Business development strategy for the upstream oil and gas industry

"The book outlines the author's favored approach to creating a business development strategy for the upstream oil and gas industry. It starts with a description of the industry and explains why business development in upstream oil and gas is distinct from other industries and should be approached through an analysis of portfolio health, organizational capability, and asset mix. The book then introduces the reader to an industry toolbox, which covers, at a high level, the technical and commercial concepts those working in business development should be aware of. This is followed by sections focused on assessing portfolio health, organizational capability, and asset mix, before bringing all of these concepts together in the creation of a business development strategy. The book employs two industry examples as a red thread that run through each of the chapters and demonstrate how some of the considerations that the author highlights have played out in real life. In addition, the book employs a fictional oil company, Indie Oil, to allow the author to work through some detailed examples in the more quantitative sections of the book"--