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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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A suitably qualified petroleum expert can compare product documentation and laboratory data with information concerning source, refining or blending, storage, and transfer history. Depending on the product, relevant characteristics may include density, API gravity, sulfur content, composition, and other specified properties. Petroleum is a broad category encompassing crude oil and refined petroleum products, so identifying the specific material is an important first step in determining which properties and specifications are relevant.
API gravity expresses the density of liquid petroleum relative to water and is commonly used to characterize crude oils as lighter or heavier. Sulfur content is another significant crude-oil characteristic because different crude streams vary in sulfur concentration and processing requirements. EIA notes that crude-oil density and sulfur content affect how refineries process crude and what products can be efficiently produced from it.
A suitably qualified petroleum expert can compare the contractual or technical specification with certificates of analysis, laboratory test results, sampling procedures, storage and transfer records, blending information, and evidence concerning possible contamination or commingling. The significance of any difference depends on the particular petroleum product and the governing specification rather than on a single universal measure of petroleum quality.
Useful materials may include product specifications, purchase and supply documents, certificates of analysis, original laboratory reports, sampling procedures, retained samples when available, chain-of-custody records, tank and transfer records, bills of lading, blending records, photographs, inspection reports, and communications concerning product condition or rejection. Preserving information identifying where and when each sample was collected is particularly important when parties dispute whether laboratory results represent the product at the relevant point in the supply chain.
Oil And Gas, +4
Oil and Gas
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
