Remain competitive in a volatile commodity price environment
The global upstream business is enduring its most testing environment for over a decade. But the new business environment has also created opportunities. Our consultants help position your organisation for success to exploit lower operating costs and project breakevens, increased accessibility of exploration acreage and the reduction in competition for M&A opportunities.
How we help
We work with a wide-range of upstream participants striving to enhance their competitive positions and secure greater future certainty. Our clients include E&P operators seeking to rationalise portfolios and capital commitments, those in the supply and service sector under pressure to do more for less and governments looking to resolve the dilemma of preserving cash flows while offering fiscal terms generous enough to attract new inward investment.
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Learn moreHelping you answer the key questions you face
We provide strategic clarity by answering your most critical questions:
What is the competitive positioning of my company or my asset base?
Is my portfolio robust to changes in the external environment?
What are the strategic options for my business?
What are the key success factors to drive value creation in my business?
What market entry/exit/portfolio strategies are appropriate?
What is the fair market value of my portfolio or of a potential acquisition?
Are the fiscal terms for my asset base optimal for driving future investment?
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Upstream exploration & production consulting
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Commercial success in uncertain times
After decades of growth, the upstream industry is at a pivotal moment in its history with unprecedented complexity and uncertainty. Our Upstream consultants bring a wealth of experience from across the globe, helping our clients address the enduring and newly-emerging challenges the upstream sector faces.
How we help
Our clients from across the upstream value chain come to us for clear-sighted, independent, expert advice to support their strategic needs and help them manage the full range of commercial challenges and opportunities their organisations face.
Transaction Support
Transaction Support
Bringing to bear decades of experience, coupled with unmatched industry research, the Upstream team has supported clients through multiple transactions and offerings across the upstream value chain.
Strategy Development
Strategy Development
We leverage our deep industry consulting experience and our world-class research to help companies develop clear strategies. As Upstream becomes increasingly interlinked with the wider energy system, our full energy value chain expertise is invaluable to our clients.
Energy Transition
Energy Transition
The upstream sector faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities derived from the energy transition. Our Upstream consultants help you position your business for success in these uncertain times, exploit the myriad opportunities, decarbonise your current and future portfolio, and manage risks from volatility and alternative energy options.
Government Support
Government Support
We help Governments and National Oil Companies understand how their value proposition and investment attraction compares to others and how they can structure their business in today’s evolving landscape
Helping you answer the key questions you face
We provide strategic clarity by answering your most critical questions:
What is the impact of the different energy transition scenarios on my business?
How do I ensure my base business is resilient moving forward?
How do I pivot my current capabilities or asset base to capture opportunities in the Energy Transition?
What adjacent businesses can I enter?
Should I enter new business segments? If so, which one(s)?
What makes an advantage barrel? And how do I find them? Or can I create them?
As companies restructure their portfolios, what opportunities does this present for my business?
How can I reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions across my Upstream portfolio?
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Want to find out more? To set up an exploratory discussion on the challenges facing your business and how we can help, please complete the contact form at the top of this page.
Renaud Brimont, Vice President Upstream Consulting
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