A major petroleum refiner, producing high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and specialty lubricant products was looking for a comprehensive railcar fleet assessment to understand opportunities for improved efficiencies and cost reductions.
PLG’s team of experts conducted a comprehensive US road freight analysis and delivered a freight contract review and spend analysis with benchmarking; evaluated service level requirements; reviewed processes and developed a set of process improvement and savings initiatives.
An international leader in developing technology to make clean burning, renewable second-generation biofuels was looking to team up with a leading provider of waste disposal and recycling services to recycle landfill gases into cost-effective compressed natural gases (CNG) and bring them to the energy and transportation markets.
PLG helped a private debt firm evaluate the long-term viability of public frac sand companies. Our experts profiled significant frac sand plants, analyzed value-add capabilities, and delineated cost by shale play. PLG delivered a clear strategy via a detailed risk and go-forward assessment.
PLG analysis supported the final site selection, site layout, construction, and successful startup. Provided strategy for site selection and negotiations with service providers. Performed multi-modal ton-center analysis of key commodities. Provided the site logistics infrastructure layout and design.
PLG helped an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company to develop and implement a rail management system which increased data quality, helped with rail fleet sizing processes and tools, and developed a product storage approach that considered all costs and provided ROI maximizing support.
An international company engaged PLG’s extensive network of experts for transportation cost and feasibility analysis for their expansive U.S. feedstocks network.
This leading exploration company engaged PLG to develop a strategy for vertical integration of frac sand supply to drilling areas in Texas and Louisiana, driving tens of millions of dollars to the bottom line. PLG provided sourcing and logistics scenario analysis, transloading and trucking network design and mode shift comparisons.