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We specialise in early phase concept evaluation, selection and optimisation; cost and schedule estimating and benchmarking; independent reviews and due diligence; owner’s engineering; integrity management and decommissioning.
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Our facilities team bring over 30 years of experience in development engineering & early phase studies, FEED, detailed design and operations support.

Our experience covers both onshore and offshore oil and gas, CCUS, hydrogen and renewable energy.
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OMV Petrom - Sinoe Decommissioning Field
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Concept Select (DG2) achieved first time with 0 actions on Elemental Energies’ deliverables.
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16-week delivery achieved (vs 20-week plan) from a standing start – on budget and on schedule.
“Sinoe brought our wells, subsea and facilities experts together to create a pragmatic, cost‑optimised plan for Romania’s first offshore decommissioning – delivered at pace and in partnership with OMV Petrom.”
Project Manager
Elemental Energies
Overview
We delivered full asset decommissioning engineering and project management for OMV Petrom’s Sinoe Field – the first offshore decommissioning project in Romania. Our integrated team combined wells, subsea and facilities expertise to achieve Concept Select and regulatory readiness at pace.
Challenge
The Sinoe platform (PFS‑8) is normally unmanned with limited deck space and no utilities, creating significant access and removal constraints. Added to this were tight timelines, environmental sensitivities and complex permitting requirements in the Romanian Black Sea.
Solution
We deployed an integrated organisation across Well Engineering, Decom Solutions and Subsurface to deliver a robust Concept Select package, permitting roadmap and costed execution schedule. Early supply chain engagement and innovative logistics planning ensured delivery on time and within budget.
Owner’s Engineering & Project Management
We have a range of facilities specialists to support technical, cost and schedule assurance of projects with specific expertise in early phase projects. We integrate into our client teams to bolster concept evaluation and corporate governance processes; prepare scope of work and ITT documents; develop decision support packages; review bids; manage contractor scopes; and manage and support FEED and stage gate reviews.
Cost & schedule risk analysis (CSRA)
Cost & schedule assurance and benchmarking
Contractor scope development and management
Opportunity Framing and Early Phase Studies
We work with our clients in the early phase of energy projects (feasibility, concept select & master planning) using our bespoke, flexible and efficient concept evaluation processes and tools and financial modelling to maximise the value of developments. Our experienced specialists ensure genuine decision quality by studying the impact of key value drivers and uncertainties in our economic evaluation, not just cost but also availability, manning, flexibility, and the impact of facilities on recovery.
Option selection and concept optimisation
Best-in-class tools and processes for quick, accurate CAPEX and OPEX estimating, schedule development and economic evaluation
Risk and opportunity identification & assessment
Independent Reviews
Stage gate reviews, peer reviews and due diligence for M&A and project finance are key parts of our service offering. With our depth and breadth of energy project knowledge and experience, we are ideally positioned to perform robust third-party reviews and assurance. We are experts in development engineering, cost and schedule estimating and risk. We can work with our subsurface, wells and decommissioning teams to cover the full asset evaluation.
Comprehensive Stage Gate 2 and 3 readiness reviews
Rapid CAPEX, OPEX and ABEX evaluations, risk assessments including Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis (CSRA), and advice for M&A due diligence
Cost and schedule reviews and project health checks for lenders’ due diligence to underwrite ongoing project cash calls
Late Life Optimisations and Asset Life Extension
We help operators optimise lifecycle performance through facilities debottlenecking, OPEX and maintenance reduction, availability improvement, reconfiguration, and process simplification.
Late-life optimisation including compression, power and emissions
Technical definition and detailed CAPEX estimates for onshore and offshore brownfield modifications
Integrated production modelling for holistic optimisation
A SELECTION OF OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS
Iain Matthews
Facilities Development Specialist
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Elemental Energies
Specialist in process and facilities development engineering, cost estimation and financial modelling with 22 years’ global experience across all energy sectors, including energy transition projects and due diligence reviews.
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Graeme Burnett
Lead Advisor Facilities & Assurance
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Elemental Energies
Expert in concept evaluation and optimisation, CAPEX, OPEX and schedule estimation and assurance, risk analysis and flow assurance with 38 years’ worldwide experience across all energy sectors.
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