KPMG's network of firms' Global Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) practice is dedicated to assisting major organizations operating in the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Mining and Forestry industries in dealing with industry trends and business issues. Our reason for being is that we believe we have a distinctive portfolio of services offerings, which have been carefully tailored to the needs of our clients, which can be delivered with a difference by our industry specialists.

KPMG's network of firms has a well balanced portfolio of clients, ranging from global super-majors to next generation leaders raising capital, some for the first time, in local markets. Services provided to market leaders in those industries cover the breadth of KPMG's network of firms' service offerings, extending from Audit, to Advisory - Financial, Risk and Communications, to Tax.

Change is constant in the oil and gas industry and the drivers are well known: globalization, cyclical prices, cost containment, technological advances, productivity improvements, deregulation, licenses to operate and access to capital. Companies that thrive tend to mix sound business and risk management strategies with real and practical commitment to innovation. To this end, KPMG's network of firms' Global Energy & Natural Resources practice has established 11 dedicated Centers of Excellence in key locations across the world. The centers support companies in the upstream, downstream and services industries throughout the world to anticipate and meet their business challenges.

We are part of a global Power & Utilities practice that provides member firm's clients with services of industry professionals who have an in-depth understanding of the daily challenges faced by power & utility companies. To better serve clients, there are twelve Power & Utilities Center of Excellence around the world. All centers comprise of regulatory, financial advisory, taxation and risk professionals from KPMG member firms. They bring to the industry professional advice and support that address the key risks and issues faced by the sector and support the strategic and transactional activities undertaken by the global utilities players.

The mining industry is consolidating and globalizing as companies seek to win recognition in the global marketplace and compete for the critical capital needed to discover new mineral opportunities. KPMG in Lebanon has balanced its portfolio of clients, identified service offerings that seem to be most needed by market leaders, and bolstered its capabilities for delivering these services. There are KPMG mining centers of excellence located around the world. These centers raise the bar for KPMG in Lebanon and help ensure that our clients' issues are quickly addressed and their needs supported by the global processes and infrastructure we have established.

As organizations transform from locally based operations to billion-dollar multi-national corporations, the forest industry faces myriad challenges. These include technological changes in production methods, e-business, dwindling fiber supplies, enhanced regulation, intensifying pressure from environmental groups, and rigorous scrutiny of its forest stewardship by customers. To remain competitive in global markets and help ensure its continued vitality, the industry needs increasingly complex and sophisticated management techniques, to help generate cost-competitive products on a global scale. There are two dedicated forestry centers of excellence based in Vancouver, Canada and Portland, Oregon. Our industry professionals have an in depth understanding of the industry and the daily challenges faced by many forest companies.