The recent economic downturn has altered the landscape for energy and utility companies. Fluctuations in consumer demand coupled with supply shortages and rising exploration costs for oil and gas have complicated these markets.
Focused in large part on operational efficiency, energy and utility companies are also watchful of stricter regulation that may be forthcoming. These organizations must deal with the credit crisis which is negatively impacting balance sheets.
Risks are high for these businesses. Raw material prices are escalating. The desire to deploy new technologies for alternative energy delivery and is at odds with fiscal constraints dictated by the credit crunch. In the short term, energy and utilities are focused on the conservation of capital, acquisitions, partnerships and efficient development of alternative energy.
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Centrifuge provides energy and utility companies with rich visualization technology that can be applied to every department of the company. Whether you are involved in field operations, corporate finance or customer relationship management, Centrifuge can support your analytical needs.
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Improving balance sheet analysis especially as it relates to potential acquisitions and mergers.
Integrate multiple sources of financial data into unified views in support of more accurate decisions on the acquisition front.
PROFITABILITY
Profitability analysis that takes into account changes in the costs for raw energy materials, new construction projects and available credit.
Explore your data in an unconstrained way to identify profitability scenarios tied to raw material costs and a balance between efficient imports and new sources of domestic energy
TIME and COSTS
The need to reduce costs for field projects while analyzing the time it will take for new production to come online.
Analyze events in the form of a timeline to ensure production and construction projects are on time.
COLLABORATION
A need to collaborate and share analytical results on financial plans, field exploration, alternative energy development and customer service programs?
Force multiply your efforts by sharing analytical results across the energy and utility ecosystem of analysts and managers.