de Wardt & Company
Experience in 28 countries (shown in red)
13 Major Oil Companies
Amoco
bp
British Gas EP
Chevron
ExxonMobil
Hibernia Management and Development Company
Mobil
Occidental
Sasol
Shell
Statoil Hydro
Texaco
Total
5 Independent Oil Companies
Addax Petroleum
Afren
Cairn Oil Company
Saga
Seven Energy
5 National Oil Companies
Aramco Services Company
Dubai Petroleum
Maraven
PDVSA
Petronas Carigali
6 Major Service Companies
Halliburton Energy Services
Oiltools
Petrofac
Schlumberger
Smith International
Weatherford International
3 Specialized Service Companies
At Balance
ThruBit
Xact Downhole Telemetry Inc
12 Manufacturing / Supply Companies
Dreco
Flare Industries
FMC
Global Energy Services
Hitec
Huisman Equipment
IDM
Integrated Drilling Equipment
Irathane Systems
Natco
National Oilwell Varco
Oceaneering
1 International Supply Chain Management Company
Consolidated Supply Management
3 Investment Companies
Kenda Capital
Lime Rock Partners
Turnbridge Capital
8 Drilling Contractors
Arethusa
Atwood Oceanics
Helmerich and Payne
Hercules Offshore
Precision Drilling
Seahawk Drilling
Transocean
Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp
5 Construction Companies
Brown and Root
Heerema
TAW Services
The Industrial Company
Western Summit Construction
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Testimonials
John’s emphasis on rigorous planning has resulted in tangible and measurable results in the area of drilling and completing wells. A true step-change.
John de Wardt provided us with a straight forward, hard driving, no nonsense approach to strategic planning that is still helping us define and achieve new business goals.
...substantial improvement in product delivery and resultant reductions of inventory. The catalyst for these new processes was the Strategic Planning workshop lead by John de Wardt.
His recent corporate strategy development work resulted in a set of strategic initiatives that are already beginning to deliver value only a few months into their implementation.
We have seen significant improvements in results and have adopted the principles in our planning and operations efforts.
His insight into the oil and gas industry is invaluable, and his knowledge of best practice in manufacturing has added measurable value to several of our investments.
Case Studies
Smith dominates a new service
Smith Bits hired John de Wardt to undertake a scenario planning session for their newly created Advanced Engineering Service. This process created a new understanding of how Smith could differentiate themselves through delivering more value to the customer. Implementation of this strategy yielded a massive growth in this new service and domination in many markets. Furthermore, Smith followed advice from John on the implementation of Lean Manufacturing techniques to further improve the profit margins of a commodity business. Smith have continued to call on John's services for insight into the future trends in the oil industry and how they can impact the products and services.
Significant growth through strategy development.
THE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY (one of the top Industrial Construction Contractors in the US - see links under "Clients") hired DE WARDT AND COMPANY to apply their scenario based strategy development program to their construction business. TIC's initial 20 years of growth had reached a plateau and they were keen to find ways to achieve their next phase of growth. The strategy development program identified six key initiatives which were pursued according to the implementation plans developed by TIC's teams and guided by John de Wardt. Each of these initiatives have achieved significant changes to their respective areas in the organization. TIC revenues doubled during the 2 years after the strategy session (from circa $500 million to over $ 1 billion) and continue an upward trend in spite of the competitive climate for both projects and resources. These initiatives crossed the breadth of the company including training, human resources, information technology, marketing, organization and international operations. TIC has placed in the top 10 contractors, in nine categories, as ranked by Engineering News Record.