EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is a financial metric that measures a company’s profitability from core...
Author - Nathan Tarrant
Nathan has worked in financial services and strategic financial and investment growth for over 30 years. He was the founder and COO of a Queen’s Award-winning financial services company based in the UK, and a capital investment company specializing in oil and gas investments, based in Virginia, USA.
He served as a financial and alternative investment advisor to delegates of the UN, World Health Organization, and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies in Geneva, Switzerland, following the 2008 financial crash.
Today, he specializes in alternative investments—researching niche asset classes, publishing investor-focused insights, and supporting capital-raising efforts for select investment providers through strategic content and market positioning.
An earn-in is an agreement in the oil and gas industry where one party gains a stake in a project by funding exploration, development, or operational costs...
Due diligence is the thorough investigation and analysis conducted before entering an oil and gas investment or project. It involves evaluating geological...
A dry hole clause is a provision in oil and gas leases that allows lessees to retain their drilling rights after a well fails to produce commercial quantities...
A drilling rig is a machine used in the oil and gas industry to create wellbores for extracting hydrocarbons. It includes equipment for drilling, handling...
Drilling and completion costs are expenses incurred during the process of drilling a well and preparing it for production. In the oil and gas industry, these...
Downstream refers to the stage of the oil and gas industry that focuses on refining crude oil, processing natural gas, and distributing finished products like...
Downhole refers to the equipment, tools, and activities located inside a wellbore, below the surface. In the oil and gas industry, downhole operations include...
Diversification is an investment strategy aimed at reducing risk by allocating assets across various industries, sectors, or projects. In the oil and gas...
In the oil and gas industry, distribution refers to the process of transporting and delivering refined petroleum products, natural gas, or raw hydrocarbons to...



