The petroleum industry contains some of the world's largest companies and influences many of the world's most significant geopolitical developments. Today, petroleum companies face challenges and opportunities from industry consolidation; access to newly liberalized, resource-rich regions; technological changes; and evolving gas and retail markets.

ARA's practice serves clients in all segments of the industry, from upstream are as like exploration, drilling, production, and services through transportation and downstream areas including refining, wholesale, and retail marketing.

ARA helps the largest publicly and nationally owned oil companies, mid-sized players and independent oil companies, service companies, investors, and e-business consortia understand and devise strategic business plans to meet these challenges and opportunities.