Trusted by the World’s Leading Oil & Gas Operators.
25+ years of global oil & gas benchmarking data and analysis.

Fulcrium provides independent benchmarking data and analysis across global oil & gas operations.
Our framework is used by leading operators as a standard reference point for internal and cross-asset performance comparison.
Built on over 25 years of operator data, our work enables comparison of performance across assets, portfolios, and operators.
The dataset spans a wide range of assets, geographies, and operating environments.

Andrew Gould - Chairman & Chief Executive, Schlumberger

Benchmarking to drive exceptional competitive performance in upstream oil & gas.

Paul Beijer, VP – Strategy, Planning & Assurance, Shell

Benchmarking in oil & gas for driving performance to make Shell an industry leader.

Julio Dal Poz - Senior Strategy Advisor, Equinor

Benchmarking in upstream oil & gas to drive efficiencies and performance improvement.

Jim Ratcliffe Fulcrium Ineos

Sir Jim Ratcliffe - Chairman, INEOS Chemicals

Benchmarking-driven operational performance excellence in petrochemicals.

Best-in-class performance is not obvious – but it exists, can be identified, and applied within and across oil & gas systems.

Built on over 25 years of operator data, our work enables independent comparison of performance – over time, across assets, portfolios, and operators.

Our framework is used by leading operators as a standard reference point for internal and cross-asset performance comparison. It is built for direct application in operational and asset-level decision-making.

The dataset spans a wide range of assets, geographies, and operating environments.

A small sample of peer companies Fulcrium tracks...

 
Exxon
Shell
Chevron
Total
Equinor
Ineos
BP
Fulcrium Schlumberger SLB Benchmarking
Halliburton
Aramco
QatarEnergy
Qatar Gas
ADNOC
Fulcrium Basra Oil Company Benchmarking
Fulcrium Iraq North Oil Company Benchmarking
Fulcrium Iraq Missan Oil Company Benchmarking
Fulcrium Iraq State Oil Marketing Company Benchmarking
Fulcrium Kuwait Oil Company Benchmarking
PDVSA
PetroChina
Petrobras
Pemex
Baker Hughes
GE
Repsol
Weatherford
 

Our Methodology

A structured benchmarking methodology developed over more than 25 years.

Outstanding techniques that drive best performance. Outputs from this stage are parameters for a granular benchmarking framework.

Baselining

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Utilising our unique, proprietary and global benchmarking database, we ensure the critical mass of accurate data for comparison.

Benchmarking

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Accurate value identification, quantification and prioritisation of improvement options that would not otherwise have been considered.

Value Analytics

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Value excellence to define scope, goals and the top-quartile initiatives needed to close performance gaps to drive exceptional value realisation.

Terms of Reference

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Verification of benchmark methodology, data, analytics, accuracy of value-identification, and business case before initiatives are sanctioned.

Validation & Assurance

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Customised execution to take action on the values, practices and procedures that will drive exceptional value realisation.

Follow Through

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Fulcrium Benchmarking Methodology Videos

How does Shell launch a benchmarking initiative?

How Shell’s culture drives the business case for benchmarking.

Is Shell prepared to make “tough” decisions as a result of benchmarking?

How benchmarking drives efficiency at Equinor.

More Benchmarking Videos

Benchmarking Services

Benchmarking ServicesWe are different from the consultancies and consortium template publishers. Known for undertaking only the highest value opportunity identification cost and process benchmarking engagements, uniquely we cover both the core value chain and the business functions. We are the only benchmarking provider focused exclusively on data for high value-identification and breakthrough performance improvement.

Competitor Benchmarking

Competitor BenchmarkingOur Competitor Benchmarking services always start with analysis of our client’s organisations and their place in the real, complex and evolving industry landscape. Combine that with our unique database of market intelligence and insights into many sectors and geographies, and our advice enables our clients to leapfrog their competitors.

Benchmarking Skills Training

Benchmarking Skills TrainingAre you seeking benchmarking skills training that will empower your people to develop performance benchmarks and create value excellence? Have you exhausted the value you can obtain from strategy consultants and publishers of consortium-based benchmarking? Is your company ready to develop its own customised benchmarking and performance frameworks, but lacks the in-depth knowledge to define them?

Corporate Benchmarking

Corporate BenchmarkingAll corporate businesses need an overarching framework based on sound evaluation of markets, business units, operations and performance that goes far beyond the annual review of performance plans. We can provide expert support and practical guidance to define your corporate benchmarking challenges and define an optimal portfolio mix.

Organisation Benchmarking

Organisation BenchmarkingIf you want to create a high-performing organisation with an appropriate structure and culture to meet ever more complex challenges then you need our expertise. We have undertaken numerous organisational evaluations over the last decade in many sectors and geographies - collaborating with senior teams to develop organisational benchmarks that work.

Supply Chain Benchmarking

Supply Chain BenchmarkingIt is no longer sufficient for the Supply Chain function to be satisfied with simple cost savings. Our expertise lies in delivering actionable insights that support the Supply Chain function to leverage the entire supply chain to compete, reduce risk and deliver bottom line profits.

Complex Services Benchmarking

Complex Services BenchmarkingImagine a new approach to Complex Services Benchmarking that recognises its impact on corporate performance and that builds a culture of services excellence into your company. Our expertise lies in helping board executives to extract maximum value from their complex services benchmarking initiatives on local, national and global levels.

Our Dataset

Fulcrium’s dataset has been developed over more than 25 years through benchmarking engagements with major oil & gas operators across a wide range of assets, geographies, and operating environments.

It comprises consistently defined operational, financial, and technical data, enabling direct and robust comparison across operators, portfolios, and individual assets.

The dataset continues to expand over time, providing a stable and comparable basis for performance assessment across the industry.

This dataset provides a consistent and evidence-based foundation for performance comparison across the industry.

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