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

Principal Analyst, Fibres

Benjamin Attia

Research Analyst, Solar

Benjamin leads Wood Mackenzie’s coverage of solar PV markets in Africa and the Middle East.

Shashi Barla

Principal Analyst, Global Wind Supply Chain and Technology

Shashi leads our global wind turbine technology and supply chain practice

Alex Beeker

Principal Analyst, Corporate Research

Alex is a principal analyst on our Corporate Research team, focused on US tight oil.

Brett Blankenship

Research Director

Brett Blankenship is a Research Director of Power & Renewables Markets.

Neivan Boroujerdi

Principal Analyst, North Sea Upstream

Neivan is a principal 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

• Opinion 15 July 2019

  How to create value through oil and gas acquisitions in the North Sea

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 15 April 2019

  Middle East leads the pack in 2018 FID bonanza

• Opinion 21 January 2019

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

David Brown

Head of Markets and Transitions, Americas

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

Latest articles by David

• Featured 26 November 2018

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

• 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?

• Opinion 29 August 2019

  What factors could influence the pace of the energy transition?

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

• Editorial 25 August 2019

  China's LNG market: what to watch?

• Opinion 18 October 2019

  What do falling gas prices mean for Australia’s east coast gas market?

• Opinion 13 July 2018

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

• Editorial 1 July 2019

  Powering up emerging markets through LNG

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.

Matthew Chadwick

Vice President, Global Head of Petrochemicals

Matthew is an expert in analysing strategic and commercial issues for petchems and related businesses.

Kaushik Chatterjee

Senior Analyst, APAC Gas and LNG

Kaushik is responsible for our gas & LNG research in India.

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

• Opinion 15 December 2018

  The four changing priorities in the polyolefins industry

• Editorial 28 February 2018

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

• Editorial 12 March 2018

  Scrapping the scrap: China's Waste Bans

• Editorial 1 March 2018

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

Robert Clarke

Research Director, Lower 48 Upstream

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

Latest articles by Robert

• Editorial 15 July 2019

  Tight oil M&A: after Anadarko, remember small deals too

• Opinion 21 February 2017

  Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?

Preston Cody

Head of Analytics Solutions

Preston leads a team performing groundbreaking work on data, analytics and consortium environments.

Latest articles by Preston

• Featured 7 August 2019

  6 success factors for an oil and gas data consortium

• Featured 7 August 2019

  How to unlock value from data in upstream oil and gas

• Featured 7 August 2019

  Unlocking value from data: lessons from data-savvy industries

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.

Molly Cox

Research Associate, Solar PV Technology Systems & Operations

Molly's analysis focuses on PV Technology Systems & Operations

Latest articles by Molly

• Editorial 19 September 2019

  Floating solar update: Bigger projects and climbing capacity

Ed Crooks

Vice-Chair, Americas

Ed examines the forces shaping the energy industry globally

Latest articles by Ed

• Featured 5 November 2019

  Could a Democratic US president ban fracking?

• Featured 8 November 2019

  Could a Democratic US president ban fracking?

• Featured 15 November 2019

  The IEA’s outlook to 2040

Kelly Cui

Principal Analyst, Petrochemicals

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

Latest articles by Kelly

• Opinion 23 August 2017

  Switching gears on olefins production?

• Editorial 7 November 2017

  The opportunities and challenges of CTO/MTO development

• Editorial 14 November 2017

  Why is China the early adopter of CTO/MTO

• Editorial 1 November 2017

  How are olefins made from CTO/MTO?

• Editorial 22 August 2017

  How CTO/MTO will affect the global olefins market

• Opinion 6 September 2019

  Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

Lucy Cullen

Senior Research Analyst

Lucy is primarily focused on supply, demand, contract and price analysis for the Northeast Asian markets

Latest articles by Lucy

• Editorial 6 April 2017

  Europe, heart of the global gas market

• Opinion 24 June 2019

  What does the US-China trade war mean for US LNG projects?

• Editorial 29 July 2019

  Japan is the world’s largest LNG importer

• Editorial 16 July 2019

  Power sector drives LNG demand in Asia's mature economies

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?

Simeng Deng

Consultant, China Power

Simeng is a consultant for the China power market

Xiaogeng (Arebise) Deng

Power Analyst

Arebise covers power markets out of Mexico City.

Chenyuan Diao

Consultant, Power and Renewables Research

Chenyuan is an expert in wind data analysis covering Asia Pacific excluding China

Malcolm Dickson

Research Director, Europe Upstream Oil and Gas

Malcolm leads our research coverage of the European Upstream sector.

Latest articles by Malcolm

• Opinion 12 January 2017

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

• Editorial 2 April 2019

  10 investment plays to watch

Linda Doku

Senior Vice President, Head of Metals and Mining

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?

• Opinion 3 September 2019

  Do European utilities still have an appetite for 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.

• Opinion 18 September 2019

  Haynesville Shale is back and better than ever

• Editorial 11 December 2018

  Everything is faster in the Permian - including decline rates

• 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?

• Opinion 26 August 2019

  Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

Angela Durrant

Principal Analyst, Nickel

Angela is a principal analyst with almost 20 years' experience in metals research.

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 17 June 2019

  ExxonMobil plays catch up in race to high-grade

• Opinion 7 October 2019

  ExxonMobil kicks off its US$15 billion disposals programme

• Opinion 30 October 2018

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

• Opinion 17 June 2019

  What’s next for Chevron?

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 6 February 2019

  Signs of renewed optimism in the global offshore upstream supply chain

• Opinion 16 April 2019

  Simple complexity – the future of the 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?

• Opinion 11 November 2019

  Can LNG improve its green credentials?

• Opinion 20 August 2019

  Trading houses’ risk appetite create more evolved LNG market

Kateryna Filippenko

Principal Analyst, Global Gas Supply

Principal gas analyst responsible for our gas supply view with a specific focus on Russia, Central Asia and Europe

Latest articles by Kateryna

• Opinion 22 July 2019

  How will Russia respond to Europe's changing gas market?

Carl Firman

Principal Analyst, EMEARC Aluminium Costs

Carl leads our research into bauxite and alumina.

Latest articles by Carl

• Opinion 21 June 2019

  Three reasons why bauxite seaborne trade is set to grow sharply over the next decade

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 19 February 2019

  What can Guyana learn from the Venezuela crisis?

• The Edge 12 February 2019

  How explorers can make money – three strategies

• Featured 11 June 2019

  China’s energy markets feel the squeeze

• The Edge 21 May 2019

  3 things to consider before you buy a deepwater rig

• The Edge 30 April 2019

  Storage, the energy transition’s flexible friend

• The Edge 2 April 2019

  The automotive sector – twists on the road to transition

Julie Francis

Principal Research Analyst, Lower 48 Upstream

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

Enrique Galindo

Research Associate – Americas Olefins

Enrique Galindo is a research associate focused on short and long term olefins trends and outlooks.

Latest articles by Enrique

• Opinion 8 November 2019

  Enterprise targets a second PDH unit in the US

Ben Gallagher

SME, Carbon & Emerging Technology

Ben's focus includes the hydrogen economy, carbon capture and storage, and direct air capture.

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

• Editorial 5 October 2017

  Acquisition challenges facing all large converters

• Editorial 29 September 2017

  Poland, Italy and Turkey experiencing fastest flexible packaging growth

• Opinion 7 January 2019

  Do we really need plastic packaging?

• Editorial 18 June 2017

  US flexible packaging majors lose market share

• Editorial 18 June 2017

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

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 7 May 2019

  Poor capital discipline will drive difficult decisions for refiners

• Opinion 26 February 2019

  Uncertainty shrouds impact of IMO 2020

• 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 27 July 2018

  Regulatory clouds darken a bright outlook for refining

• Opinion 29 January 2018

  Downstream integration: a peak demand strategy for NOCs

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

Lindsay Grant

Research Director, Europe, Russia and Caspian Upstream Oil & Gas

Lindsay has deep expertise in Upstream Oil & Gas and has covered the sector since joining us in 2008.

Robin Griffin

Research Director, Metallurgical Coal Markets

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

Latest articles by Robin

• Opinion 15 October 2019

  What’s behind the metallurgical coal price plunge – and what lies ahead?

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.

Zheng Han

Consultant, Power & Renewables Research

Zheng provides analysis covering China’s wind market

Hugh Hartzog

Research Analyst, Aromatics

Hugh is principally focused on paraxylene in North American markets.

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

Tom Heggarty

Senior Analyst, Power and Renewables

Tom leads our coverage on global downstream solar PV markets.

Latest articles by Tom

• Opinion 5 November 2019

  Chasing the sun: Spain’s solar PV boom

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

Miaoru Huang

Senior Consulting Manager – China, APAC Gas and LNG

Miaoru Huang heads up Wood Mackenzie’s China Gas and Power team in Beijing.

Latest articles by Miaoru

• Editorial 19 September 2019

  China’s growing role in the LNG industry

• Editorial 26 June 2019

  China’s evolving gas market

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 8 December 2015

  Do lower oil prices lead to lower oil tax rates?

• Editorial 23 August 2017

  How can governments introduce more competitive fiscal terms?

• Opinion 31 May 2016

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

• Opinion 26 June 2019

  Stepping on the gas: are Asia Pacific governments doing enough?

• Featured 23 July 2019

  Tight oil or deepwater: which is more valuable?

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

Ben Kellison

Director of Grid Edge Research

Ben is an expert on grid edge policy evolution, technology innovation, competition and project economics.

Latest articles by Ben

• Opinion 18 September 2019

  China is driving e-bus demand – will the US and EU get on board?

• Opinion 7 November 2019

  Electric vehicles: is workplace charging good for business?

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 3 June 2019

  Iron ore: who will fill the emerging supply gap?

Julian Kettle

Vice Chairman, Metals & Mining

Latest articles by Julian

• Opinion 3 July 2019

  Mining industry needs investment or metal shortages are inevitable

Eugene Kim

Research Director, Americas Gas

Eugene Kim is a Research Director on Wood Mackenzie’s Americas Gas Research team.

Latest articles by Eugene

• Editorial 9 July 2019

  Permian basin GOR: recalibrating US gas production models

• Opinion 8 August 2019

  How low-cost US natural gas spurs global LNG opportunities

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 14 May 2018

  Qatar Petroleum plans new world-scale ethane cracker

• Editorial 19 April 2018

  From Russia with love: the olefins chain

Anthony Knutson

Principal Analyst – Coal

Anthony is a principal analyst with more than 20 years of experience across coal and power generation industries.

Dr Elta Kolo

Research Manager, Grid Edge

Elta is a Research Manager specializing in utility digitization and flexibility in U.S. electricity markets.

Rolf Kragelund

Director, Global Offshore Wind Research

Rolf leads our global offshore wind research

Kristy Kramer

Head of Americas Gas Research

Kristy leads our research on gas markets in the Americas.

Latest articles by Kristy

• Opinion 6 September 2019

  Who will make money on the second wave of US LNG?

Dr Valentina Kretzschmar

Director, Corporate Research

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

Latest articles by Dr Valentina

• Featured 10 October 2019

  Can women speed up the energy transition?

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 12 June 2018

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

• Editorial 1 July 2019

  How oil and gas explorers are preparing for a low-carbon future

• Featured 1 September 2019

  What happens to returns when explorers move to gas?

• Opinion 19 December 2018

  Can exploration stay profitable in 2019?

• Opinion 12 June 2018

  Four themes for your future exploration strategy

• Opinion 14 June 2018

  The future of exploration: Return to profitability

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.

Xiaoyang Li

Senior Analyst, Power & Renewables Research

Xiaoyang focuses on analysis of China’s wind power market

Robert Liew

Principal 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?

Daniel Liu

Principal Analyst, Power and Renewables

Daniel's knowledge of technical, operational, and financial aspects of wind and solar power informs his research.

Adele Long

Senior Research Manager, Australasia Upstream

Latest articles by Adele

• Opinion 13 June 2019

  Renewables, market intervention and exploration – three themes weighing on Australia upstream players' minds

David Low

Senior 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

• Opinion 29 August 2019

  M&A shake-up on the horizon for the Australian upstream sector

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

Peter Martin

Principal Economist, Macroeconomics

Peter is responsible for producing our macroeconomic outlook to 2040.

Latest articles by Peter

• Featured 4 November 2019

  Three forces weakening US dollar’s grip on commodity pricing

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

Rory McCarthy

Senior Analyst – Energy Storage

Rory is a senior analyst with the Global Energy Storage team, focused on Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Paul McConnell

Research Director, Global Trends

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

Kelly McCoy

Research Associate, Grid Edge

Kelly focuses on the electric vehicle landscape with an emphasis on infrastructure and investment.

Mason McLean

Senior Research Analyst, North America Gas

Mason is a senior research analyst covering North America gas.

Latest articles by Mason

• Opinion 13 September 2019

  How South Texas market shifts will create gas price divergence

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.

Latest articles by Gavin

• Opinion 26 June 2019

  Beyond bunkers: The surprising impact of IMO 2020

• Opinion 19 August 2019

  Can metals supply keep up with electric vehicle demand?

• Featured 14 October 2019

  Frequently asked questions about the electric vehicle battery supply chain

Glenn Morrall

Research Analyst, North Sea Upstream

Glenn is research analyst in the North Sea upstream team.

Latest articles by Glenn

• Opinion 4 June 2019

  A tantalising year for North Sea exploration

Robert Morris

Senior Analyst, Caspian and Europe Upstream Oil and Gas

A senior upstream analysis who leads our coverage of the Caucasus and East Mediterranean

Latest articles by Robert

• Opinion 4 June 2019

  How should Cyprus' giant gas discoveries be commercialised?

Simon Morris

Global Head of Metals

Simon is the global head of metals with a background in strategy, planning and risk management.

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.

Latest articles by Alex

• Opinion 14 August 2019

  The impact of the second wave of US LNG

Michael Murphy

Research Analyst, US Gulf of Mexico Upstream

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

Nathan Nemeth

Senior Analyst – Global Unconventional Plays

Nathan is a senior analyst focused on Canadian and Lower 48 unconventional plays research.

Asti Nuraini Asra

Principal Analyst - APAC Gas & LNG Research

Asti provides commercial insight into market dynamics in the APAC region

Latest articles by Asti

• Editorial 15 July 2019

  Unlocking opportunities for small scale LNG in Indonesia

Femi Oso

Research Director, Middle East & Africa Upstream

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

Luke Parker

Vice President, Corporate Research

Luke is Vice President of Corporate Research with a specific focus on the Supermajors.

Latest articles by Luke

• Featured 28 August 2019

  How can Big Oil stay investible through the energy transition?

Uday Patel

Senior Research Manager, Global Aluminium Markets

Uday is a senior research manager focused on global aluminium markets.

Latest articles by Uday

• Featured 3 September 2019

  Aluminium vs plastic: who’ll win the water bottle war?

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?

Austin Perea

Senior Solar Analyst

Austin is the lead analyst for the U.S. Solar Market Insight report series.

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 Research

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

Cody Rice

Research Director – Lower 48 Corporate Team

Cody is a principal analyst with our Institutional Investor Service team.

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 27 November 2018

  Revisiting the deepwater cost curve

• 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

• Editorial 11 December 2018

  Giant gas discovery wakes up Indonesia's E&P sector

• Editorial 22 March 2019

  Australia 2019: exploration and M&A activity abound

• Featured 14 August 2018

  6 forces driving improved upstream project delivery

Henry Salisbury

Copper Demand Analyst

Henry is a research analyst in our copper demand team.

Latest articles by Henry

• Opinion 13 August 2019

  Copper: Powering up the electric vehicle

Andrea Scassola

Senior Wind Analyst

Andrea covers onshore and offshore wind markets in Northern and Western Europe.

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

• Opinion 5 March 2019

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

• Opinion 30 August 2019

  LNG gets a boost in its largest global market

• Featured 2 August 2019

  Can the energy industry rise to the challenge of climate change?

• Featured 15 April 2019

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

Jake Sharp

Lead Specialist, Customer Solutions

Jake is a lead specialist in the customer solutions team.

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

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Commodity Analysis

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

Ashley Sherman

Principal Research Analyst, Caspian & Europe Upstream

Ashley leads our analysis of the Caspian Upstream sector.

Latest articles by Ashley

• Opinion 30 September 2019

  Kazakhstan gas stretched by commitments to China

• Opinion 6 September 2019

  Revisiting the landmark Caspian Sea agreement

Scott Sherwood

Director of Engineering

Scott works closely with our product and engineering teams to deliver well designed, commercially relevant products.

Rishab Shrestha

Analyst, Solar Markets, Power and Renewables Research

Solar analyst specialising in downstream photovoltaics markets.

Dan Shreve

Head of Global Wind Energy Research

Dan heads Wood Mackenzie’s global wind research practice.

Latest articles by Dan

• Featured 27 June 2019

  Deep decarbonisation: the multi-trillion-dollar question

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

Brett Simon

Senior Analyst, Energy Storage

Brett project manages Wood Mackenzie's quarterly U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report.

Robert Sims

Director - APAC Gas & LNG Research

Robert heads Wood Mackenzie's APAC Gas and LNG research team. His expertise lie in market dynamics and analytics.

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

Johnny Stewart

Principal Analyst, Downstream, Midstream and Chemicals

Johnny focuses on refinery supply, infrastructure and investments across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Xiaojing Sun

Senior Research Analyst, Global Solar

Xiaojing is an expert in global solar PV supply chain and technology development

Latest articles by Xiaojing

• Editorial 24 September 2019

  Bifacial market to grow tenfold by 2024

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

Jacqueline Tao

Research Associate, Asia Gas & LNG

Jacqueline specialises in energy policy, and works with our Asia Gas and LNG team

Ian Thom

Research Director, Middle East Upstream

Ian is a research director focused on the Middle East upstream sector.

Latest articles by Ian

• Opinion 1 January 0001

  Egypt: upstream M&A activity and trends

• Opinion 30 September 2019

  What are the implications of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities?

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

• Opinion 8 October 2019

  Is China’s gas market having a wobble?

• Opinion 20 September 2019

  What do the Saudi attacks mean for Asia?

• Opinion 2 September 2019

  Southeast Asian NOCs show growing appetite in global M&A market

• Featured 23 July 2019

  Singapore Energy and Commodities Summit

• Opinion 8 July 2019

  We need to talk about hydrogen

Jamie Thompson

Upstream Research Analyst

Upstream research analyst with a focus on the Netherlands and Norway

Latest articles by Jamie

• Featured 28 October 2019

  Digitalisation: upstream's silver bullet?

David Thomson

Principal Analyst – Exploration

David identifies and analyses global exploration trends and activities at a country, basin, play and corporate level.

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 global gold markets.

Latest articles by Rory

• Opinion 25 October 2019

  Go for gold: increased exploration is vital for future supply

Andrew Utz

Product Director, Lower 48 Data Analytics

Andrew Utz is a Product Director of Lower 48 Data Analytics.

Norman Valentine

Director, Corporate Research

Pieterjan Van Uytvanck

Principal Analyst, Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

Pieterjan (PJ) is a principal analyst covering recycled polyester (RPET) and sustainability.

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.

Otavio Veras

Research Analyst, Asia Pacific Gas & LNG

Otavio focused on Southeast Asian gas & LNG markets

Latest articles by Otavio

• Editorial 9 June 2019

  Philippines gas supply crunch looming as Malampaya approaches end of life

Fei Wang

Senior Research Analyst, Grid Edge

Fei leads Wood Mackenzie's analysis of customer energy management in the grid edge space.

Xueke Wang

Gas and LNG Consultant, China

Xueke covers China gas supply and infrastructure

Latest articles by Xueke

• Editorial 30 July 2019

  China’s gas pipeline imports grew by 20% in 2018

Alex Whitworth

Director, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Research

Alex leads our growing power and renewables research team in Asia Pacific

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.

Le Xu

Senior Analyst, Power and Renewables

Le is an expert in FTM and BTM energy storage markets in APAC

Meng Xu

Senior Product Manager, Global Fiscal Research

Meng is an international petroleum economist. She owns WoodMac's fiscal modelling.

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?

Yun Ben Yap

Research Analyst, Power & Renewables Research

Yun Ben is responsible for research, analysis and modelling of power and renewables markets in South East Asia.

Frank Yu

Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Research

Frank heads up China power modelling and market analysis

Linda Zhang

Research Analyst, Metals

Linda specialises in nickel market trends and costs, with a particular focus on Chinese and Indonesian assets.

Latest articles by Linda

• Opinion 23 October 2019

  Indonesian nickel ore ban: who will fill the supply gap?

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

Shatha Alwardi

Director, EMEARC Consulting

An expert in long-term strategy development, Shatha advises on pricing, planning and market analysis.

Simon Anderson

Director, Performance Improvement

Simon works with energy and natural resources companies to improve financial, commercial and operational performance.

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

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.

Melvin Chen

Regional Consulting Group Manager, Asia-Pacific

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

Roslyn Cooke

Consultant

Aurian De La Noue

Managing Consultant, Americas Consulting

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

Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Gas and LNG Consulting

Massimo brings extensive knowledge of the entire gas industry value chain to his role leading gas and LNG consulting.

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

Stephen Duck

Managing Consultant, Metals & Mining

Stephen brings over 10 years' experience in commodities research and consulting to the team.

Roger Emslie

Director, Metals & Mining Consulting

Roger has 20 years of global mining & metals consulting experience.

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?

• Featured 29 October 2019

  Why powering oil and gas platforms with renewables makes sense

• Featured 25 June 2019

  How digital disruption is reshaping the upstream supply chain

• Opinion 6 June 2018

  Turning tide for offshore supply chain markets

Lisa Gillespie

Principal Consultant, Upstream Consulting

Lisa is a senior research manager focused on corporate analysis and growth strategy projects.

Chris Graham

Vice President – Energy Consulting, Asia Pacific

Chris leads business development for our Asia Pacific energy consulting practice.

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

Head of Americas 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

David Hart

Senior Consultant, Fibres

David is an expert in manmade fibres, with detailed knowledge of polyester and nylon fibre.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 23 May 2017

  Spandex market growing twice as fast as other fibres

• Editorial 23 May 2017

  Spandex market growing twice as fast as other fibres

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

• Opinion 9 January 2018

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

• Editorial 9 January 2018

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

• Opinion 5 July 2017

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

• Editorial 16 February 2017

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

• Opinion 15 May 2017

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

• Editorial 5 July 2017

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

Morten Keller

Global Head of Power & Renewables Consulting

Morten leads our power and renewables consulting practice, drawing on over 20 years' experience in the sector.

Prashant Khorana

Principal Consultant, Power & Renewables

Latest articles by Prashant

• Opinion 20 March 2019

  Is the electric vehicle revolution more hype than reality?

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

Scott Koronka

Head of Downstream Consulting, EMEARC

Scott is an experienced commercial consultant. He manages downstream consulting assignments for the EMEARC region.

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 25 January 2018

  Is natural gas more emissions intensive than coal?

• Opinion 20 September 2017

  Emissions intensity: portfolio composition is the key

• Opinion 3 October 2019

  Carbon benchmarking study reveals a tale of two segments

Andy Lee

Senior Consulting Manager, Power and Renewables

Andy is an expert in market analysis, supply chain and products in the power and renewables industry.

David Linden

Director, Power & Renewables Consulting, EMEARC

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

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 4 November 2019

  Show me the money: capital for a renewables future

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.

Yanghui Liu

Managing Consultant, Power & Renewables

Yanghui is an expert in wind industry market analysis, supply chain and products

Aamir Malik

Vice President, Performance Improvement

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

Paul Manley

Director, Metals and Mining Consulting

A geologist by training, Paul brings over 20 years of industry experience to our metals and mining consulting team.

Kara McNutt

Director, Downstream Consulting

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.

Zi Sheng Neoh

Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Consulting

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.

Lauren Payne

Director, Regional Consulting Group Manager, EMEARC

Lauren brings a decade of experience in the commercial energy research and advisory space.

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.

Stuart Scott

Head of Performance Improvement Consulting, APAC

 Stuart leads Wood Mackenzie’s Performance Improvement Consulting team in the APAC region.

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.

Chris Sum

Vice President Consulting, Middle East

Chris advises governments and businesses in the Middle East on strategy, energy policy and development.

Costa Swift

Director, Upstream Consulting

Costa is an experienced upstream and business development consultant.

Anna Temple

Director, Downstream Asia Pacific Consulting

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

Gyanendra Thakur

Director, Metals and Mining Consulting, Asia Pacific

Gyan has more than 15 years' experience in consulting and transaction advisory across the metals and mining sector.

Andy Tidey

Head of Performance Improvement

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

Latest articles by Andy

• Opinion 23 May 2017

  Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

• 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

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? LNG cargoes

Manni Truong

Senior Consultant, EMEARC

Manni specialises in data and modelling issues.

Melany Vargas

Director, Gas & LNG Consulting

Melany has extensive experience solving strategic problems for clients across the global energy value chain.

Andrés Weissfeld

Director, Downstream Consulting, Americas

Andrés has more than 15 years of international experience in the oil & gas, energy and steel sectors.

Latest articles by Andrés

• Opinion 27 September 2019

  What does the electric vehicle revolution mean for Latin American refiners?

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.

Jessie Zhong

Consultant, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Consulting

Yanting Zhou

Senior Consultant, Base Metals Markets

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

You Zhou

Senior Consultant, Power and Renewables

You is an expert in offshore wind