Mega-project overruns 'cost industry $500bn'

Nearly two thirds of oil and gas "mega-projects" run over budget while three quarters miss project deadlines, leading to cumulative incremental costs to the industry of some $500 billion, according to a new report by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY).

Cost overruns: mega-projects cumulatively cost industry $500bn more than expected, with the Goliat FPSO for the Barents Sea project suffering cost overruns
Cost overruns: mega-projects cumulatively cost industry $500bn more than expected, with the Goliat FPSO for the Barents Sea project suffering cost overruns
Published 14 August 2014, 22:15Updated 11 October 2016, 16:21