Company Profile

RobSearch Australia Pty Limited, previously named Robertson Research (Australia) Pty Limited and Robertson Australia Pty Limited, has been established for over thirty five years and is one of the most experienced integrated independent natural resource consulting firms in Australia. The company was formed in Sydney in 1970, and remained a wholly-owned subsidiary of Robertson Research International of the UK for twenty years until purchased by the current directors in 1990. The company is now wholly-owned by its Australian directors and senior staff.

The core activities of RobSearch are in petroleum, minerals and coal exploration and development, including reserve assessment and production planning. The company has extensive experience in valuation of reserves and other assets on behalf of many international oil and mineral companies and financial institutions.

RobSearch meets a broad range of technical needs of exploration and operating companies, corporate and institutional investors, insurers, lenders, legal and accounting firms and governmental and trans-national agencies.

The primary focus of RobSearch's work has always been in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, however, the company has also completed numerous projects in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands, Europe, China, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent, and its personnel have an excellent understanding of the special services and approaches needed in developing countries.

RobSearch operates with a small core of highly experienced permanent technical personnel, and draws on a large pool of specialist associates to ensure optimal matching of skills and experience to the specific needs of each project.

Through long term associations with key personnel, RobSearch also offers a range of complementary strategic planning, policy analysis and legal services to the energy and resources sector. Several of RobSearch's key personnel have held senior executive positions in industry, giving the company a thorough understanding of the strategic and operational objectives and commercial concerns of companies.