Technical consulting and advisory services

Why it matters

Natural Resources and Energy businesses operate in highly complex, capital-intensive, and evolving environments. From rapid decarbonization to regulatory reform and digital disruption, organizations must constantly adapt to remain competitive and compliant.

BDO UAE’s Technical Services – NRE provides end-to-end technical advisory support to help you understand risks, unlock opportunities, and make informed operational, financial, and environmental decisions. We bring together engineering, regulatory, market, and sustainability expertise to help you meet today’s challenges while preparing for tomorrow.

What we do

Our advisory services span strategy, operations, and transformation, covering the following areas:

• Technical due diligence and asset evaluation - Independent reviews of asset condition, technology, and lifecycle to support acquisitions, expansions, or rationalization.
• Market and industry analysis - In-depth insights into regional and global market trends, competitor benchmarking, and demand-supply forecasting.
• Sustainability and ESG advisory - Carbon footprint assessments, renewable energy roadmaps, and ESG reporting frameworks to align with local and global standards.
• Operational excellence and digital transformation - Implementation of analytics, automation, predictive maintenance, and tailored digital tools to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Risk management and compliance - Advisory on HSE compliance, cybersecurity, crisis planning, and business continuity for industrial and infrastructure environments.
• Project and program management - Full lifecycle support for capital projects—planning, vendor management, contract optimization, and post-delivery evaluation.

Our multidisciplinary teams consist of specialists and engineers across petroleum, mechanical, electrical, chemical, metallurgy, and instrumentation disciplines. This diverse expertise allows us to provide comprehensive, industry-specific technical consulting and advisory services.

Sectors we serve

We support clients across all areas of the natural resources and energy ecosystem:

• Oil & Gas – Onshore/offshore facility, pipelines, refineries, storage terminals and logistics & services.
• Petrochemicals – Processing units, critical equipment’s, and utility systems
• Power & Utilities – Thermal, nuclear, renewable plants, District Cooling system facility, Desalination plants and grid infrastructure
• Mining & Minerals – Metal (steel, aluminum, copper) production facility, cement & ceramic production facility, Earthmoving fleets, crushers, conveyors, and processing plants
• Waste Management – Management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste through Waste-to-energy systems, recovery units, and treatment facilities

We recognize the unique challenges and imperatives within the NRE sector. Our mission transcends mere compliance, offering profound insight, rigorous oversight, and unwavering assurance.

Our approach

• Global expertise, local insight - We combine global best practice with UAE-specific regulatory, market, and operational knowledge.
• Collaborative partnerships - Working closely with internal teams and stakeholders, our solutions are practical, actionable, and aligned with your strategy.
• Innovation and sustainability - We embed digital tools and sustainability frameworks to help clients transition effectively and responsibly.

We deliver comprehensive technical consulting and advisory services for onshore, offshore, and critical infrastructure projects. Leveraging global expertise fused with deep UAE-specific regulatory and market insights, we forge collaborative partnerships to provide pragmatic, strategy-aligned solutions. Committed to innovation and sustainability, we integrate cutting-edge digital tools and frameworks to facilitate responsible, effective client transitions.

What you gain

• Informed decision-making – Backed by deep sector knowledge and data-driven insights
• Operational resilience – Improved safety, efficiency, and risk management
• Long-term value – Sustainable and measurable improvements in performance and compliance
• Stronger ESG positioning – Credible and transparent practices that build trust with regulators and stakeholders
• Integrated support – Multidisciplinary thinking across engineering, finance, compliance, and strategy

In the NRE sector, we deliver high-impact technical consulting and advisory services that enhance operational excellence across varied project scopes. Our approach empowers informed decision-making, strengthens resilience, drives sustainable value, elevates ESG performance, and integrates cross-disciplinary expertise to ensure strategic, compliant outcomes.

Let’s work together

BDO UAE’s Technical Consulting and Advisory Services can help you build a future-ready, responsible, and efficient organization in a changing energy landscape.