We employ a comprehensive and state-of-the-art approach to Risk Managment under uncertainty, we guide our clients to find innovative solutions and clarity in action that lead to value creation and improved performance.

Practice Areas
Our combination of business expertise, industry knowledge and technical superiority has proven exceptionally effective in:

Completed projects include:

Collaboration with a major oil company to develop a comprehensive portfolio management approach to support the E&P business strategy

Acquisition and valuation analyses for a number of independent oil companies

Business strategy and portfolio management services for a large independent oil company that effectively integrated with the corporate strategy

Development of a finance and decision analysis-based decision model for a major coal producer

Advising a major integrated oil company on risk management policy and systems design for managing exploration risk in the capital allocation process

Development of a multi-criteria portfolio planning model for a large independent oil company that evaluates E&P projects based on the firm’s major business objectives

Assistance to an international group of exploration directors from a major oil company in developing a capital allocation model for risky investments

A study of corporate risk taking at a major oil company in order to provide the firm guidance on an appropriate risk policy for worldwide capital allocation decisions

Solutions
The development of comprehensive decision support systems enables clients to better integrate their strategy and capital allocation processes. With this focus on developing workable and practical solutions to complex business problems, we develop customized, PC-based applications for decision-making, finance and valuation. Recent solutions include:

A comprehensive portfolio management system for an E&P firm
This Excel/Visual Basic model provides analysts and decision makers with a powerful tool that leverages the capabilities associated with cutting edge portfolio analysis. Our unique approach combines both decision analysis and finance theory in a way that greatly improves the quality of decision-making for the client.

Portfolio Management (Downloadable PDF)
Decision Analysis & Portfolio Management (Downloadable PDF)

A complete financial and valuation model for alternative seismic imaging technologies
This model integrates a deterministic and stochastic approach to valuation and provides decision support for technology adoption. This solution provides a practical tool for analyzing critical capital allocation decisions and their impact on firm performance.

A customized Excel package that integrates financial risk tolerance with asset and project valuations
This solution provides guidance on important risk-sharing and joint venture decisions. It also provides important insight and guidance on E&P project decisions — decisions that align with overall business strategy.

Decision Analysis of Exploration Opportunities (Downloadable PDF)