The PACE framework
The complete picture of asset value.
Most consultancies will identify the production loss or the cost gap, write a detailed report, make recommendations and leave. Sigma4 fixes it. The PACE framework, Production, Assurance, Cost, Emissions, is the structure we use to ensure every engagement delivers measurable improvement across all four dimensions of asset value, not just the one you asked about.
The 4 pillars
Each pillar.
Every engagement.
Every engagement.
Production gains that risks compromising integrity aren't gains. Cost cuts that defer safety-critical maintenance aren't savings. PACE keeps the complete picture in view, so the advice you receive is coherent, not just technically correct.
P
Production & reliability
Recover deferred barrels on the asset, not in a report.
We commission equipment, tune control loops, troubleshoot bad actors and carry out performance trials offshore, where the problem actually lives.
A
Assurance & integrity
Catch what's visible now, before it becomes urgent.
Independent safety, integrity, SIL and regulatory readiness. The problems that cost most are the ones that were visible earlier and weren't acted on.
C
Cost efficiency
Extend economic field life, beyond cost-cutting reflexes.
Sometimes opex is too low, not too high. We run both sides of the calculation: where spending is excessive, where it's insufficient, and the consequence of each position.
E
Emissions reduction
Engineering rigour, not compliance theatre.
UK ETS exposure is real and often mis-stated. We baseline emissions, validate metering, and model what actually works, saying so where electrification doesn't stack up.
Cross-pillar services
The PACE framework,
applied to every
challenge.
applied to every
challenge.
Every engagement is PACE driven, giving clients the complete picture of value across all four pillars, not just the answer to the question they asked.
Executive PACE review
A structured complimentary diagnostic conversation, with the COO and Asset Manager together, using a facilitated framework that covers all four PACE pillars at a high level. The fastest way to surface where value is leaking and decide whether a deeper engagement is worth it.
COMPLIMENTARY
P
A
C
E
Facilitated PACE opportunity review workshops
A structured, facilitated session with your leadership and asset teams to systematically identify, quantify and prioritise opportunities across all four pillars. The fastest way to build a shared action plan and gain team alignment. Often for new clients.
COO/asset manager
P
A
C
E
PACE benchmarking assessments
Using an updated uptime improvement benchmarking framework, we assess how each asset has adopted best practices linked to high uptime, low costs and operational excellence, producing a structured gap analysis with a clear, prioritised action list.
Asset Manager
P
A
C
E
PACE offshore troubleshooting
A competent, experienced team that goes offshore to commission equipment, tune control loops, reduce power usage and hence emissions, troubleshoot bad actors and carry out performance trials. We solve problems on the asset. This is what differentiates us.
Asset Manager
P
A
E
PACE engineering studies
Focused engineering studies across process, controls, environmental, production chemistry and power generation disciplines, scoped to address specific asset challenges and always framed in terms of PACE impact, not just technical output.
Technical Lead
P
A
C
E
Remote performance monitoring & dynamic leading KPIs
Real-time monitoring of plant performance, emissions and energy usage, critical equipment health, early performance creep, process excursions, with dashboards designed to surface things operators didn't know from their own data. Early intervention before clients know a problem exists.
Technical Lead
P
C
E
Start the conversation
Pick a pillar, or just
start with the asset.
start with the asset.
Tell us what's happening on the asset, what you've already tried, and where you're stuck. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help and what the shape of an engagement would look like.