Energy Sector Services
LitCon Group professionals have a variety of experience within the energy sector, not only with traditional litigation assignments, but also in situations where our forensic accounting, engineering, and valuation skills help clients solve problems. We work with general counsel, external counsel, representatives of regulatory agencies as well as project executives.
We Know your Industry
Our understanding of the energy sector is both broad and specialized.
Oil, Gas, and Coal
LitCon Group offers expert services that encompass the phases of the fossil fuel life cycle from development and extraction to transportation, storage, and processing. Additionally we can assist in assessing liabilities from site abandonment and remediation. Our experience includes working on projects in the United States, internationally, and offshore, including:
- Developing appropriate cost/benefit analyses
- Valuing energy assets and projects
- Evaluating cover costs and liquidated damages
- Providing project management, including: schedule development, cost management and project monitoring
- Evaluating eminent domain claims
- Calculating Royalties
- Evaluating construction claims
- Assisting legal counsel in performing Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) analyses
- Assessing financial and accounting reporting under joint venture and royalty agreements
- Analyzing remediation costs and related insurance
Electric Power Generation and Transmission
LitCon Group provides a variety of consulting services to the electric power generation and transmission industry. From industrial co-generation to nuclear power, LitCon has assisted utilities, owners, operators, contractors, and major consumers of electricity in a variety of matters.
- Preparing and evaluating claims from power plant construction, modifications, and upgrades
- Assessing the impact on customers from service disruptions
- Analyzing costs included in rate cases
- Determining cost and schedule impacts as well as identifying their root cause
- Analyzing the economics of investing in cogeneration projects and overseas joint ventures
- Evaluating fuel source claims