Driving measurable corporate impact
These examples show how Future Together Group supports corporate clients with strategy, growth, decarbonisation, risk and capability in traditional and new energy markets.
01. STRATEGY
Strategic framework and long-term planning for energy and industrial businesses navigating changing global landscapes.
Building an energy independent platform
Founded Avenir Energy and acquired Tap Oil as the base for a Southeast Asian upstream and low-carbon energy company.
- • Acquired an established Australian upstream company with funding that kept 100% of the equity
• Took on 1.5 MMbbl of reserves and 1,500 bbl/d of production
• Restated the exploration plan and reduced the decommissioning liability
• Built a team of professionals each with 25–40 years' experience
• Growth strategy for a PE-backed energy company targeting up to $1bn in equity value
Note: Experience drawn from Avenir Energy (Founder and CEO) and Schlumberger Business Consulting.
02. GROWTH AND M&A
Valuation, due diligence and transaction support for energy, resources and low-carbon infrastructure deals.
US$1bn acquisition and integration
Supported a European independent through a US$1bn acquisition, from economic modelling and risk identification to the post-deal organisation.
- • Detailed economic models and identification of risks in the target acquisition
• Integration plan identifying more than 30% cost-out potential
• New organisation design for the combined business and investment prioritisation
• Cash and debt management strategy for Asia's leading energy companies
• Economic modelling, deal structuring and due diligence for specialized energy acquisitions
Note: Experience drawn from Schlumberger Business Consulting, BCG and Carrier.
03. CAPABILITY
Operating models, organisation design and leadership development for businesses entering growth or a new model.
Leadership and Organisational Excellence
Restructured and relaunched leadership and corporate excellence frameworks to support international expansion and digital mobility fuelling businesses.
- • New operating model and organisation structure designed to restore positive cash flow
• Career and capability framework and graduate programme for a national oil company
• Scaled a digital mobile fuelling business to 300 people at more than 200% CAGR
• Delivered reorganisations of multi-billion-dollar upstream companies
Note: Experience drawn from Schlumberger Business Consulting, ENOC Link and BCG.
04. RISK AND HSE
Safety, environmental and operational risk, from management systems to incident response and licence to operate.
Licence to Operate and Operational Risk
Led the incident response and the corporate response needed to maintain the licence to operate for large scale field developments.
- • Enabled restart of a stalled $700m oil field development Project
• Redesigned management systems, standards and processes across drilling and production
• Implemented SSHE reforms in response to incidents and regulatory changes
• Drilling and operations excellence reviews to improve safety and productivity
Note: Experience drawn from Schlumberger Business Consulting (Asia and Australasia).
05. COST AND VALUE
Cost-out, operations excellence and productivity programmes with measurable results in industrial operations.
Step-change transformation for an upstream division
Delivered an operational transformation worth 100 MMBOE and $100m in savings, with the capability to sustain results.
- • 25% cost reduction across operations, CAPEX and back office for an independent energy company
• Operational improvement and restructuring of an Australian project running at more than $250m a year
• Faster adoption of digital technology for operational excellence
• Reorganisation that lifted return on sales from 2% to 8% for a global industrial firm
• $50m in operational excellence savings for a Fortune 100 energy company
Note: Experience drawn from Schlumberger Business Consulting, BCG and Carrier.
06. DECARBONISATION AND TRANSITION
Hydrogen, biofuels, EV and low-carbon energy strategies for energy and mobility businesses.
Future fuels and Low-Carbon Energy
Led high-impact future fuels programmes, taking green hydrogen and EV fuelling from concept to demonstration in key international markets.
- • Led the Green Hydrogen for Mobility project, focusing on COP28 demonstration
• Launched the UAE's first hydrogen and EV fuelling concept stations
• Biodiesel operations leadership and feedstock regulatory advocacy
• Developing geothermal, green mining and biomass projects in Southeast Asia
• Strategies for energy transition and low-carbon mobility infrastructure
Note: Experience drawn from ENOC Link (COO and Future Fuels Director) and Avenir Energy.