Advisory services
Commercial insight built around the decision in front of you.
Four connected advisory pillars help clients understand value, shape policy, structure transactions and prioritise African upstream opportunities.
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Rigour without losing sight of execution.
Every engagement begins by defining the decision, the evidence it requires and the stakeholders it must serve.
Our work is tailored to the client's context. We combine robust analysis with clear communication so technical and commercial teams can act from the same set of facts.
Economic & Financial Modelling
The client challenge
Upstream value is shaped by interacting production, cost, fiscal, timing and funding assumptions. A model must do more than calculate returns—it must reveal what drives them.
Our approach
We build transparent, decision-grade models that connect technical assumptions to cash flow, fiscal outcomes, funding requirements and investor value. Outputs are structured for scenario testing, governance review and negotiation support.
Investors, operators, lenders, transaction teams and government entities evaluating upstream projects or portfolios.
Principal deliverables
- Integrated project and asset models
- DCF valuation and investment metrics
- Fiscal and contractual cash-flow modelling
- Price, cost, schedule and production sensitivities
- Funding, debt and shareholder-return analysis
- Decision dashboards and investment papers
Intended outcomes
- Understand the true sources of value
- Test downside resilience and capital exposure
- Compare development and transaction alternatives
- Strengthen investment and negotiation positions
Fiscal Policy & Regime Advisory
The client challenge
Petroleum fiscal systems must reconcile public revenue objectives, geological risk, capital intensity, investor returns and long-term competitiveness.
Our approach
We evaluate fiscal architecture as an integrated commercial system. Our analysis combines government-take measures with investor economics, project timing, risk allocation and international benchmarking.
Energy ministries, regulators, national oil companies, investors and industry stakeholders assessing fiscal policy or contract terms.
Principal deliverables
- Fiscal-regime design and review
- Royalty, tax and production-sharing analysis
- Government-take and investor-return modelling
- International and regional benchmarking
- Investment-competitiveness assessment
- Policy-impact and legislative scenario analysis
Intended outcomes
- Test whether policy objectives are economically coherent
- Identify unintended investment or revenue effects
- Compare alternative fiscal mechanisms consistently
- Support evidence-based stakeholder engagement
Asset Funding, Acquisitions & Divestments
The client challenge
Upstream transactions require alignment between asset quality, valuation, capital structure, risk allocation, stakeholder objectives and execution strategy.
Our approach
We bring commercial continuity from initial screening to transaction planning—helping clients frame the opportunity, test value, structure funding and prepare for negotiation and execution.
Strategic investors, private-capital providers, operators, indigenous energy companies and asset owners.
Principal deliverables
- Acquisition and divestment economics
- Commercial due diligence and valuation
- Asset-funding and capital-structure strategy
- Bid strategy and transaction structuring
- Farm-in and farm-out analysis
- Investor, lender and negotiation materials
Intended outcomes
- Set a defensible value range and walk-away position
- Align funding architecture with asset cash flow
- Identify commercial risks before commitment
- Move into negotiation with a clear execution plan
Market Intelligence & Opportunity Screening
The client challenge
African upstream opportunities are distributed across markets with different basin maturity, access routes, fiscal systems, counterparties and regulatory conditions.
Our approach
We organise market information around the client's investment thesis. Screening frameworks rank opportunities using transparent criteria and direct attention to the issues that warrant deeper diligence.
Institutional investors, international energy companies, new entrants, lenders and strategic portfolio teams.
Principal deliverables
- Country, basin and asset screening
- Licence-round and opportunity monitoring
- Competitive-landscape assessment
- Regulatory and fiscal market profiles
- Entry-strategy and portfolio analysis
- Risk ranking and decision-ready briefings
Intended outcomes
- Focus resources on the most relevant markets
- Compare opportunities on a consistent basis
- Anticipate regulatory and commercial constraints
- Build a clearer African growth pipeline
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