Turner, Mason & Company provides engineering and management consulting services for the petroleum and petrochemical industries. Founded in 1971, the firm serves a wide variety of clients, including integrated oil companies, petroleum refining and marketing companies, domestic and foreign crude producers, petroleum industry associations, financial institutions, investment bankers, petrochemical companies, government agencies, attorneys, utilities, individual and institutional investors, and various industry groups. The staff is made up of highly qualified, licensed chemical engineers with significant operating company experience prior to joining the consulting practice. Consultants maintain close contact with the client, and responsibility for each engagement is clearly assigned to coordinate analysis, presentation of results, and follow-up that best meet the needs of the project. Staff members are skilled in working with corporate, legal, financial, and entrepreneurial clients at all levels in their respective organizations. Turner, Mason & Company provides consulting services that are independent of construction, process licensing, or specific industry ties. The firm is prepared to assist in economic and feasibility studies, corporate strategic planning studies, independent engineer (IE) service, evaluation of national policy issues, fair market value assessments, competitive evaluations, due diligence reviews, environmental audits, computer modeling studies, process engineering, project management, venture development, mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiations. Engagements in each of these areas are well supported by the formal training and industrial experience of members of the firm.