David Laughton Consulting Ltd. Real Asset Risk Analytics

Archive 2004


SPE annual technical conference
26-29 September 2004, Houston USA

Dr. Laughton gave a paper at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) annual technical conference
in Houston on 29 September 2004.

Development as the Continuation of Appraisal by Other Means

  • Abstract in .pdf - here
  • The paper has been split.
    The first part is available in .pdf - here
    The second part is available in .pdf - here

The annual real options conference
16-19 June 2004, Montreal

Dr. Laughton gave a brief presentation in the annual real options conference this year at CIRANO (Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organisations) in Montreal on 16-19 June 2004.

The Banff taxonomy of asset valuation methods: How to think about real options analysis



The Petroleum Society of the CIM Annual Meeting
07-10 June 2004, Calgary

Dr. Laughton and one of his associates, Dr. Michael Samis, gave a half-day short course about real asset valuation on 07 June 2004 at the Petroleum Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) annual meeting in Calgary.

Dr. Laughton also gave a paper on 10 June 2004.

The Banff taxonomy of asset valuation methods:
How petroleum asset valuation has evolved in the past and where it might go in the future

  • Abstract in .pdf - here.

CIM annual meeting
09-12 May 2004, Edmonton

Dr. Laughton and two of his associates, Dt. Michale Sammis and Dr. Graham Davis, gave a one-day short course about real asset valuation on 09 May 2004 at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) annual meeting in Edmonton.

Dr. Laughton also organised a session on asset valuation at this meeting on 12 May 2004, at which he gave a paper.

Determining petroleum and mineral asset values: Where we have been, where we might go

  • Course info - here

MIT Global Change Program
26 April 2004, Cambridge USA

Dr. Laughton was invited to give a seminar at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change in Cambridge USA on 26 April 2004.

A real option analysis of a CO2 sequestration project

  • More info in .pdf - here

The presentation deck is available by email:


MEMS annual meeting
21-23 April 2004, Toronto

Dr. Laughton assisted two of his associates, Dr. Michale Samis and Dr. Graham Davis, in giving a one-day short course about real asset valuation on 21 April 2004 at the Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS) annual meeting in Toronto.

Dr. Laughton also gave a paper at this meeting on 23 April 2004.

Valuing mining project exposed to cost and mineral price uncertainty

  • Conference info in .pdf - here
  • Course info in .pdf - here
  • Paper abstract in .pdf - here

CIRANO
7-8 April 2004, Montreal

Dr. Laughton was invited to give two seminars at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organisations (CIRANO) in Montreal on 7-8 April 2004.

A real option analysis of a CO2 sequestration project

Mining and upstream petroleum asset valuation: The 'Banff Taxonomy' and its uses


Schlumberger Information Solutions
3-4 March 2004, London and Aberdeen UK

Real options analysis: What it is, what it isn't, and why it matters

Dr. Laughton gave two lunch presentations, hosted by the Merak Products Group of Schlumberger Information Solutions, in Aberdeen and London.

  • Aberdeen invitation available in .pdf - here.
  • London invitation available in .pdf - here.
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