Franklin works closely with: oil majors; Unocal, Shell and Total; rig owners and offshore contractors. The company has grown from its origins in South-East Asia and now has operations spanning five continents. It is acknowledged as the market leader in each of its geographical areas. Renowned for its service quality, Franklin was recently recognised by Accenture, the Economic Development Board, and the Business Times as one of Singapore’s top 50 most enterprising businesses. Angie Tang is the company’s Managing Director and founder. Richard Lorentz, co-founder of 3i’s former portfolio company Pearl Energy, joins the company as Chairman. Franklin is headquartered in Singapore with a workforce of 356, of which 220 are based in Singapore although most work on offshore projects across the globe.