Consulting
Shaw offers consulting services to the power, process, petrochemical, refining, infrastructure and government segments. We serve electric, gas and water utility companies; petroleum refineries, storage and transportation firms; petrochemical and inorganic chemical companies; and oil and gas exploration, production and pipeline enterprises.
As a premier international consulting group, Shaw delivers consulting and advisory services spanning business, technical, strategic management, economics and regulatory issues. Key features of Shaw’s consulting and advisory business include the following:
- Evaluations of alternative energy sources, including assessments of proven and emerging technologies, and overall supply and distribution economics
- Assistance with turning concepts into projects through an integrated structure and an interdisciplinary approach
- Financial, scientific and technical expertise coupled with commercial business knowledge and the practical knowledge of engineering and construction professionals
- Global financial sector recognition through our long history of engagements with investment and commercial banks, equity investors, energy funds, multilateral institutions, merchant energy firms, regulatory agencies and government entities
- More than 700 closed transactions worth more than $400 billion in the past 20 years
With our six offices in major metropolitan areas around the world – Houston, Boston, Denver, London, Dubai and Singapore – we offer a broad range of services to customers worldwide:
Transactional Expertise
- Asset acquisition and divestiture services for buyers and sellers
- Project financial analyses and projections
- Owner’s engineer, lender’s engineer and independent engineer
- Due diligence reviews of business enterprises and plant operations
- Appraisal and valuation services
- Feedstock selection and product valuation
- Asset evaluation and business analysis
- Contract review and assessment
Technical and Operational Expertise
- Competitive asset management
- Fleet benchmarking and analysis
- Natural gas, liquefied natural gas, solid fuel, electric, process, steam and water systems
- Process plant configuration studies
- Plant operations and maintenance reviews
- Business process and operations reviews
- Project development support
- Energy systems optimization
Strategic Planning and Business Knowledge
- Energy strategy formulation
- Energy and environmental policy development
- Energy request for proposals (RFP) design and implementation
- Integrated energy resource planning (IRP) and strategy
- Permitting and licensing support
- Greenhouse gas emissions planning
- Power transmission and distribution
- Gas and power supply procurement
- Cost of service and rate design
- Environmental assessment and planning
- Multi-pollutant compliance planning
- Renewable energy planning
- Energy efficiency planning and evaluation
Management Support and Advisory Services
- Issue mediation, negotiation and settlement support
- Risk management and business continuity
- Organizational reviews and audits
- Training and group facilitation
- Litigation support and expert testimony
For more information, contact us at [email protected].