Advisor1^SM

Barnes & Click offers a comprehensive Owner’s Advisor service that provides "cradle-to-grave" assurance to oil and gas producers; refining, gas midstream, and petrochemical operating companies; banks and capital sources; insurers; and other entities with exposed interests in the design, construction, startup, revitalization, optimization, and/or purchase of process facilities.

Why is this important? You know why if you have ever been faced with the dilemma of reconciling a technical consultant’s analysis and recommendations with those of a different but equally competent financial or management consultant. Advisor1^SM eliminates this threat to your organization’s future, providing you with an integrated suite of services that allow you to manage all of your consulting needs under a single comprehensive umbrella.

How can we do this? Our consultants are hand-selected from the best talent available in the energy industry today, each possessing technical, financial, and management skills that have enabled them to thrive in the corporate environment. With this knowledge and experience, we can provide you with an integrated solution to your specific technical, financial, and management issues, because we understand each of these areas of specialization, as well as the overall business. As our client, you can rest assured in the knowledge that Barnes & Click will seamlessly integrate each of the Advisor1^SM services as required to protect your interests at all times throughout your organization’s life cycle.

Feasibility Studies

"Nothing is impossible; …" Francois de La Rochefoucauld

…but not everything is always profitable. Would you like to expand the capacity or capabilities of your existing operations? Perhaps enter a new market? Or even expand your enterprise across unfamiliar industry segments? Barnes & Click can help. The first step in addressing such questions is usually an Advisor1^SM feasibility study that examines the current status of the subject marketplace, projects short- and long-term opportunities, identifies competitive and regulatory barriers to entry, and describes technological solutions that may assist you with overcoming these hurdles. With such a feasibility study in hand, you will be better prepared to identify the growth opportunities most consistent with your organization’s strategic objectives.

Concept Development

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Confucius

So you are ready to capture a larger share of your existing markets, or expand into unknown but potentially lucrative territory. What is the best way to proceed, maximizing your rewards while minimizing risks? The Barnes & Click Advisor1^SM concept development package integrates and extends the conclusions of the feasibility study into a series of options, complete with block flow diagrams, new or modified organizational charts, and preliminary business plans. The Advisor1^SM feasibility study and concept development packages work together to provide you with a seamless foundation on which the future of your organization can be structured.

Preliminary Process Design

"All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea." Napolean Hill

The ability to transform great ideas into great realities marks the difference between market participation and market leadership. How is this done? Enter the Advisor1^SM preliminary process design (PPD) package, the first crucial step in the realization of your new business reality. This phase begins with computer simulation of the processes identified in the concept development package, resulting in customized and realistic estimates of process yields, duty requirements of the major equipment, capital and operating costs, and verification of economics. Advisor1^SM PPD provides you with the most comprehensive preliminary design package available today, positioning your organization to solicit and negotiate the most favorable detailed engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts.

Detailed Design, Construction, and Startup Support

"What you practice is what you manifest." Fey Weldon

Barnes & Click does not usually provide detailed process and mechanical engineering services as are typically available through major EPC firms such as Fluor, Kellogg, ABB, Stone and Webster, etc. However, we have managed EPC firm efforts as corporate representatives on multiple project teams, from minor revamps of existing process units, to the design, construction, and startup of world scale greenfield projects. As a result, we are intimately familiar with EPC firm engineering, management, and operating practices. With the Advisor1^SM PPD package in hand, this knowledge and experience ideally positions Barnes & Click to represent your interests throughout the detailed design, construction, and startup process. The result? Optimum division of efforts, enabling you to focus on the demands of your existing enterprise, while Barnes & Click protects your interests as your organization steps into the future.

Performance Optimization

"The map is not the territory." Alfred Korzybski

In much the same way, real process units rarely behave exactly as they were intended and designed to behave. Equipment-specific limitations may significantly alter the performance of the entire process unit. Alternatively, localized excess capacity may provide unexpected operational flexibility. How do you resolve the former, and capitalize on the latter? Introducing Barnes & Click’s Profit1^SM services, an important element of the Advisor1^SM program. Profit1^SM incorporates our "inside the fence" expertise and our proven ability to work with technical, operational, and maintenance personnel as well as company management. What does this mean to you? Process improvement opportunities will be identified through the use of rigorous computer modeling and analytical techniques. Moreover, we will work with all aspects of your organization to implement the recommended changes, and to demonstrate the expected benefits. In any location, in any language, Profit1^SM means results.