Energy Market Decisions
 
Completed Assignments

  • Provide fuel supply consulting services to various independent power generation developers, including support for siting, permitting (including testimony, filing exhibits, et al), analysis of pipeline capacity constraints, determination of portfolio of firm vs. interruptible pipeline and storage services, contract negotiation, and project marketing.

  • Develop strategy and cost assessment to construct a new pipeline lateral to support siting of cogeneration facilities; negotiate pipeline service agreements, and assist with regulatory filings and support for four large end-user facilities.

  • Provide comprehensive supply and demand analysis, identify pipeline supply, storage, and peak shaving alternatives to meet rapidly growing demand of a major East Coast distribution company, recommend preferred alternatives.

  • Testify on Fuel Supply Contracts in a litigated dispute between an Electric Generator and a Power Buyer.

  • Provide economic analysis and testimony to support a major US generator in a pipeline rate case proceeding.

  • Assist a major natural gas marketer assess the value of the contractual assignment of firm natural gas supply, and pipeline transportation capacity contracts in the US Northeast.

  • Develop a Northeast market analysis to support a contract arbitration proceeding for a major North American producer.

  • Assist New England Independent System Operator in developing a Request for Proposals to model New England natural gas pipeline grid to assess the reliability of gas fired units generating power into the Nepool grid; provide advice and support to Independent System Operator staff to assess model results and their interpretation.

  • Evaluate the competitive viability and fuel supply cost of various power generation facilities proposed to be constructed in New England to assess the viability of competitors and potential competitors in Nepool for a major electric and gas trading company.

  • Develop competitive analyses of alternative pipeline projects to assess their feasibility, viability, and relative strengths and weaknesses for a project developer.

  • Assess the feasibility of developing salt storage in the eastern portion of North America for an international storage developer

  • Develop a market assessment and provide a training seminar for a major independent producer to assist in developing a long-term market strategy to penetrate the U.S. Northeast.

  • Provide a market assessment of the feasibility of siting a new LNG marine terminal on the U.S. East Coast.

  • Evaluate market constraints and potential market outlets in New England for a major international oil company.

  • Evaluate the costs of competing pipelines to construct facilities to an end-user to determine appropriate bargaining strategies.

  • Estimate the need for supplemental supplies to satisfy peak shaving requirements, establish criteria, and identify feasible sites to construct a satellite LNG facility for a northeast distribution company.

  • Evaluate alternative sites for location of a new power generation facilities for four independent power developers, provide regulatory support, and lead the acquisition effort to obtain pipeline transportation capacity, storage, and fuel supplies, as required.

  • Evaluate the value of peak shaving services in the Northeast for a major marketing company.

  • Analyze LDC peak shaving requirements and develop strategic marketing plans and programs to expand the role of underground storage and LNG in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeastern U.S. for a gulf coast developer.

  • Develop and execute strategy for LDC bypass, acquisition of interstate transportation, and gas supplies for a Northeastern US generation company.

  • Develop a fuel supply strategy for a prestigious private educational institution; develop an RFP for fuel oil, natural gas and pipeline transportation, and negotiate appropriate contracts.

  • Establish a three-company partnership to develop a major new pipeline system to deliver natural gas from US and Canadian storage fields to East Coast markets.

  • Evaluate the implications of purchasing power from a proposed new generation facility for a North American power marketer.

  • Develop marketing strategy, identify potential prospects, and negotiate the permanent release of interstate pipeline capacity on behalf of a Northeast LDC.

  • Identify potential Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets and develop a marketing strategy and marketing programs for a North American marketer/aggregator.

  • Develop regulatory strategy and draft testimony for a state regulatory proceeding on behalf of an electric utility.

  • Analyze U.S. and Canadian natural gas supply and transportation alternatives and develop a fuel procurement strategy for electrical generation for a Northeast combination utility.

  • Evaluate the market requirements and develop a strategic natural gas procurement plan, on behalf of a Northeast combination utility, to restructure the natural gas supply portfolio in order to reduce costs, increase system supply integration and flexibility.