STRATEGY AND CORPORATE PLANNING

RISC continues to work with clients developing and supporting strategies that deliver our clients a competitive advantage. The following are examples of assignments we have completed:

• Facilitation of strategy planning and Board workshops for a major Australian company.

• Strategic commercial and economic evaluation advice for a green-fields LNG investment.

• Services for Gulfsands Petroleum in respect of the strategy and structure of its combined Iraqi power project.

• Study of potential to LNG entry opportunities in Australia.

• Development and evaluation of LNG strategy options for major Japanese trading house.

• Support to develop a process for strategic planning for a Middle East client.

• Modelling of financial KPIs (share price, dividends and return on shareholders funds etc) for oil and gas IPO scenarios. 

• Prepared the inaugural business plan for a network of new power generation plants (Australia).

• Assisted a gas-to-methanol project proponent with identification of potential gas supplies and promotion of the project.

• Evaluation of competitor position and likely response to entry of new supplier into a regional gas market.

• Support in the development of a 5 year strategic plan for a major ASX listed company and in the initial implementation phase.

• Provided independent input to the development of a post take-over business plan.

• Global review of opportunities for low cost gas supply for major alumina producer.

• Developed a model to determine electricity tariffs for a multi-power station/user system and optimise plant costs.

• Development of a gas supply pricing strategy for a major new South Australian industrial user.

• Identification of the strengths and weaknesses for a prospective entrant into the Australian hydrocarbon service industry; including competitor analysis and identified strategy for competitive advantage.

• Assistance with Business Plan development for a start-up Technology company.

• Strategy advice to a large ASX listed company.

• Advice to the Woodside Board pertaining to the merits of the Shell takeover offer (Australia).

• Assessment of technology management processes and technology capability in comparison to best practice companies.