Economics, Policy, Regulatory & Standards

Practice Area:

Economics, Policy,
Regulatory & Standards

Advanced Resources International's (ARI) policy and economic specialists complement our technical teams meeting clients' needs for rigorous, in-depth analysis

Regulatory compliance

Successfully navigating the legal and regulatory landscape is essential for any organization operating in the energy space. Whether the focus is on complying with existing requirements or anticipating new and potentially impactful mandates, we provide our clients with an informed and comprehensive assessment of the pertinent regulations, laws and guidelines facing their project or situation.

Policy and regulatory development

Whether encouraging new and innovative methods for energy delivery or developing creative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Advanced Resources works with government, multilateral and private clients to develop, propose and implement effective policies in all of our technical practice areas. From development of technical standards to managing administrative tasks, we bring global perspective, real world experience, and a strong commitment to crafting win-win solutions for shared success among all stakeholders.

Economic and financial analysis

Commercial decisions, policy development and regulatory compliance do not exist in a vacuum. A key element of our approach is unbiased but robust quantitative modeling and analysis for our clients, delivering realistic and accurate forecasts of costs and benefits.

Standard setting

Standards provide a clear and uniform set of criteria to guide voluntary or regulatory actions. Advanced Resources staff provide expert contributions as delegates, technical experts and bureau members in several international bodies devoted to development norms and standards including the International Standards Organization (ISO), the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Initiatives

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Technical Expert

Experts from Advanced Resources actively serve on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 265, contributing to the development of global standards covering CO2-enhanced oil recovery, geological carbon storage, and ex-situ mineralization.

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Clean Energy Task Force (CATF)

Technical Expert

Advanced Resources supports CATF's efforts to reduce methane emissions in the global coal industry including CATF's work with the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme, a UN-sponsored program to support up to 20 countries on regulatory development.

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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Technical Expert

Clark Talkington and other ARI staff have served on the UNECE's Group of Experts (GoE) on Coal Mine Methane & Just Transition since 2012 supporting development of international norms and standards for methane management.

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Global Methane Initiative

Technical Expert

Our experts have provided essential program support to the GMI since its founding in 2004 assisting member states with coal mine methane regulatory development, project-level feasibility studies, and capacity building activities around the world.

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Unconventional Resource Assessments

Custom International and Domestic Basin Studies

Advanced Resources assesses the unconventional oil & gas resource base and supply potential of basins worldwide. These custom studies provide, but are not limited to:

  • Technically recoverable resources
  • Economically recoverable resources
  • Productive capacity forecasts using different price tracks
  • Future market outlooks
  • Well performance, “break-evens” and remaining resources.

North America Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Supply

Outlook Report

Advanced Resources uses their Model of Unconventional Gas and Oil Supply (MUGS) to assess the unconventional natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids resource base and supply potential of North America. This model incorporates studies addressing:

  • Resource maturity
  • Emerging plays
  • Changes in well productivity
  • Drilling efficiency improvements
  • Break-even analysis
  • Increased natural gas demand areas
  • Associated gas vs. non-associated gas
  • Growing LNG exports and AI data center demand
  • Natural gas imports from Canada and exports to Mexico
  • Takeaway capacity and/or constraints
  • Establishing cost-supply curves

Global Methane Initiative Coal Mine Methane Pre-feasibility Study Training

Online training modules

Advanced Resources worked closely with the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) to develop and deliver training courses for development of pre-feasibility studies for coal mine methane (CMM) and abandoned mine (Methane) focusing on the following:

  • Data requirements
  • Evaluation of coal and gas resources
  • Design of gas collection systems
  • Forecasting gas production
  • Quantifying costs and benefits
  • Assessing markets and managing risks

For more information on Economics, Policy, Regulatory & Standards and Advanced Resources, please contact: info@adv-res.com.