GlobalStandards.IndependentAgility.
Engineering Confidence. Protecting Value.
Independent engineering and technical advisory expertise for consequential energy investments. Proven collaboration, disciplined execution, and accountability from planning through delivery.
From technical complexity to commercial clarity.
Engineering excellence means more than a technically correct answer. It means making decisions that are safe, executable, economically sound, and understood by the people responsible for delivering them.
AVO combines rigorous analysis, practical operational judgment, and coordinated technical leadership to help clients navigate difficult decisions with confidence.
Exceptional specialists.
One coordinated team.
AVO is a principal-led consultancy supported by a network of experienced engineering and project professionals. The model is designed to bring complementary disciplines together around each client's specific challenges.
We work with client teams, not around them—aligning technical, operational, commercial, and organizational priorities through clear communication and personal accountability.
Our ambition is straightforward: the right expertise, a cohesive approach, and practical decisions that protect people, the environment, and capital.
Protect what matters
People, the environment, and invested capital—through rigorous planning, responsible stewardship, and proactive risk management.
Engineer for value
Consider the commercial consequences of technical choices, from well design and schedule to long-term asset performance.
Build alignment
Bridge disciplines, contractors, partners, and executive teams to create shared understanding and decisive action.
Own the outcome
Senior-level involvement, direct communication, and follow-through on the commitments that matter.
Technical expertise across the investment lifecycle.
Focused specialist assignments or integrated technical program leadership, scaled to the project's complexity and objectives.
Service descriptions are a working draft. Specialist availability and engagement scope should be confirmed before publication.
Built on experience. Driven by accountability.
AVO Drilling exists to give operators and investors access to independent engineering judgment, disciplined project execution, and collaborative technical leadership.
We believe that a project's best technical solution must also be a solution its people can execute and its economics can support.
Protect people, the environment, and invested capital.
Through exceptional engineering, disciplined execution, and collaborative leadership, we help clients make better decisions and manage risk.
Become the independent technical partner clients trust most.
We aim to earn that trust through integrity, sound judgment, clear communication, and accountability in consequential energy decisions.
Integrity
We do what we say we will do and take responsibility for our commitments.
Transparency
We communicate openly about assumptions, risks, trade-offs, and results.
Collaboration
We build bridges across disciplines, cultures, and organizational boundaries.
Competitive excellence
We continually challenge ourselves to deliver stronger outcomes.
Adaptability
We respond to changing conditions without compromising our principles.
Safety & stewardship
We respect people, the environment, and the responsibility of managing capital.
Alex Obvintsev.
Engineering judgment. Commercial discipline. The ability to bring people together.
Alex's international career spans demanding engineering programs, multidisciplinary coordination, development planning, and complex relationships among operators, partners, contractors, and executive stakeholders.
His work on the Zama development in Mexico reflects his ability to help build alignment across different organizations while maintaining technical and operational focus.
Raised in Siberia and drawn to the American ideals of initiative and personal responsibility, Alex brings resilience, adaptability, and a strong commitment to follow-through.
“Do what you say you will do.”
Let's engineer what's next.
Planning a well, evaluating an asset, or managing a complex development program? AVO can help bring technical clarity and disciplined execution to the decisions that matter.
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