PAUL RAFTERY

Australia’s North West Shelf (NWS) gas and oil project is well over 30 years old, it has grown dramatically from the original vision, with low oil and gas prices it is not surprising that the big early investors are reviewing their strategies. The investors in Chevron, BP, Shell and BHP are not looking for passive utility like returns. When the NWS project was .... Continue reading....

Selling begins with communications and we are all in the business of selling. Each time we communicate we must put our best foot forward and assume the world will read what we write and say. One of the essential business functions is the preparation of...... LEARN MORE....

In the early days developing the Australian gas industry Western Australia had to make a commitment to take natural gas from ....... WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE READING ...

Everyone wants cheap, reliable and environmentally friendly power. Global power demand is expected to increase by 67% by 2040. This is fuelled by the switch from oil-based transport to electricity propelled transport. Wood Mackenzie have recently reported over the last five years solar power has fallen by 54% and wind by 29%. Whilst solar and wind are cheaper than gas; they do different things in balancing supply and demand. Interestingly, with the rapidly falling price of batteries stored renewable energy has the potential to displace gas generated electricity but it is unlikely in the foreseeable future to replace gas for city heating or for cooking. Many people around the world still do not have electricity as hard as it may be to believe - they have no Internet no fridges no television and no lights in the bathroom at night. For many of these people, particularly in Asia, the prospect of coal-fired electricity which is baseload is critical for their development. The cost of solar a...

he critical challenge emerging for all countries is...... CONTINUE READING TOUCHING THIS LINK! Paul Raftery / www.paulraftery.com.au

...................   have unemployment and underemployment. Life and the quality-of-life important. Investing in  ............... Paul Raftery CONTINUE READING.....

Unemployment associated with Covid 19 has given the anti-immigration lobby an opportunity to shout their disapproving message “migration steals jobs”. Australia needs be smart and create demand for locally made things like housing. In Australia we have business migration which creates new...... CONTINUE READING ....  

April 2020 saw many people round the world sent to work from home with great fears by management that their productivity would fall. Despite distraction from children and families, most workers have put in well beyond their eight hours a day. When you allow for zoom meetings and mobile phone calls our private lives of lost the slither of anonymity they once had.   Somehow, meetings are taking longer, I guess because people seek interaction and the systems clearly working slower. In this new world we need to manage the balance between being a good professional and personal well-being. Like so many I used to wake early and goes the local gym come home have breakfast and go to the office. I am feeling guilty about taking time out to go for a walk, read an article at night go to meditation (online of course) spend time just talking to my wife. I suspect as we work our way back to the new norm, we will need to develop some personal space. Over recent years I have accepted Saturday calls...

Most of us are working from home during Covid 19 and I guess many of us are working longer than harder than normal. Our clients’ concerns mean we need to spend more time with them but........ CONTINUE READING...

Sustainable renewable energy will be a clear pillar of the post Covid 19 world. Whilst the oil majors cut their dividends and reduce capital expenditure their investment in renewable energy has been ring fenced. This ongoing change within the oil majors demonstrates that they have both a pragmatic streak and continue to think long-term. Most were early investors in solar energy but its time was not ready. They next moved in and out of coal, pure retail and car maintenance. Today they are currently focused on gas but must be cutting their investment in new gas projects. At a time when they are focused on the image at both the community and shareholder levels their leadership in renewable energy should be welcomed. Their investment will drive technology resulting in many projects for others that do not meet their investment criteria which include size. 2020 to need to be a substantial year for solar and other renewable projects. The investment majors will continue to see the prices of so...

Covid 19, as we call it now, emerged from the city of Wuhan in China. It emerged in December 2019 and came to prominence around the time of Chinese New Year. It has spread globally and impacted on all developed and developing economies. We need deal with it and its business impacts in a clinical manner and without entering the blame game. In this article we focus on how business can deal with the fallout of the disease. New reality, new perspective. Now. For the first time my life I am working from home and dealing with a new reality. I am working long hours but I am not sure about my efficiency. We need all focus on getting ready for the post Covid-19 world and pit time aside to do this now. The team at Projects RH works with a strong and enthusiastic group of ...... Tap this link if you want to Continue reading Paul Raftery

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Black Swans: Crisis → Opportunity Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to seemingly impossible financial situations -strong economies have always historically recovered— but these troubled times offer opportunities and challenges that should be confronted head-on, strategically and looking to fortify your company for the future. Here are some finance recommendations for living with Covid -19. 1)       Review your business plan & financial models: As a “Black Swan” event, Covid-19 caught us all by surprise and its financial implications will run for at least three to six months. 2)      If you work in the information economy be aware that mass retrenchment is not the answer: a)          It is very expensive and drains cash immediately b)        People who understand our business are difficult to find and grow c)        ...

AUSTRALIA: SINGED AND SOGGY; BUT NOT SCORCHED AND DROWNING Let´s talk resilience in the time of floods, bushfires, and virus Living in Australia you are not exempt from what happens in the environment. Australia is a vast land, exceeding 7.6 million km²; it is a land of droughts and floods, but also rich, diverse and strong. This year we had unprecedented bushfires and unprecedented floods. Yet we Australians pride ourselves on winning against the odds and adapting to extreme weather. That is who we are; that is what we do. Also, this year the world lives with CorVid-19. There is no need to go into the details of the ramifications and political, economic, social, and human effects this will have on all of us. Yet, we are fortunate because when it is winter in North Asia it is summer in Australia, and as such the life of the virus and a chance of infection is less. Also, we are lucky to have top-notch scientists working on a cure; it was an Institute at the University of M...

This morning Richard Carter challenged the participants and his networking event with how would we manage our businesses if we were forced to work from home for two weeks because of the implications of Covid-19. The participants were drawn from small service-based businesses. Remarkably, the group seemed to have all considered this issue to some degree or another yes somehow contingency plans formally written and others had done felt with the issue in recent times having returned from China. It was clear that the majority of people would continue to run the business in much the same way as they do now. As with the Projects RH business today the vast majority of our communication with clients, and prospective clients, as well as strategic alliance partners and service providers is by telephone, email and videoconferencing. By and large only the venue would change. Both Projects RH and Tabatinga, based in Singapore, deal with clients whom we cannot see on a day-to-day basis. ...

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