesses establish a presence in Abu Dhabi through our innovative Bridgehead Cluster Ventures (BCV). This week I am discussing participating companies, and the roles of local partners, general managers and HFI.
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Welcome to my weekly article outlining HFI’s new approach to helping businesses establish a presence in Abu Dhabi through our innovative Bridgehead Cluster Ventures (BCV). This week, I am discussing how BCVs will operate in practice.
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Welcome to the first in my new weekly series examining a new and innovative project being pioneered by HFI – the bridgehead cluster venture (BCV). Just as the name suggests, BCV is about bringing business together and collectively working towards success.
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Permanent well abandonment consists of cutting the production string around 10 to 15 feet below the seabed.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My tenth and final theme is “Rolling Out Innovative Business Structures to Succeed.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My ninth and penultimate theme is “Isolating the Reasons for Why Ventures Fail”.
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The first wells were drilled in the North Sea in the 1960s and 1970s, transforming it into one of the world’s leading oil-producing regions. But now, half a century later, many of those initial wells are coming to the end of their lifespan.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region. My eighth theme is “Choosing Acquisitions to Fast(er) Track”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region. My seventh theme is “Laying the Foundation Stones for Equity Joint Ventures”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region. My sixth theme is “Localisation and In-Country Value (ICV)”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region. My fifth theme is “Managing Credit and Payment Risks”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My fourth theme is “Taxation”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My third theme is senior “Personnel Contracts”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to my weekly note with some personal views on what does/does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My second theme is “Free Zones”.
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By Hugh Fraser, managing partner
Welcome to the first in my new Roadmap Series, with some personal views on what does and does not work when structuring business ventures in the Middle East region.
My first theme is local partners.
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Norway’s continued investment in exploration and development will see production rise back over 4 million barrels per day oil equivalent by 2020.
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The HFI Consulting International story comes full circle this month as the team returns to OTC Houston. But while this preeminent industry event celebrates 50 years of bringing innovation to the energy sector, HFI will be marking the first anniversary of the announcement of our return.
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