Houston Energy Group

Oil and gas companies operate in an environment that is under financial, competitive and regulatory pressure. Operating managements face challenges from conflicting legal and regulatory frameworks, pervasive contractual disputes and high market volatility. FTI Consulting brings expertise in oil and gas industry operations and litigation to companies and their counsel. Our seasoned managers and executives have insights and perspectives gained from years of dispute management, damages analysis, public policy analysis and expert testimony.

Dispute Consulting & Expert Testimony

FTI Consulting has provided expert testimony and served as management advisors and privileged consultants in complex and costly disputes and has applied interactive modeling techniques to demonstrate alternative outcomes for management consideration.

The firm’s experts provide dispute management strategy and tactics and concise and convincing testimony based on sound business judgment and controlling legal principle in the following areas:

  • Federal, Indian and private royalty litigation on oil and gas
  • Nationwide and statewide class actions
  • Contract interpretation and performance
  • Contract and regulatory interpretation
  • Financial and economic damages
  • Asset valuation
  • Due diligence investigation
  • Market assessment
  • Competitive analysis
  • Public policy
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Commodity Trading Services

FTI Consulting brings relevant trading experience to bear in situations involving significant economic loss or financial exposure. The firm works with companies and their bankers or investors to help them understand volatility-driven events and to find workable solutions to resolve issues related to trading events.

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Trading Services

FTI Consulting evaluated trading books for clients in energy and other traded commodities. As part of these services, FTI Consulting analyzes trading positions and potentially harmful exposure to volatility in commodity markets.

Additionally, the firm has provided insight into the appropriate management and liquidation of commodity and physical trading books for clients. These services include:

  • Evaluation of exposure to financial markets
  • Exposure to physical markets
  • Development of strategies to limit or stop losses
  • Valuation of futures and options positions
  • Evaluation of trading strategies
  • Development of appropriate risk-trading policies
  • Development of specific trading limit policies
  • Identification of appropriate trading positions and core trading requirements
  • Due diligence for potential acquisitions
  • Evaluation of trading and marketing business plans
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Key Contacts
Ronnie Martin Senior Managing Director
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Bob Broxson Managing Director
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David Ownby Managing Director
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Kenneth Vogel Managing Director
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