About the Speaker

Candida Scott, CERA Director, heads the CERA Capital Cost Forum, formed to monitor and predict the changes in project development costs through market analysis and scenario evaluation. She oversees the IHS/CERA Upstream Capital Costs Index which tracks actual costs for equipment and services required to construct a fixed basket of oil and gas projects, to assess movements and develop strategies in managing costs. Ms. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with international expertise in tracking, monitoring, and analyzing trends offshore, onshore, and liquefied natural gas construction projects worldwide. In her previous positions she worked on the conception and development of QUE$TOR estimating system and the development of Brown and Root's FIELDPLAN estimating system. A chartered mechanical engineer, Ms. Scott is a member of the IMechE and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Leicester University.