The slides from Dr Peter Black's recent presentation at our own 'Addressing the Challenges in Hydrocarbon Allocation' Event in Aberdeen. The presentation is based on the results of our recent survey regarding the challenges in hydrocarbon allocation, discussing the results, insights and what this means for the oil and gas industry.

1. Challenges in
hydrocarbon allocation
Feedback from the community

2. Why, and
why us?

3. Who are
you, and what
do you do?

4. Job titles
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

5. Survey geography
R.O.W.
25%
UK
47%
Africa
14%
USA
14%

6. Summary
Data integrity
and reliability
Use of
spreadsheets
Lack of best
practices
Under-valued
profession
Pain
Knowledge
transfer and
training

7. Data confidence
Not at all
12%
Extremely
12%
Somewhat
54%
Very
22%
“Data was not felt to
be under control, and
this left the contents of
reports open to
suspicion”

8. Impact

9. Identifying best practice
N/A
10%
None
11%
Hard
35%
Easy
25%
Internal
Standards
11%
Others
39%
Very Hard
30%
ISO
22%
H&S
17%

10. Knowledge management
Face to
Face
10%
Recruitmen
t
10%
Technology
28%
Procedures
&
Guidelines
17%
Training &
Seminars
35%

11. Recognition
“Over 80% of respondents did not
believe that the profession or the
work of HCA professionals was
fully recognised by the industry”

12. Professional status
80% of respondents
thought that certification
of HCA specialists would
be a positive thing
“Over two-thirds of
respondents said they
found it difficult to recruit
and retain HCA staff”
Working in HCA is not
perceived as a career in
itself, more “a step on the
management ladder”

13. There is a certainty that HCA
is important to the integrity
of the business it serves

14. Moving forward