Strategy
Executive governance model
Define decision rights, escalation paths, and reporting cadence for leadership control.
Independent Advisory Mandate
Carta Advisory provides independent oversight for owners, EPC leaders, and steering committees guiding complex oil & gas and petrochemical investments. The mandate is clear governance, credible schedules and costs, and decision-grade assurance.
Engagements deliver rapid diagnostics, objective challenge, and direct executive direction when performance risk rises. Support is senior, confidential, and advisory—not execution.
Independent Project Controls Counsel
Confidential advisory for boards, investment sponsors, and executive leadership.
25+ years
International governance oversight across major capital programs.
$5B+
Capital exposure assessed through independent controls assurance.
Decision clarity
Executive-ready insights for recovery, re-baselining, and risk posture.
Board confidence
Governance reporting that supports assurance and funding discipline.
Executive advisory scope
Independent guidance that safeguards cost, schedule, and risk decisions at board level.
Advisory posture
Senior, objective counsel that quantifies exposure and recovery options without disrupting delivery.
Strategy
Define decision rights, escalation paths, and reporting cadence for leadership control.
Schedule
Validate logic, milestones, and resource realism for executive confidence.
Planning Package
Stress-test WBS integrity, calendars, curves, and manpower assumptions.
Cost
Surface drivers, change exposure, and forecast gaps early for action.
Progress
Set measurement rules and a defensible progress narrative for sponsors.
Reporting
Board-ready forecasts with clear ranges, assumptions, and confidence levels.
Risk
Quantify exposure and define recovery pathways aligned to executive priorities.
Governance
Implement procedures, tools, and templates with senior-level assurance.
Assurance
Independent assessment of readiness, gaps, and phase governance discipline.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Trusted senior advisory for oil, gas, and petrochemical portfolios, strengthening cost, schedule, and risk control.
25+ years
Project controls leadership
Board-level counsel on cost, planning, and risk governance.
40+ programs
Major capital programs advised
Independent oversight for EPC and operator leadership.
18 countries
International project exposure
Cross-border insight across complex, high-value delivery.
6 sectors
Oil, gas & petrochemical focus
Upstream, midstream, downstream, LNG, refining, petrochemicals.
Industry sectors
Supporting operators, EPC leaders, and program directors where cost certainty and schedule assurance define outcomes.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Client leaders cite disciplined controls, credible schedules, and decision-ready reporting for complex capital programs.
“Your guidance stabilized commissioning. The planning cadence and cost visibility lifted board-level reporting.”
Maria K.
Project Director
LNG Expansion
“Schedule risk was clarified fast, with realistic recovery options. We kept EPC delivery confidence with the operator.”
Daniel R.
Vice President Projects
EPC Contractor
“A senior advisor who aligns executives and technical teams. Governance and controls matched the client mandate.”
Aisha T.
Executive Recruiter
Energy & Infrastructure
Common outcomes cited
Stronger governance, credible planning assurance, and executive-ready reporting for complex oil & gas programs.
Engagement FAQ
Understand scope, governance, and the measurable assurance delivered on complex capital programs.
Executive advisory contact
Engage senior, independent advisory support grounded in 25+ years of global oil, gas, and petrochemical delivery. Focused on cost, schedule, and risk decisions that protect capital outcomes.
Brief the priority, governance context, and timeline. You will receive a clear, tailored response aligned to EPC and owner standards.
Recovery oversight & executive escalation
Rapid triage, schedule integrity validation, and board‑level recovery direction.
Next‑phase controls assurance
Baseline discipline, readiness clearance, and risk‑aligned controls activation.