Oil & Gas Industry

Offering a full range of forensic accounting, fraud examination, bankruptcy and expert witness services tailored to address the unique challenges and complexities faced throughout various subsectors in the oil & gas industry. With team members having years of direct oil industry experience, Schwartz Associates is able to create specialized solutions for upstream exploration and production, offshore & onshore drilling, fracking, oil & gas field services, transportation, midstream pipeline & gathering operations, refining, processing, distribution and all downstream activities.

Specialized Services for the Oil & Gas Industry:

• Bankruptcy
• Damages calculations
• Environmental claims
• Forensic investigation
• Fraud claims
• Insurance claims
• Joint operating agreement disputes
• Lost profit claims
• Partnership disputes
• Receiverships
• Supplier disputes
• Comprehensive financial due diligence during mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures
• Royalty audits verifying accuracy to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
• Business valuation assessing financial health, asset values, liabilities, market position and other areas of goodwill and intellectual property

Representative Matters

• Bioversal, Inc. f/k/a Bioversal Trading, Inc. vs. Greenhunter Biofuels, Inc. and Greenhunter Energy, Inc.  
• EpicEdge, Inc. vs. Reliant Energy, Inc., et al.              
• Ft Apache Energy, Inc. v. Ventum Energy, LP; et al    
• Goldin Associates LLC, Trustee for the PCA Liquidating Trust v. NESI Power Marketing, Inc.           
• Steven Bergstom, Complainant v. Dynegy, Inc., Respondent