PDF Limited (acquired by EPI Group 9th December 2016 – see http://www.epigroup.com/2016/11/08/epi-group-acquires-pdf-ltd/) are an established international oil and gas exploration geoscience consultancy, with a focus on quality and tailoring their technical work and advice to the specific needs of the Clients. PDF innovated the provision of consultancy services to the oil & gas industry with the founding of the Outsourced Exploration Department™ (OExD®). This allows the client to insource a full, ready-made, full spectrum E&P department able to act as the client’s Outsourced Exploration Department™ (OExD®); performing all technical work and asset management and acting as Operator for and on behalf of the client.PDF are known for their commitment and reliability and generally work together with Clients over longer relationship durations. Over the past 15+ years they have worked in several strategic partnerships with oil/gas exploration companies to help them expand or develop through transformative events (built on a solid foundation of geoscience expertise) such as identifying opportunities and acquiring acreage, developing prospects to drill-ready stage and building prospect & lead inventories, farm-outs, initial public offering, mergers & acquisitions. PDF are a highly discreet consultancy and do not divulge the identities of their Clients/projects. However, their +22 year track-record has a Client-base that includes the largest super-majors through to medium and small cap companies to small, private E&P companies and governments.PDF's comprise an experienced multi-disciplinary team with a successful track record in New Ventures and Exploration projects. Each project is bespoke - individually tailored to target work to focus on managing individual exploration risk elements. PDF's broad and diverse experience includes in 23 separate basins on a number of different reservoirs ranging from Lower Palaeozoic to Tertiary.

Senior staff geologist in International Exploration & New Ventures. Postings in domestic exploration/development, Gulf of Mexico division.