oil, gas, and energy
Open Options’ proven process and proprietary analysis can be applied to complex, high-stakes issues / situations / decision-points involving multiple external stakeholders where there is asymmetric information and strategic interdependence; enabling strategic foresight where the outcome hinges on the interplay between competitors, partners, regulators, and geopolitical actors — a reality in the oil, gas, and energy sector.
• Strategic Alliances & Contract Negotiaions
• Competitive Positioning & Market Strategy
• Crisis & Operational Risk Management
• Growth & Expansion Strategies
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Portfolio Decisions
• Corporate & Government Affairs
• Environmental Affairs & Regulatory Strategy
• Any other complex multistakeholder issue...
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• Joint ventures & partnership structuring
• Production sharing & resource development deals
• Long-term LNG / power purchase agreements
• Infrastructure co-investment and pipeline sharing
• Contract renegotiation under geopolitical risk
• Competitive dynamics with NOCs and IOCs
• Multi-market entry strategy
• Pricing & capacity strategy in volatile markets
• OPEC+/market coordination
• Responding to competitor moves in renewables & low-carbon fuels
• Environmental incident response strategy
• Supply chain disruption & asset protection
• Cyber / physical security strategy
• Escalation management in geopolitical crises
• New basin entry (offshore, unconventional)
• Expansion into clean energy / hydrogen markets
• Cross-sector strategic investments
• Auctions & competitive bid strategy
• Real options style sequential investment decisions
• Target evaluation and partner alignment
• Defensive strategy against takeovers
• Major asset sales, spin-offs, divestitures
• Optimization of asset portfolios under uncertainty
• Valuation strategy in shifting regulatory environments
• Negotiations with host governments and regulators
• Policy and subsidy strategy (low-carbon, tax credits)
• Indigenous views and community stakeholder strategies
• Cross-border regulatory alignment (emissions, carbon pricing)
• Emissions compliance and carbon market participation
• Permitting under climate & biodiversity frameworks
• Remediation & decommissioning planning
• Regulatory negotiation strategies with agencies & NGOs
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The best way to predict the future is to create it.
If your organization is facing a complex opportunity or challenge with a high degree of uncertainty and involving multiple external stakeholders, we can help to determine your Best Attainable Outcome and the path to reach it.