The energy transition is underway, challenging the entire value chain and disrupting traditional ways of doing business. Incumbent energy companies face increased uncertainty and pressure to protect their position while adopting new technologies. New energy technologies have greater opportunities and support than ever before. As investors look to deploy capital in the energy industry, understanding the intricacies of disparate regulatory systems and each market is more crucial than ever.
StoneTurn’s experts have decades of experience and vast energy industry knowledge that we have used to provide informed advice for clients throughout significant industry changes. We continue to act as a trusted advisor to clients supporting them through this evolving, and innovative, sector through business strategy, transaction support, regulatory/policy support, and dispute resolution services.
We cover the entire value chain, global markets for oil and natural gas, retail and wholesale electricity markets, and each stage of the business lifecycle from start-up to restructuring. Our multidisciplinary team of experts work together to assist clients with industry expertise, regulatory knowledge, legislative support, financial analysis, and forensic accounting.
They are responsive, creative and effective. I've consistently been impressed with StoneTurn's range of experts.
– Chambers, Quoting a Client
How We Help
Energy Markets
Our team assists clients looking to understand specific opportunities and energy markets. We help clients explore opportunities in new markets, understand the economics of new technologies and service lines, and produce independent valuation and market assessments. We assist clients with business strategy, opportunity assessments, transaction support, competitor analyses, market studies, price projections, and financial valuation.
StoneTurn also supports energy-intensive users such as businesses, governments, and municipalities through the energy transition. Whether it’s an energy procurement strategy, a decarbonization plan, a carbon inventory, or cost management, our team of experts is here to help. Our vast industry knowledge is critical in helping clients understand complex markets and make informed decisions about opportunities and growth in the energy sector.
Policy and Regulatory Support
StoneTurn closely tracks today’s energy markets’ shifting public policy and regulatory environment. We help our clients understand existing and proposed market rules and policies and the potential impacts on their operations through cost-benefit analyses and economic evaluations of alternatives.
Additionally, we support clients when an independent expert, market monitor, or regulatory support is required. Our work on utility rate cases includes designing grid modernization programs, assessing the costs and benefits of alternative approaches, and providing testimony on the cost of capital and independent review of the rate base.
Transaction Support and Commercial Disputes
StoneTurn’s team helps clients execute effective energy-related transactions. Our capabilities include company, portfolio, or asset valuations, preparation of financial materials and assurance, background investigations, as well as merger and acquisition support. We provide independent appraisals of energy investment opportunities to ensure they are getting the best price possible. Our team can also assist with bidding support for an existing or proposed asset or participation in competitive energy markets. We help strategize to ensure our clients receive the best possible outcome.
StoneTurn combines its litigation and dispute resolution capabilities with energy expertise to provide counsel and their clients with industry-specific experts and litigation support. StoneTurn professionals have years of experience providing expert testimony specific to energy disputes, including on specific issues such as:
- Breach of contract
- Damages
- Industry context
- Market assessments
- Asset valuation
