Strategy Case 1 - Strategic evolution of Upstream player into an Integrated Energy Company.
An African Independent recently acquired the upstream assets of an international oil company as part of its diversification strategy
The acquisition positioned it as the largest indigenous upstream player in West Africa, increasing previous production output by ten times
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Strategy Case 2 - Operational demand analysis to highlight local content opportunities.
An African IOC, aimed to create opportunities for proactive local content participation and reporting
Estimate future (10 year) demand of goods & services identified as local content priorities
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Operations Case 1 - Business “turn-around” for subsidiaries of multi-billion-dollar corporation
Top management recently launched a transformation initiative to reposition the company and consolidate its 20+ businesses into newly formed Directorates
Many of the subsidiaries were losing money; Management therefore was seeking to turn-around unprofitable subsidiaries into commercially-viable businesses
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Operations Case 2 - Operational excellence program for rig services company
A drilling rig services company focused on land operations was struggling to cope with the rapid increase in its drilling activities
The company was experiencing frequent delays in project delivery and cost overruns resulting in operational inefficiencies and cash flow constraints. It was facing loan defaults and possible bankruptcy
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Organisation Case 1 - Organization evolution of National Oil Company to support long-term strategic objectives.
Recent oil discoveries transformed an African country from a net oil importer to an oil-rich nation, thereby increasing NOC work scope
Also, new laws were passed to improve regulation of the country’s Energy industry: Read More
Organisation Case 2 - Operating model redesign for an Independent to develop operatorship capabilities.
An African independent “Non-operator” Oil & Gas company was taking over assets previously managed by an IOC
The asset transfer resulted in dysfunctional and inefficient operations/organization e.g., transferred assets could no longer leverage support from the IOC’s global technical shared services
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People & Training Case 1 - Accelerated capability development program for one of Africa’s largest NOCs
One of Africa’s largest National Oil Companies recently embarked on an organizational transformation journey across its multi-billion-dollar Upstream subsidiaries Read More
People & Training Case 2 - People strategy for competency development and strategic workforce planning
Client was facing a three-fold People challenge in the areas of:
Strategic Workforce Planning: No coordinated approach to identify current and future resource requirementsRead More
Supply Chain Case 1 - Supplier performance review in line with local content regulations
An IOC affiliate, in Africa, wanted to improve local supplier participation in line with local content regulatory requirements; specifically the client wanted to Read More
Supply Chain Case 2 - Optimizing supply chain operations for an IOC’s subsidiary
A subsidiary’s supply chain operations was in the bottom quartile amongst subsidiaries of an International Oil Company (IOC) Read More
Renewable Energy Case 1 - Renewables Energy Program implementation for NOC
An African country had outlined a new renewable energy policy in response to global climate change concerns, and changing energy mix
In this regard, stakeholders and policy decision makers commissioned Ace Noesis to assess viability of renewable energy production in-country
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Renewable Energy Case 2 - Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for fuel ethanol production plant
Client wanted to develop and operate a pioneer cassava-to-fuel ethanol production facility as part of a national initiative to curb GHG emissions and diversify sources of income
The primary product of the plant was automotive fuel grade bioethanol while co-products included power (from bagasse), starch, animal feed and carbon dioxide
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