Features & Benefits

Multiuser Collaboration

Arcast is built to ensure consistent calculations over time and between projects and users. This allows users to make head-to-head comparisons of different projects or different instances of the same project at different times. This is achieved through functionality to support versioning and sharing of:

Economic assumptions
Owner share data
Tax regime calculation files
Report templates
Configuration files

When all calculations are performed with the same set of files, focus may be put on analyzing the results, rather than determining the differences between different calculations.

Extensive Set of Calculation Routines

Arcast comes with a wide set of different calculation routines to help you study different aspects of your projects or portfolios, all built to let you focus on the results rather than debugging calculations.

Cashflow and various KPI calculations, including the net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), capital efficiency index (CEI), and risk reward (RR)
Calculation of per-barrel results for oil & gas industry projects
Break-even price calculation
Goal-seek analysis
Automatic calculation of project cut-off
Abandonment costs moved relative to cut-off
Calculations based on owner shares or 100% project values
Sensitivity analysis
Automatic conversion of input units or currencies to calculation and report units and currencies

Transparent and Flexible Tax Calculations

All tax regimes in Arcast are modeled as separate Microsoft Excel^® workbooks. These are loaded into Arcast, populated with data from the analysis, and executed. The populated tax file can be reviewed by the user, providing full transparency of the tax calculations. If a tax regime undergoes changes, only the corresponding tax file needs to be updated; then, the file may be automatically shared with all users. Consistent tax calculations also make it possible for tax consolidation of all projects belonging to the same tax regime.

Built-in support for multiple tax regimes
New tax regimes can be added by users
Tax consolidation of projects in the same tax regime
Tax calculations for different tax position situation
Support for ringfence calculations of projects
Full report of after-tax results as cashflow and KPIs

Portfolio Calculations with Full Consolidation

Consistent calculations across projects make it possible to aggregate the results on a portfolio level, including full tax consolidation per tax regime, or several if applicable. Results are shown as total portfolio values but may also be broken down on each entity.

Aggregated cashflow, revenue, costs and investments of all projects
Tax consolidation of projects belonging to the same tax regime
Portfolio dashboard with:

Portfolio summary of key results (NPV, IRR)
Rank of the projects by individual values
Options to exclude/include projects to investigate impact on the portfolio

Detailed portfolio profile report with:

All individual project profiles and results
Functionality to group, filter, and sort results by category
Direct export of data to new or existing Excel^® workbook

Decision Trees to Model Complex Decision Scenarios

Decision tree modeling is often a good way to structure more complex decision scenarios in a visual and intuitive context. In Arcast, entire projects — including production, cost, and investment data — can be added to each end node in the tree. When calculating, full consolidation is performed along every branch of the tree.

Interactive modeling through drag-and-drop of decision, probability, and end nodes
Full Arcast project data associated with an end node
Annotation using text, lines, arrows, and images
Calculation of the optimal path of the decisions that will give the highest NPV
Information boxes on the nodes in the tree to show the values of the node
Root results of decision tree in the same structure as the results from a single project or a portfolio
Decision trees added to a portfolio in the same way as single projects

Comprehensive Results, Accessible Through Flexible Reports

After calculation, all results are presented in standardized reports, available in both nominal and real values, and visualized in tables, profile reports, or plots. These reports are structured in the same way for all analysis entities (i.e., projects, portfolios, and decision trees), making results recognizable and easily comparable between analysis types. Users can set up their own report templates to use in custom analysis or as part of their organization's reporting structure.

Standard reports: Summary, Cashflow, Profiles, and Plot
Results in real or nominal values
Values shown in any units or currency
Functionality for user-defined reports
All results are accessible for export
Tag projects and profiles with metadata for advanced grouping, filtering, and analysis of results

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