Advisian, the independent consulting business line of WorleyParsons , and KBC Advanced Technologies plc , a leading consultancy and software provider to the hydrocarbon industry, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a joint collaboration agreement to utilize the strengths of each company and their affiliates to pursue projects involving consulting, software, design and engineering services, initially for the upstream and midstream oil and gas, refining and petrochemical business sectors. KBC's technical engineering and operational excellence skills complement Advisian in a number of key areas that will create additional value for our clients.