About CiSK Ventures
CiSK Ventures was incorporated in 2003 and is solely owned by Dr. Ivor Ellul. At the time, Ivor was the Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge Reservoir, the premier consulting company in the upstream oil and gas industry. In 2013, Knowledge Reservoir was sold to RPS, a global consulting company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Ivor's vision for CiSK is to develop a vehicle to provide commercial and technical advice to energy businesses, with a focus on complex, high-value issues. The company leverages his unique balance of technical and business experience and knowledge to focus on complex, high-value matters to improve your company's performance and profitability.
CiSK colleagues have rich and varied experience along the entire oil and gas value chain. They have delivered services and solutions to multiple global projects, upstream, midstream, and downstream. Our associates are people that Ivor has worked with, knows, and trusts. Many of them possess advanced degrees, and all have a wealth of domain, technology, and business experience.
Collaboration: Working Together towards a Common Goal
At CiSK, collaboration begins with our clients, where the first things we do are listen and learn. We work with you to understand your challenges – both stated issues and concerns, as wells as any other possible issues that a fresh set of experienced eyes and ears can help to discover.We then assemble a suitable team of colleagues to identify and assess possible solutions and work with you to determine the right way forward for your project or business.
Innovation: Something New and Different
Innovation spans a wide gamut - from brand new technologies and solutions to applying proven methods in new ways or to different problems. We recognize that innovation opens the door to thrilling possibilities, but that trying something new can also increase risk. Armed with a deep understanding and industry skill, our colleagues can help you identify and assess the risks, and determine when it's better to stick to tried-and-true methods and when it's right to reach for something new.
Solutions: The Answer to a Question or Problem
Every day, companies in the energy industry encounter big questions and challenges in all segments of business: Can it be done? Can we do it? What's the best way to do it? How much is it going to cost? Is it worth it? How are we going to do it? Some questions have only one right answer; others have a range of possible solutions. Which one is right for your company?
We collaborate with you to identify the range of potential solutions and help you determine which is the "best" for your company and particular project, given the range of technical and financial factors. We can work with you in whatever capacity is needed – to develop solutions, make recommendations, implement solutions, or as a partner in your operations.
Knowledge: Facts and Know-How Gained from Study and Experience
In the early days of the oil and gas industry, success often depended on a certain amount of instinct, guts, and luck. Not anymore.
Our industry as a whole has developed a vast amount of knowledge about how to solve problems and address challenges – large and small. CiSK colleagues are industry leaders in both thought and action. Many have doctoral degrees, and they have pioneered original research, which has been a continual focus throughout their careers. Other associates have more diversified experience to draw together knowledge from across the industry spectrum, to devise solutions for your specific challenges.
Knowledge helps quantify risk. And instinct based on experience leads to decisions that help your business maximize results.
