Executive Energy Advisory for Complex Markets
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About us
Our Strategic Focus
Our Strategic Focus
LatinBis is a boutique consulting and business advisory firm focused on complex energy markets in Latin America.
Built on more than four decades of executive leadership across refining, gas processing, upstream surface facilities, petrochemical developments, and large-scale EPC environments, the firm provides integrated strategic, techni
LatinBis is a boutique consulting and business advisory firm focused on complex energy markets in Latin America.
Built on more than four decades of executive leadership across refining, gas processing, upstream surface facilities, petrochemical developments, and large-scale EPC environments, the firm provides integrated strategic, technical, financial, and organizational advisory services for high-stakes hydrocarbon ventures.
Our professional foundation was developed within Venezuela — one of the most technically demanding and institutionally complex energy environments in the Western Hemisphere. This experience constitutes a distinct strategic advantage for investors, operators, and stakeholders navigating regulatory volatility, capital intensity, and execution risk.
Latinbis operates through direct senior engagement, disciplined project governance, and selective mandates designed to deliver clarity, structure, and long-term value creation.
Our Strategic Focus
Our Strategic Focus
Our Strategic Focus
LatinBis advises and partners with investors and operators across the full oil and gas value chain in Latin America.
Our scope of engagement includes:
Upstream
- Crude oil exploration and production
- Natural gas production
- Associated gas development
Midstream
- Oil and refined products storage
- Oil and gas transportation systems (onshore and offshor
LatinBis advises and partners with investors and operators across the full oil and gas value chain in Latin America.
Our scope of engagement includes:
Upstream
- Crude oil exploration and production
- Natural gas production
- Associated gas development
Midstream
- Oil and refined products storage
- Oil and gas transportation systems (onshore and offshore)
- LNG liquefaction facilities
- LNG offshore and marine transportation
- Gas gathering and transmission networks
Downstream
- Refining facilities
- Petrochemical complexes
- Energy and power generation facilities
- Associated infrastructure, utilities, and auxiliary systems
We support investors evaluating greenfield, brownfield, rehabilitation, expansion, and modernization projects.
Latin America offers multiple entry structures for private participation, including Build-Own-Operate (BOO), Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and EPC with Financing (EPCF) models. Legal frameworks, fiscal incentives, and risk allocation structures vary by country and jurisdiction, requiring localized strategic evaluation.
Latinbis LLC assists clients in assessing regulatory conditions, contractual frameworks, operational feasibility, and execution risk to ensure that investment decisions are aligned with long-term value creation.
Our Advisory Support
Organizational & Staffing Solutions
Organizational & Staffing Solutions
LatinBis provides structured advisory services tailored to the specific stage and complexity of each venture. Our support integrates technical, commercial, financial, and regulatory dimensions to ensure project viability and disciplined execution.
Depending on project requirements, our services may include:
Strategic & Project Definition
- Pro
LatinBis provides structured advisory services tailored to the specific stage and complexity of each venture. Our support integrates technical, commercial, financial, and regulatory dimensions to ensure project viability and disciplined execution.
Depending on project requirements, our services may include:
Strategic & Project Definition
- Project visualization and opportunity framing
- Concept development and conceptual engineering
- Business strategy and market positioning
- Project structuring and execution strategy
- Integrated development planning
Technical & Operational Advisory
- Project Management Consultancy (PMC) support
- Refinery and downstream operational optimization studies
- Infrastructure and utilities assessment
- Cost estimating and benchmarking
Economic & Financial Structuring
- Economic evaluations and financial modeling
- Investment scenario analysis
- Financing strategy advisory
- Risk allocation assessment
Contracting & Procurement Strategy
- Contracting plans and tender documentation
- EPC / EPCF structuring advisory
- Local procurement capability assessment
- Local cost structures, fiscal regimes, and tax framework analysis
Regulatory & Sustainability Support
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) documentation support
- Stakeholder engagement strategy
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework development
Our approach is execution-oriented. We focus on aligning strategy, engineering, financial structuring, and regulatory compliance to enable projects to move from concept to implementation with clarity and control.
Organizational & Staffing Solutions
Organizational & Staffing Solutions
Organizational & Staffing Solutions
Latinbis LLC is broadening its services to incorporate specialized staffing and organizational development solutions for the energy sector in Latin America.
Drawing on over 40 years of direct experience in Venezuela’s oil and gas industry, the firm understands the operational realities, regulatory environment, and talent challenges unique
Latinbis LLC is broadening its services to incorporate specialized staffing and organizational development solutions for the energy sector in Latin America.
Drawing on over 40 years of direct experience in Venezuela’s oil and gas industry, the firm understands the operational realities, regulatory environment, and talent challenges unique to the region. As activity in the hydrocarbons sector accelerates, companies require not only technical advisory support, but also structured approaches to talent acquisition, team development, and organizational design.
These expanded services aim to strengthen execution capability by ensuring that the right people, competencies, and structures are in place from the outset.
Leadership in Major Projects
Introduction
Recent Projects
Recent Projects
At Latinbis, our credibility is grounded in real execution.
We have led and participated in major energy projects with investment values reaching up to multi-billion-dollar levels, holding key leadership positions within both owner organizations and EPC contractors.
This experience enables us to go beyond traditional consulting — providing
At Latinbis, our credibility is grounded in real execution.
We have led and participated in major energy projects with investment values reaching up to multi-billion-dollar levels, holding key leadership positions within both owner organizations and EPC contractors.
This experience enables us to go beyond traditional consulting — providing practical, execution-driven advisory supported by deep technical knowledge, contractual expertise and strategic insight.
The projects highlighted following demonstrate our ability to operate at scale, manage complexity and deliver results in demanding environments.
Recent Projects
Recent Projects
Recent Projects
- Puerto La Cruz Refinery Deep Conversion Projects (210 MBD), Venezuela, CAPEX 8,5 Billon US$, responsible for Owner`s Project Director and General Management, Responsible for the FEED and EPC for the Expansion and adequation of the refinery with new technologies for heavier crude oil supply from the Orinoco Belt. Including ADU adequatio
- Puerto La Cruz Refinery Deep Conversion Projects (210 MBD), Venezuela, CAPEX 8,5 Billon US$, responsible for Owner`s Project Director and General Management, Responsible for the FEED and EPC for the Expansion and adequation of the refinery with new technologies for heavier crude oil supply from the Orinoco Belt. Including ADU adequation, new VDU, HDH/SHP, HPU, SRU, ARU, utilities and off sites. Achieved Financing sources and 100% execution of site preparation and 87% of the Auxiliary, Environmental and VDU Units Contract (Before USA Sanctions).
- Nanhai Refinery (P.R. China), China, New Refinery (400 MBD) with Deep Conversion Technology, responsible for Owners Project Direction in Venezuelan side. Achieved 100% FEED, later China constructed as planned and is under operation.
- El Palito Refinery Expansion Project (140 MBD), Venezuela. Major expansion project o adequate the refinery ADU, VDU and FCC; New NHDT/CCR, HDT Diesel y HDT VGO with auxiliaries, Utilities and Off sites. responsible for Owners Project Direction. Achieved 100% FEED and contracts ready for EPC phase.
- Batalla de Santa Ines (100 MBD), Barinas State, Venezuela. New Refinery. Responsible for Owners Project Direction and management. Achieved 100% FEED, 100% of Site Preparation Contract and signed contracts for EPC phase.
- Power Generation Facility 100 MW, Barinas State. New facility with six (6) internal combustion generators 17,5 MW c/u, dual gas/fuel oil. Responsible for Owners Project Direction and management. 100% EPC executed.
- Isla Refinery Expansion project (215 MBD), Curaçao. Major adequation including revamp of existing facilities and and new hydrotreatment units, utilities and environmental units. Responsible for Owners Project Direction. 100% visualization and Conceptual phases.
Other Projects
Recent Projects
Other Projects
- Petrozuata Upgrader (160 MBD), renamed Petro San Felix, Venezuela. Engineering consultant in FEED phase.
- Cerro Negro Upgrader (108 MBD), renamed Petromonagas, Venezuela. Engineering consultant FEED phase.
- Orinoco Belt Development Plans including Jose Complex Condominium development plans and execution as engineering consultants.
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- Petrozuata Upgrader (160 MBD), renamed Petro San Felix, Venezuela. Engineering consultant in FEED phase.
- Cerro Negro Upgrader (108 MBD), renamed Petromonagas, Venezuela. Engineering consultant FEED phase.
- Orinoco Belt Development Plans including Jose Complex Condominium development plans and execution as engineering consultants.
- Cardon Refinery Expansion Project (PARC project), Venezuela. Engineering consultants in direction positions. 100% EPC executed.
- Cardon Refinery FCC expansion and revamp project. Engineering consultants in direction positions. 100% EPC Executed.
- Olefin Plant revamp project, Venezuela. Engineering consultants in direction positions. 100% EPC Executed.
- Surface facilities in oil production fields, Venezuela. Several projects including water treatment and reinjection, gas processing, gas compression, dehydration and associated gas treatment, etc.
Our Principles
Our Values
Our Mission
Our Mission
In LatinBis we value:
- Experience and Formal Education as the basis for technologically based successful plans
- Commitment and sincerity to strengthen relations and partnership
- Resilience and perseverance to succeed over the common and under every circumstances
- Honesty to progress on the fare way to happiness
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
We will create wealth and positive change for our partners and for every stakeholder in our ventures; by creating new businesses which will bring development to the areas they are placed in, while becoming a positive social contributor and a sustainable part of the society.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Vision
We will become a preferred partner and a corporation in the Oil and Gas Business, which will be there for years to come as an example of integrity, professionalism and respect for the areas of our ventures, the people and the world.
Latinbis Executive Programs
Latinbis Executive Programs
In LatinBis we decided that a good way to give back from all the joy received during many years of project execution is by creating courses that will form the next project executioners. We will keep publishing by the Udemy platform different project themes, that will be resulting from the knowledge and experience of our team members. Following you will find the links to courses published up to today.
MEGA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PART I
GERENCIA DE PROYECTOS MAYORES PARTE I
Latinbis Executive Programs
MEGA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PART II
GERENCIA DE PROYECTOS MAYORES PARTE II
GERENCIA DE PROYECTOS MAYORES PARTE II