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Our strength lies in our ability to provide commercially applicable consulting and information services to our clients in the energy sector.

Our core areas of expertise are as follows:

Competitive Intelligence
• Understanding the competition
• Response strategy formulation
• New market entrance strategies

Energy Industry Deregulation
• Preparing for deregulation
• Strategies for success
• Effective marketing
• Shifting management focus

Pricing Index Advisory Services
• Structuring Index related transactions
• Understanding pricing index services
• Effective communication with pricing indices

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Energy eCommerce
• Developing a progressive online presence
• Cutting through the hype
• Customer acquisition & retention strategy formulation
• Dealing with legacy systems

The following examples summarize some of Utilis Energy's most recent client engagements. (Client confidentiality is guaranteed so company names have been omitted):

Competitive Market Intelligence

Provided competitive market intelligence to a major international energy firm looking to enhance its strategic position within US residual fuel oil markets. The information allowed this energy firm to develop a strategy to optimize its long-term supply contracts and extract greater value from its marketing operations.

Pricing Index

Helped an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products resolve long standing index related pricing issues so that it might more effectively and profitably price and market its production output.

Deregulation’s Impact on the US Natural Gas Industry

Performed a study for a major foreign utility exploring deregulation’s affect on US natural gas industry investments. The analysis explored deregulation’s impact on wholesale and retail market fundamentals and prices, as well as its impact on investments in existing and future upgrades to gas infrastructure. This analysis became a vital component in the utility’s long-term strategic planning effort, helping the firm move towards successfully operating in a deregulated market.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Analyzed past US energy sector merger and acquisition activity for a major international utility. This study explored the prices and premiums paid for oil, natural gas and electric generation assets and whether sought after “synergies” resulted in profitable returns for firms and their shareholders. Recommendations provided are being used as benchmarks to help ensure economically justifiable investments in the acquisition of energy assets.

Joint Venture Analysis

Recommended a US joint venture trading partner for an international electric utility looking to build its risk management and energy trading expertise. Selection criteria took into account corporate cultures of the potential partner and the client firm, institutional risk tolerance levels and global market expansion issues.

Renewable Energy

Provided market intelligence on the current state of renewable energy marketing efforts and programs in the US to a major electric utility. This analysis included relative cost comparisons of various types of renewable power, its availability and the terms under which it is marketed to both commercial and residential end users.

Analysis of Wholesale Electric Supply Adequacy and Reliability

Evaluated wholesale electric power supply and reliability for a major international conglomerate looking to acquire manufacturing assets in the Southeastern US. This analysis looked into the current cost and availability of wholesale electric power and included forecasts for 10 years into the future. The information provided was crucial in the firm’s efforts to acquire the target firm and successfully integrate it into its global manufacturing operations.

Website Development and Internet 'Best Practice' Consulting

Evaluated impact and effectiveness of major energy company websites to assist international oil and gas major with the structural development of its Internet presence. This analysis looked into the role the website would play and allowed the company to design a site which met all of its objectives from the outset. The assistance provided was instrumental in the firm’s efforts to develop its Internet footprint within a least cost/least time environment

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