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Ahmed Jameel Abdullah

Principal Analyst, European Power

Ahmed monitors power market trends across Europe.

Greig Aitken

Director, Corporate Research

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

Latest articles by Greig

• Featured 14 January 2026

  Upstream M&A 2026 outlook

• Featured 15 December 2025

  Corporate oil & gas 2026 outlook

• Opinion 7 August 2025

  What’s been happening in upstream M&A?

• The Edge 3 March 2025

  Majors' capital allocation in a stuttering energy transition

• Featured 9 January 2025

  Upstream M&A 2025 outlook

• Opinion 3 October 2024

  Ten key considerations for oil & gas 2025 planning

Krystal Alvarez

Senior Research Analyst, Upstream Supply Chain

Krystal focuses on our portfolio of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and marine construction products

Gail Anderson

Research Director, North Sea Upstream

Gail focuses on the North Sea Upstream industry and its gas and power sector.

Latest articles by Gail

• Opinion 14 October 2025

  Securing the future of the UK North Sea: a balanced path to net zero

• Opinion 7 January 2025

  North Sea upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• Opinion 6 December 2024

  Video | Shell and Equinor announce UK asset merger to create new JV

• Opinion 23 May 2024

  End of an era looms as Chevron seeks UK exit

• The Edge 3 April 2024

  Why the transition needs smart upstream taxes

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  North Sea upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

Bruna Angel

Principal Analyst, Fibres

Alexandre Araman

Director, Middle East Upstream

Alexandre has global experience in commercial research, upstream valuations and supply and demand analysis.

Latest articles by Alexandre

• Opinion 27 October 2025

  The Middle East forges ahead in the race to dominate global gas supply

• Opinion 20 June 2025

  Iraqi gas production increasing as flaring levels fall

• Opinion 20 November 2023

  Can the Iraq-Turkey pipeline logjam be cleared?

• Opinion 15 September 2023

  An ADNOC trilogy (part 3): big gas ambitions

• Opinion 14 August 2023

  An ADNOC trilogy (part 2): building a gas nation

• Opinion 2 August 2023

  An ADNOC trilogy: the tortuous path to gas self-sufficiency

Guy Bailey

Head of Oils & Chemicals Markets

Guy brings over 15 years of experience in regulation and sustainability.

Amanda Bandeira

Senior Research Analyst, Latin America Upstream

Amanda is an expert in valuing individual upstream onshore and offshore assets in the Latin America region.

Latest articles by Amanda

• The Edge 2 May 2024

  Delaying deepwater decommissioning

• Opinion 25 March 2024

  Deepwater decommissioning: three key things to know

• Opinion 23 May 2023

  Petrobras kicks off Marlim revitalisation project in Brazil

Alex Beeker

Director, Corporate Research

Alex is a research director on our Corporate Research team, focused on the Majors and US Independents.

Latest articles by Alex

• The Edge 29 May 2025

  US upstream gas sector poised to gain from higher Henry Hub prices

• The Edge 10 October 2024

  The complexity of capital allocation for oil and gas companies

• Opinion 3 October 2024

  Ten key considerations for oil & gas 2025 planning

• Opinion 24 January 2024

  Chesapeake-Southwestern Energy deal: ten key takeaways

• Opinion 31 October 2023

  What does the Chevron-Hess deal mean for oil and gas?

• The Edge 26 October 2023

  Big Oil: upstream M&A gets serious

Elena Belletti

Vice President, Global Head of Carbon Research

Elena leads our carbon research, working with a growing team to help clients accelerate their energy transition journey.

Latest articles by Elena

• Opinion 12 March 2024

  Carbon management frequently asked questions part 2: offsets

• The Edge 14 December 2023

  COP28 key takeaways

• Opinion 27 November 2023

  What could COP28 mean for Article 6?

• The Edge 23 November 2023

  COP28 preview: five things to look for

• Opinion 30 January 2023

  Debut of the first EU carbon border tax

• Opinion 7 March 2022

  How are oil and gas companies using carbon offsets to decarbonise?

Natalie Biggs

Global Head, Base Metals Markets

Natalie is the global head of our thermal coal markets research for the Metals and Mining group.

Latest articles by Natalie

• The Edge 20 November 2025

  Can copper supply keep up with surging demand?

• Opinion 18 November 2025

  Answering seven burning client questions on copper supply and demand

• Opinion 26 March 2021

  Is there light at the end of a dark tunnel for US coal markets?

Neivan Boroujerdi

Director, Corporate Research

Neivan leads Wood Mackenzie's global corporate NOC coverage.

Latest articles by Neivan

• The Edge 23 October 2025

  NOCs begin a new phase of upstream internationalisation

• The Edge 10 October 2024

  The complexity of capital allocation for oil and gas companies

• Opinion 3 October 2024

  Ten key considerations for oil & gas 2025 planning

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  ADNOC doubles net hydrogen production through stake in ExxonMobil’s Baytown project

• Opinion 23 May 2024

  ADNOC acquires stake in Rovuma LNG from Galp

• Opinion 25 April 2024

  Benchmarking the Middle East NOCs against the supermajors

Mark Broadbent

Research Director, North America Oils

Mark leads our North America oils team in analysing crude and product markets.

Andrew Brown

Director, Head of Demand and Scenarios

Andrew is responsible for aligning our consumption views across commodities.

David Brown

Director, Energy Transition Research

David is a key author of our Energy Transition Outlook and Accelerated Energy Transition Scenarios.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 14 November 2025

  Five things to watch at COP30

• Opinion 30 October 2025

  Five things to watch at COP30

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  How LNG and power are shaping US gas pipeline development

• Opinion 21 July 2025

  US DOE raises the spectre of severe power outages

• Opinion 19 May 2025

  Energy priorities of House Republicans come out in full force

• Opinion 14 May 2025

  The new landscape for gas-fired power: turbocharged or turbo lag?

David Buckby

Senior Analyst, Films & Flexible Packaging

David has almost a decade of experience in strategic market research and consultancy.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 19 August 2024

  Plastic demand could reduce by up to 30% in an accelerated energy transition scenario

• Opinion 31 October 2023

  Polymer demand scenarios: a little more conversation, a little less plastic

• Opinion 17 July 2023

  Will the EU’s flagship packaging legislation be transformative?

• Opinion 22 March 2022

  Five pieces of the circular packaging puzzle

Matthew Campbell

Senior Research Analyst, European Power Markets

Matthew is a senior research analyst with our Energy Transition Practice, focused on power market trends across Europe.

Ixchel Castro

Vice President, Head of Gas & LNG Markets

Ixchel leads our research on downstream markets in North and Latin America.

Akif Chaudhry

Director, Corporate Research

Akif focuses on strategy, benchmarking and valuation analysis related to power and renewables within company portfolios.

Matthew Chadwick

Senior Vice President, Head of Oils and Chemicals

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

Steve Chappell

Vice President, Head of Subsurface Research

With more than 30 years' of global experience, Steve leads the delivery of world-class exploration research.

Mauro Chavez

Director - Americas Gas and LNG markets Consulting

Mauro has more than 14 years of experience and is a recognised specialist in the natural gas and LNG industry.

Jessalyn Chuang

Lead Analyst, Power Market Intelligence

Jessalyn is a wholesale power industry analyst with a focus on the Midwestern US region.

Latest articles by Jessalyn

• Opinion 28 March 2024

  The biggest takeaways from our PJM and ERCOT spring outlook webinars

• Opinion 27 September 2023

  The key takeaways from our PJM, MISO and ERCOT seasonal outlook webinars

• Opinion 13 March 2023

  Power rush in the Wild West: tracking the progress of US regional power market pioneers

Finlay Clark

Principal Research Analyst, Global Offshore Wind

Finlay plays a pivotal role in our comprehensive coverage of the offshore wind supply chain.

Latest articles by Finlay

• Opinion 15 January 2026

  On-demand webinar | UK offshore wind: has Allocation Round 7 delivered a win for the wider energy sector?

• Opinion 10 December 2025

  Wind supply chain financials decoded: colliding margins and rising prices

• Opinion 1 November 2022

  Offshore wind: policy frameworks decide who wins – but not when

• Opinion 15 August 2022

  Change is coming to the offshore wind towers sector

Robert Clarke

Vice President, Upstream Research

Robert leads our US onshore research, with a particular focus on the evolution of the tight oil sector.

Latest articles by Robert

• Featured 6 January 2026

  Upstream-oil-gas-2026-outlook

• The Edge 17 July 2025

  US Lower 48 upstream: the US Majors’ long-term strategic advantage

• Opinion 15 May 2025

  Video | Tariff turmoil: how big a cost hit will US oil and gas operators take?

• Featured 8 January 2025

  Upstream oil & gas regions 2025 outlook

• Opinion 31 October 2024

  Global upstream update: oil supply questions and portfolio resets

• The Edge 5 September 2024

  Three factors driving US liquids production to new heights

John Coleman

Principal Analyst, North American Crude Markets

John leads our North American Crude Markets Service, delivering regular market outlooks and analysis

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 Peacock

Research Director, US Lower 48

Maria develops thought leadership, data analytics and products focused on the US Lower 48.

Kelly Cui

Research Director, Petrochemicals

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

Chris DaCosta

Research Manager, CAISO Desk, Short-term Analytics

Chris is a power industry expert with a focus on the dynamic western US region.

Ying Dai

Principal Consultant, Metals & Mining

Ying specialises in zinc research, with a particular focus on the Chinese market and smelter costing analysis.

Anna Darmani

Principal Analyst, Energy Storage EMEA

Anna is a principal analyst focused on the European, Middle East and African storage markets.

Latest articles by Anna

• Opinion 13 January 2026

  Global energy storage market surpasses 100 GW annual installation milestone in 2025

• Opinion 16 December 2025

  Europe’s residential storage market: Plateau market growth and high competition push European brands towards HEMS

• Opinion 8 July 2025

  Europe’s power market transition and the role of energy storage

• Opinion 19 March 2025

  European power in 2025: the pace, opportunities and challenges of the transition

• The Edge 23 January 2025

  Battery energy storage comes of age

• Opinion 26 November 2024

  The changing shape of European energy storage

Michelle Davis

Head of Global Solar

Michelle leads our solar research, identifying emerging industry themes and cultivating a team of solar thought leaders.

Latest articles by Michelle

• Opinion 8 September 2025

  Outlook for US solar worsens under the OBBBA

• Opinion 22 October 2024

  What could further trade actions mean for the US solar supply chain?

• Opinion 6 September 2024

  Sunny skies ahead: the solar market and supply chain in 2024 and beyond

• Opinion 1 July 2024

  Our top takeaways from the Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2024

• Opinion 6 June 2024

  The US solar industry is off to a strong start in the first quarter

• Opinion 31 May 2024

  Is the IRA paying off for the US solar supply chain?

Quentin De Carvalho

Head of Nylon / Polyamide

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

Flor Lucia De la Cruz

Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Power and Renewables Consulting

Flor is a subject matter expert in hydrogen and emerging technologies, working for our Energy Transition Practice.

Latest articles by Flor Lucia

• The Edge 7 March 2024

  Hydrogen: how carbon intensity rules can muddy the waters

• Opinion 12 July 2023

  Australia’s energy revolution: the promise of battery storage and hydrogen

• Opinion 23 February 2023

  Tracking the hydrogen market: from policy to project pipeline

• Opinion 4 July 2022

  Decoding the hydrogen rainbow

• Opinion 6 April 2022

  Hydrogen: the US$600 billion investment opportunity

• Featured 31 January 2022

  Will CCUS and hydrogen live up to the hype in 2022? | 2022 Outlook

Chenyuan Diao

Senior Analyst, Asia Pacific Renewables Research

Chenyuan is an expert in renewables covering Asia Pacific excluding China

Murray Douglas

Vice President, Hydrogen & Derivatives Research

Murray is responsible for Wood Mackenzie’s global coverage across the hydrogen value chain.

Latest articles by Murray

• Featured 8 January 2026

  Hydrogen: 5 things to look for in 2026

• Opinion 13 October 2025

  eBook | Overcoming the challenges around hydrogen deployment

• The Edge 25 September 2025

  Securing offtake for green hydrogen

• Opinion 8 July 2025

  Hydrogen: the outlook to 2050

• Opinion 9 June 2025

  Our top takeaways from the World Hydrogen Summit

• Opinion 24 March 2025

  eBook | The hydrogen opportunity from now to 2050: what industrial players need to know

Ryan Duman

Director, Americas Upstream

Ryan specialises in supply forecasting, basin characterisation, upstream decarbonisation and economic modeling.

Latest articles by Ryan

• Opinion 9 October 2025

  US shale gas is back: new demand signals underpin upstream opportunity

• Opinion 9 October 2025

  US shale gas is back: new demand signals underpin upstream opportunity

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  Gas prices enter a bearish spring amid crude market volatility

• The Edge 5 September 2024

  Three factors driving US liquids production to new heights

• Opinion 30 August 2023

  A new tight oil powerhouse: Permian Resources and Earthstone create a new large-cap US E&P

Dan Eager

Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables

Dan is a specialist in power market investment and dispatch modelling.

Latest articles by Dan

• Opinion 8 July 2025

  Europe’s power market transition and the role of energy storage

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  The renewables PPA landscape in Europe

• Opinion 15 July 2024

  The global power market outlook: can global power generation keep up with the energy transition?

• Opinion 16 August 2023

  European power markets emerge from the energy crisis

• Opinion 29 June 2023

  Unveiling the impact of wind and solar variability on European power

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 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• Featured 15 December 2025

  Corporate oil & gas 2026 outlook

• Opinion 23 September 2025

  Power moves: TotalEnergies’ Integrated Power strategy assessed

• The Edge 3 March 2025

  Majors' capital allocation in a stuttering energy transition

• Featured 12 December 2024

  Corporate oil & gas 2025 outlook

• The Edge 10 October 2024

  The complexity of capital allocation for oil and gas companies

Mhairidh Evans

VP, Global Head of CCUS Research

Mhairidh leads our global research on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

Latest articles by Mhairidh

• Opinion 19 November 2024

  Can CCUS help achieve Net Zero?

• Opinion 31 October 2024

  Can CCUS momentum overcome headwinds to the industry?

• Opinion 18 March 2024

  Carbon management frequently asked questions part 3: CCUS

• Opinion 10 November 2023

  The challenges and opportunities in Europe’s oil & gas, CCUS and hydrogen sectors

• Opinion 20 October 2023

  Our top five takeaway messages from the CCUS conference 2023

• Opinion 5 September 2023

  The UK’s journey to net zero: an uncertain path ahead

Amanda Fairfax

Senior Analyst, Downstream Oil, Short-term Analytics

Giles Farrer

Vice President Research, Commodities, Gas & LNG

Giles heads our LNG and gas asset research and manages our market-leading LNG Service & Tool and LNG Corporate Service.

Latest articles by Giles

• Opinion 1 December 2025

  Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables

• The Edge 19 September 2025

  Gastech 2025: when will the music stop for US LNG?

• Opinion 23 May 2024

  Debating the future direction of the LNG market

• The Edge 6 July 2023

  Positioning for global LNG’s next big growth phase

• Opinion 22 February 2023

  Third wave US LNG: a $100 billion opportunity

• Opinion 22 August 2022

  LNG: seismic shifts as Russia/Ukraine conflict makes waves

Kateryna Filippenko

Research Director, Global Gas Markets

Principal Analyst with a focus on the European gas market and the development of alternative scenarios.

Latest articles by Kateryna

• Opinion 9 December 2025

  Biomethane price puzzle: why demand-side policy is the missing piece

• Opinion 23 September 2025

  FuelEU Maritime: a catalyst for bio-LNG market growth

• Opinion 26 August 2025

  Green gains: inside the rise of North American renewable natural gas

• Opinion 22 October 2024

  Gastech 2024: Our top three takeaways

• The Edge 17 October 2024

  Future energy: biomethane’s time has come

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  From digester to burner tip: navigating the fast-growing RNG industry

Patrick Finn

Senior Analyst, North America Power Markets

Patrick focuses primarily on the PJM market, as well as short-term analysis and transmission.

Simon Flowers

Chairman, Chief Analyst and author of The Edge

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

Latest articles by Simon

• The Edge 15 January 2026

  Is Greenland Venezuela 2.0?

• The Edge 8 January 2026

  Five themes shaping the energy world in 2026

• Opinion 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• The Edge 3 December 2025

  Oil’s resilience in the energy system

• Opinion 1 December 2025

  Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables

• The Edge 25 November 2025

  Five key takeaways from COP30

Adrian Gardner

Principal Analyst, Nickel Markets

Adrian is a principal research analyst with our Nickel Metal Service, providing a global view of the industry.

Alan Gelder

SVP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Alan is responsible for formulating our research outlook and cross-sector perspectives on the global downstream sector.

Latest articles by Alan

• Opinion 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• The Edge 3 December 2025

  Oil’s resilience in the energy system

• Opinion 25 November 2025

  5 key ways to decarbonise downstream

• Opinion 28 October 2025

  How can European refiners thrive in an uncertain world?

• Opinion 6 October 2025

  Flight path to net zero: aviation’s fuel outlook to 2050

• The Edge 25 September 2025

  Securing offtake for green hydrogen

Edgardo Gelsomino

Research Director, Aluminium​

Edgardo has over 30 years' experience conducting research and advising stakeholders across the aluminium industry

Latest articles by Edgardo

• Opinion 20 January 2026

  Can Venezuela’s aluminium industry be revived?

• Opinion 23 June 2025

  Can America smelt again?

• Featured 13 November 2018

  Investment in new aluminium capacity needed to avoid supply crunch

John Gibb

Research Director, Australasia Upstream

John brings more than 25 years of international oil and gas industry experience to his role.

Rob Gilfillan

Head of Polymer & Fibres

Rob leads our research into regional and global markets for fibres, films and flexible packaging.

Latest articles by Rob

• Featured 11 December 2024

  Oils & chemicals 2025 outlook

• Opinion 19 August 2024

  Plastic demand could reduce by up to 30% in an accelerated energy transition scenario

• Opinion 15 August 2024

  Plastic demand: sectoral overview

• Opinion 16 January 2024

  The future of automotive industry polymer demand

• Opinion 31 October 2023

  Polymer demand scenarios: a little more conversation, a little less plastic

• Featured 18 January 2023

  Global challenges weigh on downstream chemical markets in 2023

Lindsay Grant

Vice President, Head of M&M Research

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

Latest articles by Lindsay

• Opinion 13 August 2025

  eBook | Powering the future: mitigating risks and seizing opportunities in the evolving battery supply chain

• Opinion 13 August 2025

  eBook | Powering the future: mitigating risks and seizing opportunities in the evolving battery supply chain

• Opinion 3 November 2023

  Our top 5 takeaways from the LME forum 2023

Alex Griffiths

Director, Metals & Mining, Curated Services

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

Sushant Gupta

Research Director, Asia Pacific Refining and Oils

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

Zheng Han

Consultant, Power & Renewables Research

Zheng provides analysis covering China’s wind market

Andrew Harwood

Vice President, Corporate Research

Andrew is responsible for our corporate coverage in Asia Pacific.

Luiz Hayum

Upstream Research Principal Analyst, Latin America

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

Latest articles by Luiz

• The Edge 2 May 2024

  Delaying deepwater decommissioning

• Opinion 25 March 2024

  Deepwater decommissioning: three key things to know

• Opinion 24 November 2023

  Latin America upstream: opportunities and challenges

• Opinion 8 March 2022

  Can Brazil’s mature pre-salt oil fields continue stellar performances?

• Opinion 16 April 2019

  Deepwater's Latin America comeback

Ben Hertz-Shargel

Global Head of Grid Edge

Ben leads research across electrification and grid technologies, drawing on a decade of executive experience.

Linda Htein

Head of Emissions Research

Linda leads our global emissions research across an array of sectors in the energy and natural resources industries.

Miaoru Huang

Research Director, Asia Pacific Gas and LNG

Miaoru leads our Northeast Asia gas research.

Latest articles by Miaoru

• Opinion 18 September 2025

  China LNG: eyes on the prize for global players

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• Opinion 5 January 2025

  Asia Pacific gas & LNG: 5 things to look for in 2025

• Opinion 9 December 2024

  Gas & LNG in Asia: the next 10 years

• The Edge 24 October 2024

  Getting China back on track

• Opinion 15 August 2024

  The potential and opportunities in Guangdong LNG market

Adam Jordan

Product Director – Power Analytics, Short-term Analytics

Adam is product director for PowerIQ and PowerBuyer Analytics, delivering daily insight and analysis.

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

• Featured 15 December 2025

  Upstream fiscal 2026 outlook

• Featured 6 January 2025

  Upstream fiscal 2025 outlook

• The Edge 3 April 2024

  Why the transition needs smart upstream taxes

• Featured 10 January 2024

  Energy fiscal policy 2024 outlook

• Featured 25 January 2023

  Conflicting ambitions will shape the upstream fiscal landscape in 2023 | 2023 outlook

• Opinion 20 April 2022

  Fair share: why a new approach to mined energy transition resources is needed

Martin Kelly

Global Head, Curated Service, Energy & Natural Resources Research

Martin oversees our Curated Service offering, working across our energy and natural resource coverage

Julian Kettle

Vice Chairman of Metals and Mining

Latest articles by Julian

• Opinion 18 November 2025

  Answering seven burning client questions on copper supply and demand

• Opinion 12 February 2024

  Metals investment: the darkest hour is just before the dawn

• Opinion 17 January 2024

  Ebook | How can the Super Region enable the energy transition?

• The Edge 13 July 2023

  Can battery innovation accelerate the energy transition?

• Featured 12 July 2022

  Have miners missed the boat to invest and get ahead of the energy transition?

• Featured 7 June 2022

  Why the energy transition will be powered by metals

Eugene Kim

Research Director, Americas Gas

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

Latest articles by Eugene

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  How LNG and power are shaping US gas pipeline development

• Opinion 11 September 2025

  Summer 2025 wrap-up: gas generation falls despite higher power loads

• Opinion 29 August 2025

  Permian basin gas outlook: Eiger Express FID adds to outbound build momentum

• Opinion 4 July 2025

  LNG Canada makes historic first export shipment

• Opinion 1 May 2025

  Gas prices set the stage for a shifting summer market

• Opinion 5 January 2025

  North America gas: 5 things to look for in 2025

Lucy King

Principal Analyst, CCUS

Lucy provides insight and strategic analysis of the CCUS landscape.

Latest articles by Lucy

• The Edge 26 June 2025

  A world first: shipping carbon exports for storage

• The Edge 16 January 2025

  CCUS’s breakthrough year

• Featured 2 January 2025

  CCUS 2025 outlook

• Opinion 11 December 2024

  Video | Three FIDs, one day: a turning point for CCUS in the UK and Denmark

• Opinion 19 January 2024

  ADNOC acquires 10.1% stake in CCUS player Storegga

• Opinion 8 June 2023

  Harbour and Talos in merger discussions – what are the drivers?

Anthony Knutson

Global Head, Thermal Coal Markets

Anthony is the global head of our thermal coal markets research for the Metals and Mining group.

Latest articles by Anthony

• Opinion 21 October 2024

  Harris v Trump: A fork in the road for US energy

• Opinion 29 May 2024

  How do Western sanctions on Russia impact the global metals, mining and coal markets?

• Opinion 26 October 2023

  Decarbonising metals and mining: three key strategies to win the emissions battle

• The Edge 24 August 2023

  Resource nationalism and energy transition metals

• Opinion 22 June 2023

  Golden opportunities to drive down mining and metals carbon emissions

• Opinion 19 April 2023

  Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics

Kristy Kramer

Head of LNG Strategy and Market Development

Kristy brings over fifteen years of gas and energy industry experience to her role leading our Gas and LNG Consulting.

Latest articles by Kristy

• Opinion 1 December 2025

  Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables

• Opinion 30 October 2025

  US LNG expansion: Balancing growth ambitions with oversupply risks

• Opinion 23 October 2025

  Managing the nitrogen challenge in Permian gas

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  How LNG and power are shaping US gas pipeline development

• The Edge 19 September 2025

  Gastech 2025: when will the music stop for US LNG?

• The Edge 3 September 2025

  Could US LNG become a victim of its own success?

Adrian Lara

Principal Analyst, Upstream Latin America

Latest articles by Adrian

• Opinion 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• Opinion 29 November 2023

  What does Milei mean for oil and gas in Argentina?

• Opinion 3 May 2023

  Gas resources in Latin America: the challenges to development

Søren Lassen

Head of Wind

Søren tracks, analyses and forecasts value chain dynamics, technological advancements and the market outlook.

Latest articles by Søren

• Opinion 15 January 2026

  On-demand webinar | UK offshore wind: has Allocation Round 7 delivered a win for the wider energy sector?

• Featured 7 January 2026

  Wind 2026 outlook

• Opinion 10 December 2025

  Wind supply chain financials decoded: colliding margins and rising prices

• Opinion 31 January 2025

  The Danish government charts course through offshore wind headwinds

• Featured 27 January 2025

  Wind: predictions for 2025

• Opinion 30 May 2024

  Industry divergence on costs and turbine sizing manifests itself in the first commercial floating wind tender

Andrew Latham

Senior Vice President, Energy Research

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

Latest articles by Andrew

• The Edge 15 October 2025

  How AI can unlock an extra trillion barrels of oil

• Opinion 9 October 2025

  Q&A: Fields of dreams

• Opinion 14 May 2025

  SEC 2025: Why the SEAPEX region still needs high-impact exploration

• The Edge 5 December 2024

  How ultra-deepwater is revitalising oil and gas exploration

• Opinion 4 March 2024

  Geothermal energy: the hottest low-carbon solution?

• The Edge 25 January 2024

  Low-carbon tech: is geothermal close to a breakthrough?

Victor Laurent

Head of Power Solutions

Victor brings a decade of experience in European power and renewables markets to his role.

Jonathan Leng

Principal Analyst, Zinc Markets

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

Luke Lewandowski

Vice President, Global Renewables Research

Luke heads our Global Renewables Research team, which includes wind, solar and energy storage.

Sylvia Leyva Martinez

Director, North America Utility-Scale Solar and Host of Interchange Recharged podcast

Sylvia researches market dynamics, business models, market developments and financial strategies of solar PV projects

Latest articles by Sylvia

• Opinion 2 December 2025

  How are key renewable energies faring at the end of 2025?

• Opinion 4 November 2025

  Will energy storage save the grid?

• Opinion 21 October 2025

  From capture to storage: inside the full CCUS value chain

• Opinion 10 October 2025

  From policy to possibility: How CCUS Is moving from talk to action

• Opinion 9 October 2025

  Can finance and policy unlock the carbon capture boom?

• Opinion 23 September 2025

  What to do now clean energy subsidies are going?

Xiaoyang Li

Director, China Renewables Research

Xiaoyang focuses on analysis of China’s renewables power market

Latest articles by Xiaoyang

• The Edge 30 October 2025

  China renewables investment powers on

• Opinion 4 July 2025

  Steadying the grid: why grid forming BESS technology is crucial to future renewable energy supply

• Opinion 1 July 2024

  China’s solar & storage exports achieve record growth with more than 40% surge

• Opinion 7 February 2023

  Expansion opportunities beckon for China’s wind companies

• Opinion 30 September 2021

  Wind power to play a key role in achieving China's carbon neutral goal

Robert Liew

Director, Asia Pacific (excluding China) Renewables Research

Market specialist with over 15 years of power and renewables research experience.

Latest articles by Robert

• The Edge 30 October 2025

  China renewables investment powers on

• Opinion 4 July 2025

  Steadying the grid: why grid forming BESS technology is crucial to future renewable energy supply

• Opinion 20 May 2025

  How Chinese companies are expanding their global footprint

• Opinion 21 January 2025

  What to look for in Asia Pacific renewable energy in 2025

• Opinion 16 May 2024

  How are companies managing excess capacity in Asia Pacific’s solar supply chain amid a solar boom?

• Opinion 12 July 2023

  Australia’s energy revolution: the promise of battery storage and hydrogen

Clay Lightfoot

Director, Americas Gas Research

Clay has more than a decade of energy industry experience and a particular expertise in political and regulatory issues.

Emma Liu

Senior Consultant and Research Analyst, Fibres

Emma focuses on the Asian fibres market, where she closely follows prices and dynamics. 

Olivia Loa

Research Analyst, Global Chemicals

Olivia has experience across the energy value chain, from upstream oil and gas to chemicals and renewables.

Adele Long

Head of APAC Upstream

Arthur Luo

Consultant, Chemicals

Arthur joined our Shanghai office in 2017 as an analyst covering the polyester chain in East Asia.

Derryn Maade

Head of Metals and Mining

Derryn leads a team of analysts providing insight into steel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal.

Cicero Machado

Senior Manager of Bulks Assets​

Cicero leads our global asset coverage of coal, iron ore and steel.

Jom Madan

Principal Analyst, Scenarios & Technologies

Jom works on scenario modelling for country and global-level energy mixes across all major energy commodities

Peter Martin

Head of Economics, Macroeconomics

Peter is responsible for producing our macroeconomic outlook to 2050.

Latest articles by Peter

• Featured 19 January 2026

  Metals & mining 2026 outlook

• Opinion 24 October 2025

  Tariffs, trade and technology: the macro forces shaping metals markets

• Opinion 24 June 2025

  The impact of the Israel-Iran conflict escalation on the global energy market

• The Edge 5 June 2025

  US tariffs – unpredictability is the strategic planners’ nightmare

• Opinion 27 May 2025

  Global economic outlook: trade tensions bite

• Opinion 25 February 2025

  Global economy: can momentum trump uncertainty?

Fraser McKay

Head of Upstream Analysis

As head of upstream research, Fraser maximises the quality and impact of our analysis of key global upstream themes.

Latest articles by Fraser

• Featured 6 January 2026

  Upstream-oil-gas-2026-outlook

• Opinion 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• Opinion 27 August 2025

  The latest developments in global upstream

• Opinion 17 June 2025

  Global upstream update: diverging development strategies in Latin America, investment at risk in Africa, and Kazakhstan supply tensions explained

• Opinion 23 April 2025

  Is oil price volatility a threat to upstream production, investment and supply chains?

• Opinion 14 April 2025

  Global upstream update: UK fiscal changes and an Asia-Pacific licence bonanza

Craig McMahon

Senior Vice President, Head of Upstream Research & President of Wood Mackenzie Americas

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.

Latest articles by Gordon

• Opinion 6 October 2025

  Flight path to net zero: aviation’s fuel outlook to 2050

• Opinion 21 July 2025

  All hands on deck: the challenge of decarbonising international shipping by 2050

• Opinion 20 August 2024

  Full steam ahead: the changing outlook for global marine fuels to 2050

• Opinion 23 October 2023

  Will international shipping be net zero by 2050?

Joe Midgley

Executive Vice President, Head of Upstream, Corporate and Carbon Solutions

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

Erik Mielke

Senior Vice President, Corporate Research

Erik manages our corporate service, leading data-driven analysis and insight into strategies, performance and outlook.

Andrew Mitchell

Associate, Consulting - M&M

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

Vinicius Moraes

Research Analyst, Latin America Upstream

Vinicius specialises in coverage of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad & Tobago.

Iain Mowat

Principal Analyst, EMEARC Refining and Oil Product Markets

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

Latest articles by Iain

• Opinion 6 October 2025

  Flight path to net zero: aviation’s fuel outlook to 2050

• Opinion 21 July 2025

  All hands on deck: the challenge of decarbonising international shipping by 2050

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

• Opinion 20 August 2024

  Full steam ahead: the changing outlook for global marine fuels to 2050

• Opinion 23 October 2023

  Will international shipping be net zero by 2050?

• Opinion 2 May 2022

  Decarbonising global shipping

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

Research Director, Nickel Markets

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

Nathan Nemeth

Principal Analyst, Global Unconventional Plays

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

Latest articles by Nathan

• Opinion 15 May 2025

  Video | Tariff turmoil: how big a cost hit will US oil and gas operators take?

• Opinion 27 April 2023

  Will a supply response help avoid US gas storage containment this summer?

Scott Norlin

Research Manager, L48 Upstream

Scott leads a team of upstream analysts focused on L48 upstream.

Mark Oberstoetter

Head of Americas Upstream Research

Mark has extensively covered the North Slope, deepwater, oil sands and unconventional sectors.

Peter Osbaldstone

Research Director, Europe Power

Peter is a research director with more than a decade’s experience in European power and renewables markets.

Latest articles by Peter

• Opinion 2 July 2025

  2025 global power market outlook: divergent paths in a transforming energy landscape

• Opinion 7 May 2025

  Iberian blackout: let the finger pointing begin

• Opinion 19 March 2025

  European power in 2025: the pace, opportunities and challenges of the transition

• Opinion 21 January 2025

  European power and renewables: what to look for in 2025

• Opinion 22 July 2024

  The outlook for European power and renewables

• Opinion 22 July 2024

  Is European power rising to the challenge of decarbonisation?

Femi Oso

Director, Head of Middle East & Africa Upstream Research

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.

Uday Patel

Senior Research Manager, Global Aluminium Markets

Uday has over 30 years of experience in the metals & mining sector and is focused on global aluminium markets.

Latest articles by Uday

• Opinion 20 January 2026

  Can Venezuela’s aluminium industry be revived?

• Opinion 23 June 2025

  Can America smelt again?

• Opinion 29 May 2024

  How do Western sanctions on Russia impact the global metals, mining and coal markets?

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Aluminium: things to look for in 2024

• 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.

Andrew Pearson

Head of Gas and LNG

Allyson Pellicci

Senior Research Manager, Global Gas Modelling

Allyson brings 15 years of industry experience to her role on our Global Gas Modelling team

Egor Prokhodtsev

Principal Research Analyst, Transportation & Mobility

Egor is a senior research analyst responsible for battery raw materials demand modelling.

Mark Pyman

Research Analyst, Europe Power & Renewable

Mark monitors power market trends across Europe.

Jodi Quinnell

Manager, Crude Oil Analytics and Forecasting, Short-term Analytics

Jodi has over a decade of energy market experience and in-depth understanding of the North American crude oil market.

April Read

Senior Analyst, CCUS

April is focused on intelligence and analysis, cultivating insights that support clients’ strategic decision-making.

Greg Roddick

Principal Analyst, Upstream

Greg has almost 15 years of industry experience, focused on corporate strategy, fiscal modelling and economic analysis.

Angus Rodger

Vice President, SME Upstream APAC & Middle East

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

Latest articles by Angus

• Featured 6 January 2026

  Upstream-oil-gas-2026-outlook

• Opinion 12 November 2025

  Can Andaman Sea resources avert Thailand’s gas crisis/crunch?

• The Edge 13 February 2025

  Why upstream companies might break their capital discipline rules

• Featured 8 January 2025

  Upstream oil & gas regions 2025 outlook

• Opinion 19 November 2024

  How to make upstream licensing work

• The Edge 19 September 2024

  What’s driving the upstream revival in Southeast Asia?

Daniel Rogers

Senior Oil and Gas Analyst

Daniel Rogers is a senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie

Ryan Saxton

Director, Head of Oil Data, Short-term Analytics

Ryan oversees a team dedicated to monitoring oil transportation, storage and refining.

Stephanie Scollard

Product Analyst, Subsurface

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

Hazel Seftor

Senior Research Analyst, Global Oil Supply

Hazel is a senior research analyst with our oil supply team, covering the Middle East and North Africa.

Chris Seiple

Vice Chairman, Energy Transition and Power & Renewables

Chris brings more than 30 years of global power industry experience to his role.

Latest articles by Chris

• The Edge 9 October 2025

  How data centre growth is driving up US power prices

• Opinion 7 September 2025

  eBook | Navigate power market uncertainty with confidence: the essential guide to profitable energy investments

• Opinion 29 July 2025

  Supply chain bottlenecks threaten US data centre power ambitions

• Opinion 16 July 2025

  Energy policy shifts: navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill

• Opinion 24 June 2025

  eBook | Power surge: can US electricity supply meet rapidly rising demand?

• Opinion 9 June 2025

  eBook | Historic opportunities and complex challenges in a volatile world

Prakash Sharma

Vice President, Head of Scenarios and Technologies

Prakash leads a team of analysts designing research for the energy transition.

Latest articles by Prakash

• Featured 14 January 2026

  Nuclear 2026 outlook

• Opinion 19 December 2025

  Energy evolution: navigating the path to a sustainable future

• The Edge 25 November 2025

  Five key takeaways from COP30

• The Edge 6 November 2025

  Slipping climate targets and the “energy addition”

• The Edge 24 April 2025

  The narrowing trans-Atlantic divide on the energy transition

• Opinion 17 February 2025

  Energy transition outlook: Asia Pacific

Jake Sharp

Lead Product Specialist

Jake is a lead product specialist in the Customer Organization team.

Benjamin Shattuck

Vice President, Head of Investor Service

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

Latest articles by Benjamin

• Opinion 2 June 2021

  A focused Lens on Permian private players

• Editorial 27 October 2020

  Pioneer plus Parsley: What’s our Permian prognosis?

Caitlin Shaw

Research Director, Upstream Supply Chain

Caitlin Shaw is a research director of upstream supply chain.

Latest articles by Caitlin

• Opinion 2 January 2026

  Gulf of America: 5 things to look for in 2026

• Opinion 15 May 2025

  Video | Tariff turmoil: how big a cost hit will US oil and gas operators take?

Suzanne Shaw

Head of Energy Transition & Battery Raw Materials

Suzanne specialises in commodities including cathode and precursor, lithium, cobalt, graphite, rare earths and lead.

Rishab Shrestha

Principal Analyst, Europe Power

Rishab is a principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie, focusing on European power and renewables markets.

Johnny Stewart

Principal Analyst, Downstream, Midstream and Chemicals

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

Latest articles by Johnny

• Opinion 22 November 2023

  Part 5: unlocking the value of refinery-petrochemicals integration

• Opinion 10 November 2021

  Will carbon costs destroy the added value from refinery-petrochemical integration?​

• Opinion 23 August 2021

  Onsan refinery case study: how much value will greater refinery-petrochemical integration add for S-Oil?

Jonathan Sultoon

Head of Markets & Transitions, Energy Transition Practice

Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience leading analysis for global energy markets

Zoë Sutherland

Principal Analyst, Corporate Research

Zoë is a principal analyst with more than 15 years of industry experience.

Kevin Swann

Senior Research Analyst, Upstream

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

Ian Thom

Research Director, Upstream

Ian brings 18 years of experience to his role as head of regional analysis for Europe, Russian, Caspian and Africa

Gavin Thompson

Vice Chairman, Energy – Europe, Middle East & Africa

Gavin oversees our Europe, Middle East and Africa research.

Latest articles by Gavin

• The Edge 15 January 2026

  Is Greenland Venezuela 2.0?

• Opinion 1 December 2025

  Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables

• The Edge 25 November 2025

  Five key takeaways from COP30

• The Edge 20 November 2025

  Can copper supply keep up with surging demand?

• The Edge 13 November 2025

  ADIPEC 2025: six key takeaways

• The Edge 6 November 2025

  Slipping climate targets and the “energy addition”

Douglas Thyne

Research Director, Oil Supply

Douglas manages our global oil supply research and forecasts.

Latest articles by Douglas

• Opinion 6 January 2026

  Venezuela regime change: what it means for oil production, crude and product markets

• The Edge 3 December 2025

  Oil’s resilience in the energy system

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Trump’s tariff plan: implications for the future of global liquids trade

• The Edge 15 June 2023

  Can China’s recovery turn the oil market around?

Daniel Toleman

Research Director, Global LNG

Daniel's expertise covers global LNG markets, asset analysis, project economics, contracting and corporate analysis.

Latest articles by Daniel

• Opinion 19 November 2025

  Video | Global LNG contracting trends: insights from Lens

• Opinion 29 October 2025

  Video | Lens Gas & LNG: Valuing Petronas’ LNG assets

• Opinion 24 July 2025

  Video | Lens gas & LNG: Three key LNG M&A opportunities

• Opinion 26 May 2025

  Dare to be bold: Australia’s East Coast gas market

• Opinion 12 March 2025

  Shining a light on the “coal versus LNG emissions” debate

• Opinion 5 January 2025

  Asia Pacific gas & LNG: 5 things to look for in 2025

Norman Valentine

Director, Head of Corporate Research - Power & Renewables

Norman leads our corporate research on power and renewables companies, with an emphasis on the offshore wind sector.

Scott Walker

Principal Analyst, Corporate Research

Scott has nearly a decade of experience across M&A and corporate analysis in the upstream oil and gas sector.

Latest articles by Scott

• Featured 14 January 2026

  Upstream M&A 2026 outlook

• Opinion 7 August 2025

  What’s been happening in upstream M&A?

• Featured 9 January 2025

  Upstream M&A 2025 outlook

• Featured 10 January 2024

  Upstream M&A 2024 outlook

• Opinion 18 December 2023

  Size matters: which International E&Ps are best positioned to ride out industry consolidation?

• The Edge 29 June 2023

  Big Oil is back buying upstream assets

Dulles Wang

Director, Americas Gas and LNG Research

Dulles delivers analysis of all aspects of the natural gas value chain.

Latest articles by Dulles

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  How LNG and power are shaping US gas pipeline development

• Opinion 26 August 2025

  Green gains: inside the rise of North American renewable natural gas

• Opinion 23 June 2025

  4 things you should know about North American gas to 2050

• Opinion 20 June 2025

  North America's RNG market set for continued growth in 2025 after historic year

• The Edge 29 May 2025

  US upstream gas sector poised to gain from higher Henry Hub prices

• The Edge 15 May 2025

  Upside pressure mounts on US gas prices

Allison Weis

Global Head of Storage

Allison leads our global research into energy storage.

Latest articles by Allison

• Opinion 13 January 2026

  Global energy storage market surpasses 100 GW annual installation milestone in 2025

• Featured 30 January 2025

  Energy storage 2025 outlook

• Opinion 20 June 2024

  The state of the US energy storage market

• Opinion 5 October 2023

  Learnings from RE+: A sunny outlook for US solar and storage

Emma Weng

Research Associate, Equity Insight, Short-Term Analytics

Emma models and analyses the US EV market, focusing on production levels, company efficiencies and creative efforts.

Dylan White

Director, North American Crude Markets

Dylan leverages cutting-edge data to offer real-time insight into the oil industry.

James Whiteside

Director, Head of Corporate Research - Metals & Mining

With 15 years of experience in the metals and mining industry, James leads our corperate coverage.

Latest articles by James

• Featured 19 January 2026

  Metals & mining 2026 outlook

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  The end of capital discipline in mining?

• The Edge 3 April 2025

  Big Mining pivots to copper for growth

• Featured 16 January 2025

  Metals & mining 2025 outlook

• Opinion 13 December 2024

  Battery power play: countercyclical opportunities in raw materials

• Opinion 11 November 2024

  Copper rush: A strategic analysis

Adam Wilson

Senior Research Analyst, Subsurface

Adam is a senior contributor to our global exploration research.

Latest articles by Adam

• Featured 16 January 2024

  Subsurface predictions: what to watch in exploration and discovered resources in 2024

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Global exploration: 4 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 5 May 2022

  What is the future of oil and gas exploration?

• Opinion 21 March 2019

  Unlocking exploration’s hidden value

Julie Wilson

Research Director, Subsurface

Meng Xu

Senior Product Manager, Global Fiscal Research

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

Xianhui Zhang

Upstream Research Analyst

Xianhui is an analyst in our Upstream Research team and focuses on China and Eastern Asia.

Yanting Zhou

Principal Economist, Asia Pacific

Yanting leads our in-house macroeconomic research for Asian economies.

Timur Zilbershteyn

Principal Analyst, Chemicals and Polymers

Timur is a principal analyst with more than 20 years of experience in chemicals research.

Latest articles by Timur

• Opinion 19 August 2024

  Plastic demand could reduce by up to 30% in an accelerated energy transition scenario

• Opinion 10 June 2021

  How will reuse models change the plastic packaging industry?