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27 Years
of Service for the International Development Community
Since 1982,
HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CORP. has been providing energy
and environmental policy consulting, project management and
procurement services for multinational institutions, such
as the United Nations, the World Bank and the Inter-American
Development Bank, bilateral development organizations, such
as the US Trade and Development Agency, the German Technical Cooperation Agency GTZ,
foreign governments, corporate clients and private investors in Europe,
Africa, North and South America, the Middle East and Central
Asia.
As part of a
collaborative network of independent consultants, HIBC draws upon its worldwide
cooperation with specialized associates and strategic alliances with other
consulting firms. This enables the firm to offer a wide range of experiences and
skills for the individual needs of each client, to tailor outstanding
professional services and focus the right combination of knowledge and
perspective on the specific tasks of each project. Using its proven networking
and integration skills, project management capabilities and industry knowledge,
HIBC assumes overall responsibility for the development of work programs and
budgets, efficient implementation of the project tasks, preparation of high
quality deliverables and continuous collaboration with the clients, donor
organizations and other stakeholders. Highly qualified, individual
consultants or teams of local and international professionals
are offered for services in the following areas of primary
expertise:
ENERGY
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Energy Policy Development
and Advisory for the Oil, Gas and Power Sector |
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Restructuring and Privatization
of State Enterprises in the Energy and Public Utility Sectors |
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Drafting
and Implementation of Regulatory and Institutional
Reform Legislation and Regulations for Oil, Gas
and Power Sector |
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Technology
Transfer in Refining, Lubricants, Chemicals, Automotive
Products, Used Oils and Chemical Waste Management |
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Technical
and Logistical Support for Wire Line Coring, Scientific
and Research Drilling for Oil and Gas, Geothermal, Mineral,
Volcanic, Earthquake and other Applications |
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Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Marketing, Trading and
Transportation Polices, Practices and Procedures for
Importers, Exporters and Traders; Organizational Advise
and Training for Trading Departments of Public and
Private Oil Companies and Government Institutions |
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Transport and Energy Planning and Engineering
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Public
Sector Participation (PSP) and Public Private
Partnership (PPP) Financing and Concession Systems |
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Development and Improvement of Bidding Techniques and
Appraisal of Tenders, Risk management |
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Training in Application of Modern Tools and Procedure
for Market Evaluation and Business Procedures for
Trading and Marketing Executives. |
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ENVIRONMENT:
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Environmental
Policy
Development and Advisory for the Energy and Urban
Transport Sector |
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Strategy
Design for Climate Change Projects |
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Environmental Impact Assessments and Site Assessments
for Oil and Gas Upstream and Downstream Operations,
Plants and Facilities On-shore and Off-shore, including Health
Impacts, Biodiversity, Wildlands Ecology, Compensation
of Local Population
for Impacts incurred to Agriculture and Land Use,
Resettlement and other Socio-Economic Aspects |
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Development and Implementation
of Air Quality Improvement Strategies through Reformulation
of Fuels and Motor Vehicle Standards |
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Development and
Implementation of Regulatory Strategies for Alternative
and Clean Fuels (CNG, LPG, H2, LNG, Biofuels and Others) |
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Design
and Implementation of Vehicle Inspection, Maintenance,
Retrofit and Emission Control Programs, Regulations and
Facilities |
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Design and Implementation
of Vapor Recovery Systems |
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Emission Inventories
and Emission Factor Development for Fuels, Motor Stationary
Sources, and Area Sources |
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Health Benefit
Evaluations, Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis
of Air Pollution Control Strategies |
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Sanitation
and Hazardous Waste Management. |
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STANDARDS AND METROLOGY:
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Development
of Regulatory Methodology, Design, Implementation or
Strengthening of Institutional Structures for
Formulation of National and Adoption of International
Technical and Environmental Standards, Codes of Conduct
and Technical Regulations for all Economic Sectors. |
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Drafting of
Procedures and Guidelines, Training of Regulatory
Personnel and Institutional Capacity Building for
Enforcement of Standardization Systems |
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Drafting and
Application of ASTM, SAE and API Testing and QA/QC
Procedures for Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and
Chemicals for manufacturing Standards and Consumer
Protection |
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ISO and
Other International Procedures for Industrial Plant
Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Environmental
Protection |
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ILAC for
Inter-laboratory Inspection, Accreditation, and
Calibration, Repeatability and Reproducibility Testing |
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Lean
Manufacturing, 6-Sigma, and Total Quality Management
Studies |
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Products
Quality and Compliance Studies, Customer Satisfaction
Evaluations |
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Laboratory
Equipment and Hardware Selection, Drafting/Adoption of
Procedures and Protocols, System Development and
Training for Legal Metrology Bodies |
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Conversion
of International Units System to English Units System
for Various Types of Measurements |
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Design and Enforcement
of Quality Standards and Emission Controls for
Producers, Refiners, Marketers and Importers of Fuels,
Lubricants and Additives |
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Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building:
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Developing Sector Reform Strategies for Improvement,
Expansion and Maintenance of Public Services to Support
Sustainable Economic and Social Development, involving
Donors and Stakeholders |
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Providing Technical
Assistance and Training to Regulatory Agencies for
Development
of Governance Capacity, Human and Technical Resources,
Adoption and Implementation of Sector Reform Strategies
and Institutional Strengthening for Public Service
Providers |
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Quality Management
Systems for Public and Private Service Providers |
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Development and Adoption of International
Technical Standards and Norms |
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Design and Implementation
of Emergency Supply Plans for the Energy Sector |
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Capacity
Building for Environmental Management of the Petroleum
Industry |
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Specialized in the Development and Implementation of
Institutional and Regulatory Reform Concepts for the
Energy and Environmental Sectors |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
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Evaluation and
Organization of Technical Cooperation Projects for International
Development Institutions and Government Agencies |
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Marketing
Concepts and Business Plans for Exporters, Importers and
Distributors of Industrial Equipment and Supplies |
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Feasibility
Studies and Risk Evaluation for Corporate and Private
Investors |
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Business
Plans for Power Marketers, including Operation and Strategy,
Staffing, Administration, Trading, Marketing Objectives,
Regulatory and Risk Management |
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Due
Diligence and Profitability Assessment for Acquisition
of Power Marketers, Generation and Transmission Assets |
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Structuring
and Negotiation of International Cooperation Agreements
and Joint Ventures. |
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