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Ahmed Jameel Abdullah

Principal Analyst, Supply Chain Market Intelligence

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.

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 7 September 2026

  North Sea and European upstream: the shift towards energy security

• Opinion 13 August 2026

  5 things you need to know about BP’s North Sea sale

• Opinion 7 April 2026

  The energy security opportunity for North Sea oil & gas

• 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

Bruna Angel

Principal Analyst, Fibres

Latest articles by Bruna

• Opinion 16 November 2022

  Bottle battle: the fight for recycled plastic supply is on

• Opinion 25 April 2022

  Tackling the textile industry’s carbon footprint

• Opinion 1 July 2020

  Has Covid-19 left the apparel industry hanging by a thread?

Alexandre Araman

Director, Middle East Upstream

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

Latest articles by Alexandre

• The Edge 29 May 2026

  How quickly can Gulf oil exports recover?

• The Edge 29 April 2026

  UAE’s exit rattles OPEC’s grip on the oil market

• Opinion 23 January 2026

  Syria’s energy sector poised for historic revival

• 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?

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.

Alex Beeker

Director, Corporate Research

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

Elena Belletti

Global Head of Research and Engagement, Carbon Management

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

Natalie Biggs

Global Head of Thermal Coal Markets

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

Latest articles by Natalie

• Opinion 14 September 2026

  Coal under pressure: navigating volatility in Australia's thermal coal market

• Opinion 9 September 2026

  Is coal really the energy insurance policy governments hoped for?

• 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.

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.

Latest articles by Andrew

• Featured 30 January 2026

  Autonomous electric vehicles: four things to look for in 2026

• Opinion 9 February 2023

  Can imports solve the plastic recycling challenge?

• Opinion 16 November 2022

  Bottle battle: the fight for recycled plastic supply is on

• Opinion 21 February 2022

  Closing the loop on plastic packaging

• Opinion 19 July 2021

  Can the plastics industry decarbonise?

• Opinion 20 May 2020

  Will coronavirus change the course of plastic circularity?

David Brown

Director, Global Integrated Energy Research

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

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 1 October 2026

  Speed to power: the infrastructure solutions shaping the global data centre race

• Opinion 18 May 2026

  Congress pushes back on restrictions to US wind

• Opinion 18 May 2026

  What the Middle East conflict means for the global power sector

• Opinion 20 March 2026

  High oil prices could accelerate EV adoption

• Featured 30 January 2026

  Autonomous electric vehicles: four things to look for in 2026

• Opinion 14 November 2025

  Five things to watch at COP30

David Buckby

Principal Analyst, Polyolefins

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

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 2 March 2026

  Is AEQUITA placing a risky bet on a European chemicals renaissance?

• 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.

Latest articles by Matthew

• Opinion 11 December 2024

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

• Opinion 15 July 2024

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

• Opinion 16 January 2024

  Looking back at a year of European power: 2023 in review

• Opinion 16 August 2023

  European power markets emerge from the energy crisis

• Opinion 6 April 2023

  How effective were EU emergency power demand reduction measures?

• Opinion 22 July 2022

  Global power markets outlook: the energy transition gathers pace

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.

Latest articles by Mauro

• Opinion 14 March 2024

  Three key takeaways from our Europe gas markets short-term outlook Q1 2024

• Opinion 16 January 2024

  Europe gas and LNG: 6 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 27 September 2023

  Three key takeaways from Europe Gas and Power Markets Short-Term Outlook Q3 2023

Jessalyn Chuang

Lead Analyst, Power Market Intelligence

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

Finlay Clark

Principal Research Analyst, Global Offshore Wind

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

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

• The Edge 10 September 2026

  UAE’s oil potential boosted by promising shale discovery

• Opinion 26 May 2026

  6 questions answered on the return to global shale exploration

• The Edge 14 May 2026

  Can US success in tight oil and shale gas go global?

• 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?

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.

Michelle Davis

Head of Global Solar

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

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

Principal Analyst - APAC (excl China) Wind and Energy Storage 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.

Ryan Duman

Director, Americas Upstream

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

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.

Mhairidh Evans

VP, Global Head of Carbon Management Research

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

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

• The Edge 18 September 2026

  War is reshaping LNG beyond winter

• The Edge 4 June 2026

  Ten takeaways from WoodMac’s LNG Conference

• 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

Kateryna Filippenko

Research Director, Global Gas Markets

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

Patrick Finn

Principal Analyst, Power & Renewables

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

Simon Flowers

Chairman, 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 9 October 2026

  Unleashing the Caspian’s potential in oil, gas and critical minerals

• The Edge 2 October 2026

  EU methane regulation risks worsening the energy crisis

• The Edge 28 September 2026

  ‘Here be giants’ – unlocking Africa’s deepwater exploration puzzle

• The Edge 18 September 2026

  War is reshaping LNG beyond winter

• The Edge 10 September 2026

  UAE’s oil potential boosted by promising shale discovery

• The Edge 28 July 2026

  Oil and gas markets’ perilous dilemma

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 15 September 2026

  5 things you need to know about the future of Asian refining

• Opinion 14 August 2026

  Oil, Gas & Power in H2 2026: a trader’s guide

• The Edge 28 July 2026

  Oil and gas markets’ perilous dilemma

• Opinion 2 July 2026

  The Hormuz shock: what the data reveals about global oil markets in 2026

• The Edge 22 June 2026

  Has the oil price bubble burst?

• Opinion 29 May 2026

  Horizons Live: Strait talking | Webinar replay

Edgardo Gelsomino

Research Director, Aluminium​

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

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.

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.

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.

Latest articles by Alex

• Opinion 14 September 2026

  Coal under pressure: navigating volatility in Australia's thermal coal market

• Opinion 9 September 2026

  Is coal really the energy insurance policy governments hoped for?

• Opinion 27 August 2026

  Video | Copper versus aluminium: is the substitution story overblown?

• Opinion 18 June 2026

  Video | Data centres, copper and the power paradox

• Opinion 8 May 2026

  Energy security shocks and coal’s role in a fragmented world

• Opinion 3 August 2020

  Green steel gets a boost from European economic recovery plans

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.

Ben Hertz-Shargel

Global Head of Grid Transformation & Large Loads

Ben leads research across electrification, data centres, grid modernisation, distributed energy resources and VPPs.

Latest articles by Ben

• Opinion 11 June 2026

  Horizons Live: Breaking the speed limit | Webinar replay

• Opinion 16 March 2026

  Reality bytes: the US data centre pipeline additions halved in Q4 2025 compared to the previous quarter

• Opinion 12 November 2025

  ‘Access to power’ has become ‘access to energy’

• The Edge 9 October 2025

  How data centre growth is driving up US power prices

• Opinion 17 September 2025

  Virtual power plant growth is getting very real

• Opinion 8 September 2025

  US utility large-load pipelines: a reality check

Linda Htein

Head of Carbon Mitigation Research, Carbon Management

Linda leads our carbon mitigation 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 17 September 2026

  5 market signals reshaping gas and power markets

• Opinion 22 January 2026

  Asia Pacific gas & LNG: 5 things to look for in 2026

• 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

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.

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 June 2026

  Video | Data centres, copper and the power paradox

• Opinion 8 May 2026

  Energy security shocks and coal’s role in a fragmented world

• 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?

Eugene Kim

Research Director, Americas Gas

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

Lucy King

Principal Analyst, Carbon Management

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.

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

• The Edge 18 September 2026

  War is reshaping LNG beyond winter

• Opinion 16 July 2026

  Why US Henry Hub natural gas prices are set to rise | Webinar replay

• The Edge 11 June 2026

  Is Argentina’s giant shale play the next Midland Basin?

• The Edge 19 March 2026

  The energy crisis is coming to the boil

• The Edge 5 March 2026

  War is once again reshaping gas and LNG

• Opinion 1 December 2025

  Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables

Adrian Lara

Principal Analyst, Upstream Latin America

Søren Lassen

Head of Wind

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

Andrew Latham

Senior Vice President, Energy Research

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

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

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

• Podcast 22 September 2026

  When hydro is no longer enough

• Podcast 15 September 2026

  The fastest path to more power

• Podcast 25 August 2026

  Thorium’s nuclear pitch

• Podcast 11 August 2026

  The inverter security turn

• Podcast 28 July 2026

  Why biomining might finally work

• Podcast 14 July 2026

  Bigger turbines, bigger consequences

Xiaoyang Li

Director - Lead of China Power and Renewables Research

Xiaoyang focuses on analysis of China’s renewables power market

Latest articles by Xiaoyang

• Opinion 29 September 2026

  The 2026 global power market outlook: common problems, diverse solutions

• Opinion 6 February 2026

  The 2026 global power market outlook: a complex environment

• Opinion 7 January 2026

  Power and renewable energy in China: what to look for in 2026

• 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

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

• Opinion 10 August 2026

  Rise of the robots: how surging growth in robotics is boosting power demand

• Opinion 21 July 2026

  Blue-sky thinking: are orbital data centres the answer to burgeoning Earth-based power demand?

• Featured 19 July 2026

  Global cleantech supply chain 2026 outlook: half-time report

• 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

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

Vice President, Head of Economics

Peter is responsible for our global economic outlook to 2060.

Latest articles by Peter

• Opinion 8 September 2026

  The global economy is approaching a tipping point – and investors need to pay attention

• Opinion 21 August 2026

  4 key factors shaping commodities markets in H2 2026

• The Edge 6 July 2026

  Will falling populations reshape energy demand?

• Opinion 29 May 2026

  Horizons Live: Strait talking | Webinar replay

• Opinion 23 April 2026

  Investing for the long term: quantifying the economic costs of an accelerated energy transition

• Opinion 19 February 2026

  European gas: 6 Q&As on prices, supply, and regulatory impact

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.

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.

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

Director – Lower 48 Upstream​

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

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

• The Edge 24 April 2026

  How power markets can adapt to energy crises

• Opinion 7 April 2026

  The great power divide: the Middle East crisis is splitting global power markets into winners and losers

• Opinion 12 February 2026

  What’s shaping European power markets in 2026?

• Opinion 6 February 2026

  The 2026 global power market outlook: a complex environment

• Opinion 7 January 2026

  European Power & Renewables: what to look for in 2026

• Opinion 2 July 2025

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

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.

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

Latest articles by Andrew

• The Edge 18 September 2026

  War is reshaping LNG beyond winter

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

Principal Analyst & Head of Carbon Storage, Carbon Management

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

Latest articles by April

• Opinion 31 October 2024

  Can CCUS momentum overcome headwinds to the industry?

• Featured 16 January 2024

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

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Discovered resources: 3 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 13 September 2023

  Taking the power back

• Opinion 1 September 2022

  Could a return to shale exploration be part of the solution to Europe’s gas supply problem?

Greg Roddick

Principal Analyst, Upstream

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

Latest articles by Greg

• Opinion 7 September 2026

  North Sea and European upstream: the shift towards energy security

• Opinion 7 January 2025

  North Sea upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• Opinion 12 April 2023

  Benchmarking 2023’s upstream FIDs

• Opinion 22 February 2023

  Has Norway’s oil and gas tax stimulus been a success?

• Opinion 23 September 2022

  UK energy exports and fracking: aspiration or pipe dream?

Angus Rodger

Vice President, SME Upstream APAC & Middle East

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

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.

Prakash Sharma

Vice President, Head of Scenarios and Technologies

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

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.

Caitlin Shaw

Research Director, Upstream Supply Chain

Caitlin Shaw is a research director of upstream supply chain.

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.

Latest articles by Rishab

• Opinion 22 December 2023

  Elevated subsidies enable offshore wind to end 2023 on a high note

• Opinion 18 October 2023

  Abundant, low-cost renewables will transform Nordic power markets

• Opinion 16 August 2023

  European power markets emerge from the energy crisis

• Opinion 8 March 2023

  Renewable energy costs continue to fall across Europe

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

Latest articles by Ian

• Opinion 5 October 2026

  Equatorial Guinea turns stranded gas into a regional hub strategy

• Opinion 5 October 2026

  Mozambique's LNG reset: from force majeure to major force

• Opinion 11 August 2026

  The four markets redefining Africa upstream

• Opinion 16 July 2026

  Is Nigeria’s deepwater roaring back?

• Opinion 16 March 2026

  The unstoppable rise of Africa’s upstream independents

• Featured 6 January 2026

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Gavin Thompson

Vice Chairman, Energy – Europe, Middle East & Africa

Gavin oversees our Europe, Middle East and Africa research.

Latest articles by Gavin

• The Edge 28 September 2026

  ‘Here be giants’ – unlocking Africa’s deepwater exploration puzzle

• The Edge 18 September 2026

  War is reshaping LNG beyond winter

• The Edge 10 September 2026

  UAE’s oil potential boosted by promising shale discovery

• The Edge 28 July 2026

  Oil and gas markets’ perilous dilemma

• The Edge 23 July 2026

  Is Europe’s gas market inching towards a winter crisis?

• Opinion 16 July 2026

  Is Nigeria’s deepwater roaring back?

Douglas Thyne

Research Director, Oil Supply

Douglas manages our global oil supply research and forecasts.

Daniel Toleman

Research Director, Global LNG

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

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.

Dulles Wang

Director, Americas Gas and LNG Research

Expertise North America Gas markets Upstream oil and gas

Allison Weis

Global Head of Storage

Allison leads our global research into energy 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

• Opinion 22 July 2026

  How upstream firms have quietly revolutionised exploration efficiency

• 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.