About Us

Farid Ahmed

Principal Analyst, Lead Markets

Farid is an experienced metallurgist and technologist with extensive commercial, production and R&D exposure.

Greig Aitken

Director, M&A Research

With over 12 years of experience, Greig brings a holistic view of corporate activity to the upstream M&A research team.

Bruna Angel

Fibres Consultant

Pralabh Bhargava

Principal Analyst, Coal Research, Asia Pacific

Pralabh's expertise lies in coal markets, with a focus on Asia Pacific.

Neivan Boroujerdi

Senior Analyst, North Sea Upstream

Neivan is a senior analyst with expertise in North Sea upstream oil and gas.

Latest articles by Neivan

• Opinion 8 January 2019

  North Sea exploration is making a comeback in 2019

Jessica Brewer

Principal Analyst, Middle East Upstream Oil and Gas

Jessica brings experience in both field and research roles to her analysis of the Middle East upstream industry.

Latest articles by Jessica

• Opinion 21 January 2019

  5 things you need to know about MENA upstream oil and gas

• Opinion 15 April 2019

  Middle East leads the pack in 2018 FID bonanza

David Brown

Senior Product Manager, Cross Commodity Research

David is based in Houston and manages our gas, power and coal markets teams; he leads the Energy Markets Service.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 15 June 2017

  Energy view to 2035 in five charts

• Featured 26 November 2018

  A zero-carbon world: how fast will we get there?

• Featured 26 November 2018

  A zero-carbon world: how fast will we get there?

Nicholas Browne

Director - Asian Gas & LNG Research

Nicholas manages our Asia Pacific LNG, gas, renewable and electricity markets from Singapore.

Latest articles by Nicholas

• Opinion 27 September 2018

  Australia's east coast gas market

• Opinion 12 March 2018

  Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

• Opinion 13 July 2018

  Australia's east coast gas market – how LNG changes everything

Andrew Buckland

Principal Analyst, LNG Shipping & Trade

Andrew brings more than 20 years of experience in LNG shipping research, consulting and analysis.

Latest articles by Andrew

• Editorial 6 September 2018

  Marine fuel to become a significant source of demand for LNG

• Opinion 21 August 2018

  LNG ship orders pour in

Jonathan Butcher

Principal Economist

Renate Cakule Featherstone

Principal Analyst, Steel Markets

Renate brings a holistic view of steel markets to our medium- and long-term steel forecasts.

Leandro Caputo

Director, Gas & Power, Latin America

Leandro is a skilled leader with extensive professional experience across the Latin American energy space.

Akif Chaudhry

Senior Research Analyst

Akif is a member of our Gas and LNG research team. His focus is predominantly on European markets.

Latest articles by Akif

• Editorial 21 November 2017

  Upstream 'value at risk'

• Opinion 26 October 2017

  How great a financial risk do carbon costs pose to upstream oil and gas companies?

Ashish Chitalia

Principal Analyst - Polyolefins

Ashish leads polyolefins research at Wood Mackenzie Chemicals

Latest articles by Ashish

• Editorial 1 March 2018

  Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 2)

• Editorial 28 February 2018

  Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 1)

• Opinion 15 December 2018

  The four changing priorities in the polyolefins industry

• Editorial 12 March 2018

  Scrapping the scrap: China's Waste Bans

Robert Clarke

Research Director, Lower 48 Upstream

Robert analyses trends shaping E&P and studies the leading companies and projects.

Latest articles by Robert

• Opinion 21 February 2017

  Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?

Hadrien Collineau

Senior Research Analyst, EMEARC Commodity Analytics for Gas and LNG

EMEARC commodity analyst with a focus on gas and LNG

Latest articles by Hadrien

• Opinion 12 December 2018

  Can Russia continue to keep pace with Europe's LNG demand?

Leslie Cook

Principal Analyst, Upstream Supply Chain

Leslie is a principal analyst and project manager for Wood Mackenzie's portfolio of drilling and rig products.

Maria Cortez

Senior Research Manager

Maria is a senior research manager focused on Latin America's upstream sector.

Horacio Cuenca

Upstream Research Director, Latin America

Horacio specialises in the Southern Cone region as part of our Upstream Research team

Latest articles by Horacio

• Editorial 27 March 2018

  Could a bidding war erode Brazil's pre-salt value?

Kelly Cui

Senior Analyst, Petrochemicals

Kelly is an expert in the coal-to-olefins (CTO) and methanol-to-olefins (MTO) sector.

Latest articles by Kelly

• Editorial 22 August 2017

  How CTO/MTO will affect the global olefins market

• Editorial 1 November 2017

  How are olefins made from CTO/MTO?

• Editorial 14 November 2017

  Why is China the early adopter of CTO/MTO

• Editorial 7 November 2017

  The opportunities and challenges of CTO/MTO development

• Opinion 23 August 2017

  Switching gears on olefins production?

Lucy Cullen

Senior Research Analyst

Latest articles by Lucy

• Editorial 6 April 2017

  Europe, heart of the global gas market

Anthony Damiano

Global Head, Power & Renewables Research

Anthony helps clients understand how the Energy Transition and power markets will impact their business.

Michelle Davis

Senior Analyst, Solar

Michelle Davis is a senior solar analyst with a focus on the downstream US distributed solar market

Quentin De Carvalho

Head of Nylon / Polyamide

Quentin has over 30 years’ experience in the chemical industry with a focus on polyamide nylon.

Latest articles by Quentin

• Opinion 17 December 2018

  The calm before the storm for the nylon industry?

Malcolm Dickson

Research Director, Europe Upstream Oil and Gas

Malcolm leads our research coverage of the European Upstream sector.

Latest articles by Malcolm

• Editorial 2 April 2019

  10 investment plays to watch

• Opinion 12 January 2017

  Norway’s upstream sector will prosper — but can the UK rally?

Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Global Gas and LNG Research

Massimo is an expert in the global gas value chain and leads our worldwide research in natural gas and LNG.

Latest articles by Massimo

• Editorial 7 January 2019

  Is 2019 the year of the much-talked-about LNG oversupply?

• Editorial 6 September 2018

  Global LNG supply gap from 2022

Linda Doku

Global Head of Metals and Mining Research

Industry expert with 23 years' experience in commodity marketing, trading, market analysis and corporate strategy.

Latest articles by Linda

• Featured 27 May 2019

  Why the mining industry needs more women

Murray Douglas

Research Director, Europe Gas

Latest articles by Murray

• Opinion 19 March 2019

  Does Germany need LNG?

R.T. Dukes

Research Director, US Lower 48 Upstream

R.T. is widely recognised as a global leader in US unconventional oil and gas markets.

Latest articles by R.T.

• Editorial 11 December 2018

  Merger Mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

• Editorial 11 December 2018

  What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

Tom Ellacott

Senior Vice President, Corporate Research

Tom leads our corporate thought leadership, drawing on more than 20 years' industry knowledge.

Latest articles by Tom

• Opinion 30 October 2018

  What will it take to sustain corporate upstream growth to 2030?

Mhairidh Evans

Principal Analyst, Upstream Supply Chain

Mhairidh’s understanding of both the contractor and operator perspective informs her analysis of upstream supply chain.

Latest articles by Mhairidh

• Opinion 16 April 2019

  Simple complexity – the future of the upstream supply chain?

• Opinion 6 February 2019

  Signs of renewed optimism in the global offshore upstream supply chain

Giles Farrer

Research Director, Global Gas and LNG Supply

Giles is responsible for our LNG service, the global LNG markets tool together with our global gas market service.

Latest articles by Giles

• Editorial 7 April 2017

  Did you know? Why momentum is building for small scale LNG plants

• Editorial 6 September 2018

  Huge investment planned in new LNG supply projects

• Editorial 25 April 2019

  What will US$200 billion of investment do for the global LNG industry?

Simon Flowers

Chairman and Chief Analyst

Simon is our Chief Analyst; he provides thought leadership on the trends and innovations shaping the energy industry.

Latest articles by Simon

• The Edge 22 November 2016

  Upstream M&A: taking advantage of the down-cycle

• The Edge 23 January 2018

  Positioning for the energy transition

• The Edge 11 May 2017

  The commodity upcycle and the end of the dollar’s bull run - implications for oil, gas and mining producers

• The Edge 30 May 2018

  OPEC gets to eat the Permian’s lunch

• The Edge 28 March 2017

  How deep water projects can compete with tight oil - more progress on costs and tight oil may get a run for its money

• The Edge 19 December 2017

  Upstream KPIs turn positive

Julie Francis

Principal Research Analyst, Lower 48 Upstream

Julie is a principal research analyst in the Lower 48 upstream team.

Paul Gaster

Director, Flexible Packaging

Paul has more than 40 years’ experience in the packaging industry in marketing services and corporate planning.

Latest articles by Paul

• Opinion 7 January 2019

  Do we really need plastic packaging?

• Editorial 29 September 2017

  Poland, Italy and Turkey experiencing fastest flexible packaging growth

• Editorial 18 June 2017

  US flexible packaging majors lose market share

• Editorial 18 June 2017

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

• Editorial 5 October 2017

  Acquisition challenges facing all large converters

Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Alan leads our global refining and oil marketing research; he manages our refining and chemicals outlook in EMEARC.

Latest articles by Alan

• Opinion 23 April 2019

  4 key refining and chemical themes from Moscow

• Opinion 31 January 2019

  There's light at the end of the tunnel for refiners

• Opinion 17 October 2018

  How IMO 2020 regulations will disrupt supply chain

• Opinion 21 November 2018

  Russia also matters in refining, but has its appetite to invest waned?

• Opinion 28 September 2018

  US tight oil piles pressure on refiners

• Opinion 7 May 2019

  Poor capital discipline will drive difficult decisions for refiners

Edgardo Gelsomino

Head of Aluminium Research

Wood Mackenzie's head of aluminium research has over 23 years' experience along the value chain.

Latest articles by Edgardo

• Featured 13 November 2018

  Investment in new aluminium capacity needed to avoid supply crunch

Rob Gilfillan

Research Analyst

Rob joined Wood Mackenzie in May 2017 as a Films & Flexible Packaging research analyst.

Latest articles by Rob

• Editorial 23 January 2018

  India’s flexible packaging enjoys continuing growth despite a stuttering economy

Edward Gomersall

Research Manager, Gas & LNG

Edward brings a deep understanding of the LNG value chain, including project development and trade flows.

Latest articles by Edward

• Opinion 24 September 2018

  Spot market not a reliable pricing mechanism, says GECF leader

Robin Griffin

Research Director, Metallurgical Coal Markets

Robin has undertaken global mine cost estimation and supply analysis for both coal and base metals.

Alex Griffiths

Principal Analyst

Alex draws on his experience as a Resource Geologist to analyse and forecast global steel and iron ore markets.

Latest articles by Alex

• Opinion 21 May 2018

  Tighter at the top: taking a look at the premium end of iron ore's two-tier market

Sushant Gupta

Research Director – Asia Pacific, Refining and oils market

Sushant has over 15 years of experience with strong focus on refining, crude oil and chemicals industry.

Gordon Haire

Head of Aromatics, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals

Gordon has a deep understanding of refining/petrochemicals optimisation and aromatics production economics.

Andrew Harwood

Research Director, Asia Pacific Upstream Oil & Gas

Andrew leads our upstream research coverage in Asia Pacific.

Latest articles by Andrew

• Editorial 14 January 2019

  Will Asia-Pacific's O&G sector join the global recovery in 2019?

Luiz Hayum

Upstream Research Senior Analyst, Latin America

Luiz's expertise lies in valuing upstream assets in Latin America.

Latest articles by Luiz

• Opinion 16 April 2019

  Deepwater's Latin America comeback

Nimmi Henderson

Director of Global Operations, Global Olefins & Derivatives

Richard Hewston

Global Content Lead, Environment and Climate Change, Verisk Maplecroft

Richard leads the development of Verisk Maplecroft’s environment and climate change research.

Ann-Louise Hittle

Vice President, Oils Research

Ann-Louise directs our Macro Oils Service and is a frequent contributor to numerous industry publications.

Latest articles by Ann-Louise

• Opinion 3 December 2018

  December '18 OPEC meeting: production cuts expected

Rui Hou

Consultant, Asia Pacific Refining

Rui Hou specialises in oil products supply for Asia Pacific region.

Latest articles by Rui

• Opinion 15 March 2019

  China's refining sector to slowdown and reconfigure for energy transition

Cameron Jack

Head of Platform Transformation

Cameron works with the consulting leadership team, supports collaboration and manages the group's internal reporting.

Stephen Kallir

Research Analyst, Upstream

Stephen covers the Canadian Upstream sector, analysing market trends and prominent companies within the industry.

Latest articles by Stephen

• Opinion 27 January 2017

  How will Alberta's carbon emissions cap impact oil sands development?

Graham Kellas

Senior Vice President, Global Fiscal Research

Over 30 years, Graham has advised on taxation matters and supported complex fiscal negotiations.

Latest articles by Graham

• Opinion 1 December 2016

  A balancing act: getting fiscal terms right

• Opinion 31 May 2016

  Can fiscal policy help the oil industry to ‘do a Leicester’?

• Editorial 23 August 2017

  How can governments introduce more competitive fiscal terms?

• Opinion 8 December 2015

  Do lower oil prices lead to lower oil tax rates?

Liam Kelleher

Gas and LNG Analyst

Liam combines his expertise in engineering, economics and finance in his role as gas and LNG analyst.

Latest articles by Liam

• Editorial 30 January 2019

  Change of course as FLNG players take second look at financials

Martin Kelly

Head of Corporate Analysis

Martin oversees research into the world's leading oil and gas companies as head of our corporate and M&A team.

Latest articles by Martin

• Opinion 12 April 2018

  What is the current state of the upstream industry?

Rohan Kendall

Principal Analyst, Iron ore and steel costs

Rohan is the Principal Analyst for global iron ore and steel costs

Latest articles by Rohan

• Opinion 29 June 2019

  Iron ore: who will fill the emerging supply gap?

Julian Kettle

Vice Chairman, Metals & Mining

Simon King

Business Director, Chemical Research, Films

Simon leads our research on speciality plastics, films and flexible packaging.

Latest articles by Simon

• Editorial 31 May 2017

  DuPont has almost ‘left the building’

• Opinion 31 May 2017

  Has DuPont left the building?

• Opinion 16 January 2019

  Flexible packaging: Is it time to find a more sustainable replacement?

Patrick Kirby

Principal Analyst - EMEARC Olefins

Patrick joined Wood Mackenzie in 2013 as an olefins analyst in the EMEARC region.

Latest articles by Patrick

• Editorial 19 April 2018

  From Russia with love: the olefins chain

• Editorial 14 May 2018

  Qatar Petroleum plans new world-scale ethane cracker

Kristy Kramer

Head of Americas Gas Research

Kristy leads our research on gas markets in the Americas.

Valentina Kretzchmar

Director, Corporate Research

Valentina is part of our corporate research team, advising senior managers on strategy and financial analysis.

Søren Lassen

Senior Offshore Wind Analyst

Søren is a senior analyst covering the global offshore wind industry.

Andrew Latham

Vice President, Global Exploration

With his extensive exploration expertise Andrew shapes portfolio development for international oil and gas companies.

Latest articles by Andrew

• Opinion 1 January 0001

  Four themes for your future exploration strategy

• Opinion 12 June 2018

  The future of exploration: Big wells mainly in deepwater and frontiers

• Opinion 19 December 2018

  Can exploration stay profitable in 2019?

• Opinion 14 June 2018

  The future of exploration: Return to profitability

• Opinion 12 June 2018

  Four themes for your future exploration strategy

Salmon Lee

Principal Consultant

Salmon watches the Asian polyester chain from paraxylene to downstream markets in the Chinese- speaking world.

Latest articles by Salmon

• Opinion 30 January 2019

  How Chinese PTA and MEG futures impact the polyester industry?

• Editorial 30 September 2017

  Proposed closure of Jiangsu ports unnerves chemical markets in China

Jonathan Leitch

Research Director, EMEARC refining and oil products

Jonathan leads our coverage of the short term oil products markets.

Jonathan Leng

Principal Analyst, Zinc Markets

Jonathan brings an in-depth perspective to his analysis of zinc markets.

Robert Liew

Senior Analyst, Power and Renewables Research

Wind markets specialist with over 10 years of power and renewables research experience.

Clay Lightfoot

Upstream Research Manager, Gulf Coast, Mid-continent and GoM Shelf

Clay's research is focussed on the US Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent and Gulf of Mexico Shelf.

Lynn-Yuqian Lin

Research Analyst, Asia Pacific Gas and LNG

Lynn is our Asia Pacific gas and LNG analyst, based in Beijing.

Latest articles by Lynn-Yuqian

• Opinion 6 September 2017

  Can Gazprom deliver Power of Siberia gas to China by 2020?

David Low

Research Analyst, Australasia Upstream

Australasia upstream analyst with combined expertise in petroleum engineering and portfolio management.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 4 November 2018

  Collaboration in the Carnarvon Basin

Cicero Machado

Principal Iron Ore & Steel Analyst

Cicero leads our research into the cost drivers of coal, iron ore and steel in the Americas.

Latest articles by Cicero

• Opinion 28 April 2017

  Royalty increases in Brazil: a renewed burden for iron ore miners or a threat to their international competitiveness?

Sohaib Malik

Market Analyst, EMEARC Power & Renewables

Latest articles by Sohaib

• Opinion 11 March 2019

  Russian onshore wind market reaches crossroads

Philip Marshall

Polyester Chain

Philip is responsible for Wood Mackenzie's research and analysis of the global polyester chain

Latest articles by Philip

• Opinion 12 February 2019

  The rise and rise of polyester

Roy Martin

Senior Research Analyst, Corporate Analysis

For a deep insight into US upstream firms such as Devon and Encana, look to London-based analyst Roy.

Latest articles by Roy

• Opinion 14 February 2019

  How will US independents answer the call for capital discipline?

• Editorial 16 October 2018

  Why US unconventionals are crucial to the Oil Majors

Andy McConn

Principal Analyst, Corporate Research

Andy covers North American mid- and large-cap oil-and-gas companies for our Corporate Research Team.

Paul McConnell

Research Director, Global Trends

Paul drives the analytical agenda of the Global Trends Service, drawing on over 15 years' experience.

Helen McGeough

Senior Consultant, RPET Research, Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres

Helen brings 20 years experience of recycled PET, analysing the developing PET circular economy.

Craig McMahon

Senior Vice President, Head of Americas Research

Craig's remit is to grow the Wood Mackenzie brand in the US and Canada and support clients across the region.

Gordon McManus

Research Director, EMEARC Oils and Refining

Gordon is responsible for leading our global coverage of the long term oil products markets.

Joe Midgley

Executive Vice President, Research

Joe helps clients by bringing together Wood Mackenzie's deep industry knowledge and world class advice.

Andrew Mitchell

Research Director, EMEARC Nickel Costs

Specialising in nickel for over 20 years, Andrew has a deep understanding of the metals and mining industry.

Gavin Montgomery

Research Director, Battery Raw Materials

Gavin defines our research agenda and guides the analysis of raw materials markets.

Iain Mowat

Senior Research Analyst

Iain brings extensive knowledge of global energy markets to his analysis of energy and petroleum demand.

Michael Moynihan

Research Director, Russia Upstream Oil and Gas

As a research director in our upstream team, Michael analyses developments in the upstream industry in Russia.

Sean Mulshaw

Principal Analyst, Global Nickel Markets

Sean is an expert in global nickel, stainless steel and molybdenum markets.

Alex Munton

Principal Analyst, Americas LNG

Alex brings a global perspective to his role as principal analyst for Americas LNG research.

Michael Murphy

Research Analyst, US Gulf of Mexico Upstream

Michael focuses on developing US Gulf of Mexico upstream asset valuations.

Kris Nicol

Senior Manager, Americas Corporate Research

Kris drives the corporate research agenda in the US and is focused on growing our client base.

Femi Oso

Research Director, Middle East & Africa Upstream

Femi leads a team of 30 analysts covering energy markets and corporate activity in Africa.

Harry Paton

Senior Research Analyst, Oil Supply

Harry is a member of four oil supply research team. His focus is developing oil price models and benchmarking assets.

Latest articles by Harry

• Opinion 14 March 2018

  Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?

Donald Perreira

Director, Petroleum Economics

Nick Pickens

Research Director, Copper

Nick’s understanding of the sector’s complexities makes him a valuable member of our research team.

Bikal Pokharel

Research Director, Power and Renewables, APAC

Bikal leads the Power & Renewables market research for Asia Pacific at Wood Mackenzie.

Matt Preston

Research Director, North America Coal Markets

Matt Preston leads our Coal Market Service – North America, covering coal and emissions demand and pricing.

Latest articles by Matt

• Opinion 1 September 2017

  Trump administration declines to go all in for coal — for now

Maritza Ramirez

Senior Research Analyst

Maritza has over 20 years experience in Research, Development and Commercial roles in food and consumer goods packaging

Latest articles by Maritza

• Editorial 25 January 2018

  The impact of global events on Latin America’s PET industry

Ed Rawle

Chief Economist, Global Research

Ed leads our global crude oil analysis and oversees our global macroeconomic outlook.

Angus Rodger

Research Director, Asia Pacific

Angus leads our benchmark analysis of global Pre-FID delays, and deep water developments.

Latest articles by Angus

• Opinion 21 June 2017

  New project sanctions on the rise?

• Editorial 13 April 2017

  Are deepwater economics on par with US tight oil?

• Editorial 22 March 2019

  Renewed confidence in Asia Pacific’s upstream sector

• Opinion 25 January 2019

  5 signs of recovery in Asia Pacific upstream oil and gas

• Opinion 27 November 2018

  Revisiting the deepwater cost curve

Stephanie Scollard

Product Analyst, Subsurface

Stephanie is a subsurface product analyst focused on Lower 48 well and production data.

Prakash Sharma

Research Director, China

Latest articles by Prakash

• Featured 15 April 2019

  China economic slowdown: 3 reasons why it's different this time

• Opinion 5 March 2019

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

Benjamin Shattuck

Principal Analyst, Americas Upstream Oil & Gas

Benjamin leads our US upstream analysis and specialises in the Lower 48.

Caitlin Shaw

Research Director, Upstream Supply Chain

Caitlin Shaw is a research director of upstream supply chain.

Chris Shepley

Head of Downstream Consulting

Chris leads our consultancy team in refining, marketing and chemicals.

Rishab Shrestha

Analyst, Solar Markets, Power and Renewables Research

Solar analyst specialising in downstream photovoltaics markets.

Rory Simington

Principal Analyst, Asia Pacific Thermal Coal Research

Rory Simington is a research analyst with over twenty years' experience in the Australian mining industry.

Latest articles by Rory

• Opinion 26 March 2019

  China's thermal coal import restriction could mean a game of musical chairs for producers

Vince Sinclair

Vice President Chemical Research

Vince has over 35 years' experience in chemical industry research and consulting.

Latest articles by Vince

• Opinion 7 November 2018

  4 threats to the global ethylene boom

Kevin Swann

Research analyst

Kevin is an expert in UK upstream research and has extensive experience working across the sector.

Lindsay Sword

Senior Analyst, Oils Research

Lindsay brings extensive experience to her analysis of the downstream sector.

Viktor Tanevski

Principal Analyst, Coal Research

Latest articles by Viktor

• Opinion 19 February 2019

  Australian high CV thermal coal prices at 19-month low, but not for long

Andrew Thomas

Research Director, Lead and Zinc

An experienced analyst with in-depth knowledge of the zinc market, Andrew has followed metal markets for over 20 years.

Rhodri Thomas

Senior Vice President, Head of EMEARC Research

Rhodri's specialism is upstream and midstream oil and gas and commodity marketing.

Gavin Thompson

Vice Chairman, Energy – Asia Pacific

Gavin oversees our Asia Pacific research helping companies identify and build their international growth strategies.

Latest articles by Gavin

• Opinion 14 May 2019

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

Douglas Thyne

Senior Research Manager, Global Oil Supply

Douglas manages our global oil supply research and forecasts.

Daniel Toleman

Senior Research Analyst, Oceania Upstream

Daniel Toleman CPA produces in-depth analysis and market research on oil and gas markets in Oceania.

Latest articles by Daniel

• Opinion 17 August 2018

  Dorado: Australia's biggest oil discovery this century

Janette Tourney

Senior Research Analyst, Copper Mine Costs

As part of Wood Mackenzie's metals cost team, Janette focuses on copper mining cost trends.

Rory Townsend

Head of Gold Research

With a deep understanding of metals and mining markets, Rory delivers holistic perspectives on commodities.

William Turner

Senior Research Analyst, US Gulf of Mexico Upstream Oil & Gas

William is a senior analyst in Wood Mackenzie's US Gulf of Mexico team.

Norman Valentine

Director, Corporate Research

Gerrit Venter

Senior Research Manager, Downstream Oil Service EMEARC

With a background in both industry and advisory roles, Gerrit brings a holistic perspective to our downstream research.

Rachel Williams

Global Product Manager, Product Market Services

Rachel brings a comprehensive understanding of downstream value creation within the oil industry.

Adam Wilson

Senior Research Analyst

Adam is a senior contributor to our global exploration research.

Latest articles by Adam

• Opinion 21 March 2019

  Unlocking exploration’s hidden value

Julie Wilson

Research Director, Global Exploration

Latest articles by Julie

• Featured 6 May 2019

  Coming to Americas: deepwater after the downturn

Richard Wilson

Chairman of Metals and Mining

Richard is an expert in the field of metals supply economics with a particular focus on copper.

Shimeng Yang

Offshore Wind Senior Research Analyst

Shimeng brings rich knowledge of offshore wind through project M&A execution, project evaluation and cost assessment.

Latest articles by Shimeng

• Opinion 5 March 2019

  Would a hard Brexit mean hard times for the UK offshore wind industry?

Juan David Agudelo

Director, Upstream Consulting

Principal upstream consultant for the Americas

Latest articles by Juan David

• Editorial 20 March 2019

  How to navigate a licence round process

Patrick Barnes

Director, Metals and Mining EMEARC Consulting

Patrick has over 10 years of experience helping foster development of stable and equitable mining sectors.

David Barrowman

Vice President, Fiscal Consulting

David leads our upstream fiscal service, drawing on more than 30 years' industry expertise.

Chris Barry

Director, Downstream Consulting

Chris's consulting expertise spans the refining, chemicals and storage sectors where he has advised clients worldwide.

Latest articles by Chris

• Opinion 22 March 2017

  European oil storage: Competitiveness is key to identifying sustainable investments

Dr. Michael Bermish

Senior Chemicals Consultant

Senior chemicals consultant with 36 years' experience

Latest articles by Dr. Michael

• Editorial 13 December 2018

  Will 2019 be another tumultuous year for the North American polyester industry?

Alex Bevacqua

Head of Metals and Mining Consulting

Alex provides advice to governments and companies worldwide as head of our metals and mining consultancy team.

Amy Bowe

Director, Upstream Consulting

Amy leads the Upstream Consulting team's Oil Price offering, leveraging our proprietary asset-level Oil Price Model.

Latest articles by Amy

• Editorial 20 September 2017

  Beyond Paris: strategies for tackling carbon risk

Paul Brand

Senior Vice President, Upstream Valuation Consulting

Paul provides valuations and transaction support services to clients across the Upstream segment.

Renaud Brimont

Head of EMEARC Consulting

Renaud leads our upstream consulting practice in EMEARC and is an expert in business transformation.

Robert Burt

Head of Consulting Operations

Robert works with our Consulting Leadership Team, responsible for the group’s reporting, collaboration and processes.

Matthew Chadwick

Vice President, Americas Downstream Consulting

An expert in identifying opportunities in refining and downstream, Matthew leads downstream consulting in the Americas.

Melvin Chen

Regional Consulting Group Manager, Asia-Pacific

Melvin focuses on commercial corporate planning, exploration strategies, due diligence, feasibility and market studies.

Francesco Ciulla

Vice President, Upstream Consulting Americas

Roslyn Cooke

Consultant

Aurian De La Noue

Senior Consultant, Downstream

Aurian’s expertise lies in providing growth strategy and transaction support advice to the downstream sector.

Eric Eyberg

Vice President, Head of Americas Gas and LNG Consulting

Eric leads our South American gas and power consulting, with personal expertise in gas and power.

Latest articles by Eric

• Opinion 5 November 2015

  Is the Southern Cone gas industry finally ready for lift off?

Malcolm Forbes-Cable

Vice President, Upstream Consulting and Supply Chain Lead

Malcolm is an expert in designing international growth strategies, unconventional gas studies and portfolio reviews

Latest articles by Malcolm

• Opinion 7 December 2016

  Starters’ orders for the oilfield services market?

• Opinion 6 June 2018

  Turning tide for offshore supply chain markets

Chris Grieve

Executive Vice President, Consulting

Chris leads our global consulting business – more than 100 professionals operating across the natural resources sector.

Latest articles by Chris

• Opinion 31 October 2017

  Can North American Independents remain internationally diversified?

Vignesh Gulasingam

Executive Director, Power & Renewables Consulting

Vignesh directs engagements for our consulting team across the power and renewables sector.

Chris Hairel

Vice President, Head of Americas Downstream Consulting

An executive with 20 years of experience, Chris excels at addressing complex problems across the energy value chain.

Ismail Hammami, CFA

Director, Americas Midstream & Downstream Consulting

Experience on the client and consulting side has given Ismail a unique understanding of the challenges our clients face.

Frank Harris

Head of Global LNG Consulting

Mark Hutchinson

Vice President, Head of APAC Power & Renewables Consulting

Mark is expert in strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations and due diligence.

Latest articles by Mark

• Editorial 7 March 2019

  Australian Multi-Client Power & Renewables Study: Between Now and the Inevitable

Konrad Jar

Vice President, Asia-Pacific Downstream Consulting

Konrad is an expert in investment studies and transaction support throughout the downstream energy sector.

Steve Jenkins

Vice President, Chemicals Consulting

Steve brings more than 30 years experience in chemical markets, and is a world expert in paraxylene.

Latest articles by Steve

• Editorial 5 July 2017

  PTT re-engages in South East Asia with new chemicals investments

• Opinion 5 July 2017

  PTT re-engages in South East Asia with new chemicals investments

• Opinion 15 May 2017

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

• Editorial 15 May 2017

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia’s Jurong Aromatics

• Opinion 9 January 2018

  Is the outlook for China's petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

• Editorial 16 February 2017

  Bloomberg: Commodity Deals Show China Flexing Muscles in Trading Clout Hunt

Prashant Khorana

Managing Consultant, Power & Renewables

Latest articles by Prashant

• Opinion 20 March 2019

  Is the electric vehicle revolution more hype than reality?

Simon King

Business Director, Chemical Research, Films

Simon leads our research on speciality plastics, films and flexible packaging.

Latest articles by Simon

• Editorial 31 May 2017

  DuPont has almost ‘left the building’

• Opinion 31 May 2017

  Has DuPont left the building?

• Opinion 16 January 2019

  Flexible packaging: Is it time to find a more sustainable replacement?

Georgina Kladis

Director, Upstream and Gas Consulting

Georgina has over 12 years of experience advising upstream players on commercial, market and strategy issues.

Thanasis Kofinakos

Vice President, Head of Gas and LNG Consulting, Asia Pacific

Gavin Law

Head of Gas and Power Consulting

Gavin helps gas and power companies identify opportunities, and helps them develop successful strategies.

Latest articles by Gavin

• Opinion 20 September 2017

  Emissions intensity: portfolio composition is the key

• Opinion 25 January 2018

  Is natural gas more emissions intensive than coal?

David Linden

Director, Power & Renewables Consulting, EMEARC

David is skilled at helping clients understand the market fundamentals driving their strategic decisions.

Sifang Liu

Senior Consultant, Copper Cost Research

Sifang analyses the cost and supply of copper mines as well as copper smelters and refineries.

Wei Liu

Director, Upstream Supply Chain Consulting

As an authority on the upstream value chain, Wei brings deep experience to his work on our consulting team.

Aamir Malik

Vice President, Performance Improvement

Aamir works with international and national oil companies to improve financial, commercial and operational performance.

Kara McNutt

Principal Consultant, Downstream

Kara contributes to policy advisory work, corporate strategy development, valuations and scenario planning.

Ricardo Monte Alto

Vice President of Metals and Mining Consulting, Americas

With more than 15 years of experience, Ricardo is a seasoned and trusted advisor to a range of clients.

Craig Moulton

Vice President, Metals & Mining Consulting, Asia Pacific

With more than 25 years of experience, Craig’s industry knowledge spans the entire mining value chain.

David Mullins

Director, Asia Pacific Consulting

David has more than 15 years of experience advising clients in the energy sector.

Michel Muylle

Director, Americas Downstream Consulting

Michel provides strategy, regulatory and policy advice to clients across the Americas.

Joshua Ngu

Principal, Asia Pacific Consulting

Joshua advises clients in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and commercial due diligence.

Latest articles by Joshua

• Editorial 13 February 2019

  Developing an effective licence round strategy

Nicole Papaioannou

Principal Consultant, Gas and Power

Nicole is a seasoned technical and commercial advisor in the midstream LNG and downstream gas transportation.

David Parkinson

Vice President, Upstream Consulting

David leads our exploration strategy team and is also responsible for exploration consulting.

Mangesh Patankar

Director, Gas and LNG Consulting

With 14 years of experience in the gas/LNG and power industry, Mangesh has a deep understanding of client challenges.

Catriona Reynolds

Consultant, Gas and Power

Catriona's consulting expertise lies in the upstream and gas and power sectors.

Latest articles by Catriona

• Editorial 13 November 2017

  Cutting back on carbon

Daniel Robinson

Head of Americas Consulting

Daniel advises public and private energy clients on all aspects of business transformation and mergers and acquisitions.

Laura Rodriguez

Senior Consultant

Satvinder Roopra

Vice President, EMEARC Downstream Consulting

Johann Schmid

Vice President, Head of Performance Improvement, Americas

Johann excels at guiding our consulting team through even the most challenging engagements.

Jenny Sulak

Regional Consulting Group Manager, Americas

A leader in multiple cross-discipline working groups, Jenny brings a holistic perspective to her work in consulting.

Anna Temple

Director, Downstream Asia Pacific Consulting

With refining and petroleum markets expertise, Anna brings a measured perspective to consulting engagements.

Andy Tidey

Head of Performance Improvement

Andy supports clients in identifying, planning and delivering business transformation.

Latest articles by Andy

• Opinion 27 October 2016

  Costs: early warning signals

• Opinion 20 June 2016

  Operating cost: has the oil industry really moved the needle?

• Opinion 15 February 2018

  Is cost reduction the new normal?

• Opinion 30 September 2016

  Progress on opex, but will it stick?

• Opinion 10 December 2015

  Breaking the cycle? Cost efficiency in upstream oil and gas

• Opinion 23 May 2017

  Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

Dominic Tisdell

Head of Metals and Mining Consulting, Asia Pacific

Ed Tockman

Vice President, Upstream Consulting, Americas

Ed has nearly 20 years of M&A advisory and consulting experience in the global energy sector.

Noel Tomnay

Vice President, Gas and LNG Consulting, EMEARC

With 30 years of energy industry experience, Noel leads the gas and LNG consultancy practice for EMEARC.

Latest articles by Noel

• Editorial 7 April 2017

  Did you know?

• Editorial 7 April 2017

  Did you know? LNG cargoes

Pieterjan Van Uytvanck

Senior Consultant

Pieterjan works across the oil & gas, mining and chemicals sectors.

Latest articles by Pieterjan

• Opinion 5 September 2016

  How green is the road ahead for polyester?

Tim Welton

Director, Gas and Power Consulting

James Whiteside

Principal, Metals and Mining Consulting

James provides commercial, technical and financial advisory to companies in the metals and mining industry.

Yanting Zhou

Senior Consultant, Base Metals Markets

Specialising in the challenges of Asian metals markets, Yanting has deep experience in metals demand modelling.

Steve Zinger

Senior Vice President, Petrochemicals

Leader of our chemicals consulting practice in the Americas, Steve is a global expert in olefins.

Latest articles by Steve

• Opinion 19 December 2017

  Americas Chemical Conference recap

• Editorial 21 November 2017

  Chemicals expected to account for almost 20% of oil demand in 2035

• Opinion 2 April 2017

  A wild ride ahead for petchems?

• Editorial 20 February 2017

  Join us at the 2017 AFPM International Petrochemical Conference

• Opinion 7 January 2019

  Where do polyolefins and olefins fit into the 2019 petrochemicals story?

• Editorial 7 March 2017

  Global ethylene asset map