Consulting - our people
We understand the challenges our customers face because we are deeply embedded in the industries we serve.
Our consultants offer a powerful combination of natural resources expertise and commercial consulting skills, partnering with you to provide actionable recommendations that deliver results. With our teams based in locations including Houston, Boston, Edinburgh, London, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney, we are well-placed to work with industry, investors and governments to tackle their most complex issues. Meet some of the consulting team.
Consulting team
Aamir Malik
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources Strategy
Aamir Malik
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources Strategy
Aamir works with international and national oil companies to improve financial, commercial and operational performance.
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Adam Pearson
Vice President Consulting
Adam Pearson
Vice President Consulting
Adam specialises in leading transformative initiatives with energy operators that deliver bottom-line impact.
Latest articles by Adam
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Amrit Naresh
Director, EMEA Downstream Consulting
Amrit Naresh
Director, EMEA Downstream Consulting
Amrit has 10 years of analytics and consulting experience in the energy sector.
Latest articles by Amrit
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Opinion
EU Methane Emissions Regulation Study: analysis of market impacts
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Opinion
Analysing the petroleum asphalt binder supply chain under energy transition scenarios
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Opinion
Oil refining in the energy transition: key questions answered
Ashwin Kumar Balaji
Managing Consultant, Power & Renewables - North America
Ashwin Kumar Balaji
Managing Consultant, Power & Renewables - North America
Ashwin is a Managing Consultant in Wood Mackenzie's Power & Renewables team with seven years' power market expertise.
Latest articles by Ashwin Kumar
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Byron Pollard
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
Byron Pollard
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
Byron leads US market entry strategies and due diligence with 20+ years' commercial and operational experience.
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Bob Kubis
Vice President, Americas, Gas & LNG, Consulting
Bob Kubis
Vice President, Americas, Gas & LNG, Consulting
Bob Kubis focuses on delivering natural gas, NGL & LNG solutions
Latest articles by Bob
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Chris Heath
Senior Vice President, Head of Consulting APAC
Chris Heath
Senior Vice President, Head of Consulting APAC
Chris leads a team of consulting professionals in the energy and natural resources sectors.
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Chris Barry
Vice President, Downstream Consulting
Chris Barry
Vice President, Downstream Consulting
Chris's consulting expertise spans the refining, chemicals and storage sectors where he has advised clients worldwide.
Latest articles by Chris
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Costa Swift
Vice President, Consulting
Costa Swift
Vice President, Consulting
Costa is an experienced upstream and business development consultant.
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David Barrowman
Vice President, Fiscal Consulting
David Barrowman
Vice President, Fiscal Consulting
David leads our upstream fiscal service, drawing on more than 30 years' industry expertise.
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David Parkinson
Vice President, Upstream Consulting
David Parkinson
Vice President, Upstream Consulting
David leads our exploration strategy team and is also responsible for exploration consulting.
Latest articles by David
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The Edge
Nigeria’s bold strategy to double oil production
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Opinion
Emboldened and disciplined exploration: results from our Future of Exploration 2024 Survey
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Opinion
Three critical factors to developing Africa’s oil and gas resources
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Opinion
Can carbon offset crude move from idea to reality?
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Opinion
What is the future of oil and gas exploration?
Dominic Tisdell
Head of Metals and Mining Consulting, Asia Pacific
Dominic Tisdell
Head of Metals and Mining Consulting, Asia Pacific
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Dylan Mair
Vice President UCM Asia Pacific
Dylan Mair
Vice President UCM Asia Pacific
Dylan has over 25 years upstream oil and gas experience in E&P operations consulting.
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Esteban Angel
Principal Consultant, Strategic Accounts - Americas
Esteban Angel
Principal Consultant, Strategic Accounts - Americas
Esteban Angel serves as Principal at Wood Mackenzie, advising on energy transition across the Americas.
Latest articles by Esteban
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Frank Harris
Head of Global LNG Consulting
Frank Harris
Head of Global LNG Consulting
Frank is a recognised expert on the global LNG industry and leads our global consultancy practice in this area.
Latest articles by Frank
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The Edge
War is reshaping LNG beyond winter
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The Edge
Ten takeaways from WoodMac’s LNG Conference
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The Edge
War is once again reshaping gas and LNG
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Opinion
Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables
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The Edge
Gastech 2025: when will the music stop for US LNG?
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The Edge
Could US LNG become a victim of its own success?
Gavin Law
Senior Vice President, Emissions & Low Carbon Fuels Consulting
Gavin Law
Senior Vice President, Emissions & Low Carbon Fuels Consulting
Latest articles by Gavin
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Opinion
EU Methane Emissions Regulation Study: analysis of market impacts
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Opinion
Shining a light on the “coal versus LNG emissions” debate
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Opinion
Japan’s LNG decarbonisation challenge
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Opinion
Is natural gas more emissions intensive than coal?
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Opinion
Emissions intensity: portfolio composition is the key
Harry Falcone
Senior Consultant
Harry Falcone
Senior Consultant
Harry is Senior Consultant in Wood Mackenzie's Power & Renewables, bringing engineering expertise to battery modelling.
Latest articles by Harry
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Ian Kyle
Principal Consultant, Gas & LNG
Ian Kyle
Principal Consultant, Gas & LNG
Ian is a Principal Consultant with over 12 years experience in the gas and LNG industry.
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Ian Simm
Director, EMEA Consulting
Ian Simm
Director, EMEA Consulting
Ian brings 15 years of experience throughout the energy value chain.
Latest articles by Ian
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Isabel Schwartz
Vice President, Supply Chain Consulting
Isabel Schwartz
Vice President, Supply Chain Consulting
Isabel is a leader in the supply chain consulting practice.
Latest articles by Isabel
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Opinion
Supply chain call to action: navigating tariff uncertainty today
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Opinion
Navigating the impact of President Trump's tariffs on utility supply chains
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Opinion
4 years into a difficult transformers market in the US, is there a potential end in sight?
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Opinion
Supplier diversity programs: a new source of competitiveness and innovation for utilities in North America?
Janice Lim
Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Consulting
Janice Lim
Principal Consultant, Asia Pacific Consulting
Janice advises on due diligence, price forecast and market feasibility studies for numerous clients.
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Jie Liu
Managing Consultant, Aluminium Value Chain
Jie Liu
Managing Consultant, Aluminium Value Chain
Jie specialises in aluminium market analysis and asset research.
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Kara McNutt
Vice President, Head of Americas Power and Renewables Consulting
Kara McNutt
Vice President, Head of Americas Power and Renewables Consulting
Kara leads Wood Mackenzie’s Americas Power and Renewables Consulting team based in Boston.
Latest articles by Kara
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Opinion
The data centre opportunity: navigating growth, affordability and reliability
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Opinion
The US data centre electrical equipment market: A structural shift in demand
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Opinion
In the modern era of US energy dominance, can domestic manufacturing for solar and BESS play a role?
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Opinion
Green hydrogen: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for production economics and carbon intensity
Karoline Sun
Senior Consultant, Nickel Cost and Metals & Mining Sustainability
Karoline Sun
Senior Consultant, Nickel Cost and Metals & Mining Sustainability
Karoline covers global nickel cost analysis and conducts research in sustainability for metals and mining.
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Kian Akhavan
Consultant, EMEA
Kian Akhavan
Consultant, EMEA
Kian is a specialist in public policy, with a focus on public-private partnerships.
Latest articles by Kian
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The Edge
Is there still life in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors?
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Opinion
Reassessing Canadian Export Infrastructure
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Opinion
Evaluating infrastructure and optionality in Canadian hydrocarbon exports
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Opinion
How public-private partnerships can accelerate the energy transition
Lisa Gillespie
Director, Energy Consulting
Lisa Gillespie
Director, Energy Consulting
Lisa is an experienced project manager working across upstream and the energy transition.
Latest articles by Lisa
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Opinion
NZIA feasibility report: Is the NZIA achievable from a full value-chain perspective?
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Opinion
Policy vs. Practicality: assessing the feasibility of meeting NZIA Article 23
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Opinion
The Norwegian emissions dilemma
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Opinion
Can carbon offset crude move from idea to reality?
Liu Lei
Managing Consultant, Plastics & Sustainability
Liu Lei
Managing Consultant, Plastics & Sustainability
Liu takes care of the plastic sustainability research in APAC region.
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Malcolm Forbes-Cable
Vice President, Upstream and Carbon Management Consulting
Malcolm Forbes-Cable
Vice President, Upstream and Carbon Management Consulting
Malcolm is an expert in strategy development, transaction support and the energy transition.
Latest articles by Malcolm
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The Edge
Unleashing the Caspian’s potential in oil, gas and critical minerals
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Opinion
Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables
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Opinion
The UK's critical role in Europe's integrated oil system
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The Edge
No country for oil men (and women)
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Opinion
The Norwegian emissions dilemma
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Opinion
The case for developing UK's oil and gas resources: Rosebank and Cambo fields
Mangesh Patankar
Vice President, Gas and LNG Consulting
Mangesh Patankar
Vice President, Gas and LNG Consulting
With 14 years of experience in the gas/LNG and power industry, Mangesh has a deep understanding of client challenges.
Latest articles by Mangesh
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Melany Vargas
Vice President, Head of Hydrogen Consulting
Melany Vargas
Vice President, Head of Hydrogen Consulting
Melany has extensive experience solving strategic problems for clients across the global energy value chain.
Latest articles by Melany
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Opinion
Five key takeaways from our Gastech 2025 Leadership Roundtables
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Opinion
Green hydrogen: what the Inflation Reduction Act means for production economics and carbon intensity
Melvin Chen
Vice President, Head of Power & Renewables Consulting, APAC
Melvin Chen
Vice President, Head of Power & Renewables Consulting, APAC
Melvin focuses on commercial corporate planning, exploration strategies, due diligence, feasibility and market studies.
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Miller Wang
Principal Consultant Steel Decarbonisation
Miller Wang
Principal Consultant Steel Decarbonisation
Miller leads on WMC analysis on steel decarbonisation, focusing on the benchmark of emerging green steelmaking.
Latest articles by Miller
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Nassam Estibill Zalaquett
Director, Metals & Mining, Americas
Nassam Estibill Zalaquett
Director, Metals & Mining, Americas
Nassam has extensive experience across the natural resources value chain.
Latest articles by Nassam
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Opinion
The Strategic Repricing of Mining: Insights from the 2026 PDAC Convention
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Opinion
Splitting at the source: trade-offs between lithium brine and hard rock extraction
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Opinion
Optimism amidst despair: key takeaways from the 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference
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Opinion
Copper: strategic insight amid policy risk and smelter margin pressures
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Opinion
PDAC during turbulent times: navigating geopolitical shifts while placing bets on potentially resilient commodities
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Opinion
Direct lithium extraction: is the hype justified by the reality?
Nayeong Kim
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
Nayeong Kim
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
She focuses on market strategy, renewable energy development and transaction, and corporate advisory
Latest articles by Nayeong
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Opinion
AI is reshaping the power investment landscape
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Opinion
From Pipeline to Powered Land: Where the real battle in the US Data Centre power market will be won
Nicolas Groues
Principal Consultant, Emissions and Low-carbon Fuels
Nicolas Groues
Principal Consultant, Emissions and Low-carbon Fuels
Nicolas is part of our emissions and low-carbon fuels consulting practice based in Dubai.
Latest articles by Nicolas
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Opinion
Digital load, clean grid: How data centres can catalyse grid decarbonisation in the UAE
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Opinion
Five trends to watch for in the electrolyser supply chain
Patrick Barnes
Vice President, Head of Metals & Mining Consulting
Patrick Barnes
Vice President, Head of Metals & Mining Consulting
Patrick has over 10 years of experience helping foster development of stable and equitable mining sectors.
Latest articles by Patrick
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Opinion
Unlocking the lithium ledger: a new era of fiscal competitiveness
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Opinion
Ebook | How can the Super Region enable the energy transition?
Paul Manley
Director, Metals and Mining Consulting
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.
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Prashant Khorana
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
Prashant Khorana
Director, Power & Renewables Consulting
Prashant is Director, Data Product Owner – Asset Valuations within Wood Mackenzie's research and data organisation.
Latest articles by Prashant
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Opinion
Power and renewables mergers and acquisitions: key commercial due diligence considerations
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Opinion
Considerations for underwriting gas generation assets and related revenue modelling
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Opinion
What we learned from conversations with power and renewables investors in 2024
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Opinion
Underwriting Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as an asset class
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Opinion
10 transaction themes for private equity and principal investors in 2024
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Opinion
What we learned from conversations with power and renewables investors in 2023
Qing Du
Senior Research Analyst, Metals & Mining
Qing Du
Senior Research Analyst, Metals & Mining
Qing works on the Ferroalloys team.
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Redd Zhou
Managing Consultant, Asia Polyolefins
Redd Zhou
Managing Consultant, Asia Polyolefins
Redd is responsible for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) analysis in China.
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Renaud Brimont
Head of Upstream and Carbon Management Consulting and EMEA
Renaud Brimont
Head of Upstream and Carbon Management Consulting and EMEA
Renaud leads our upstream and carbon management consulting practice in EMEA and is an expert in business transformation.
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Rory McCarthy
VP, Head of Power and Renewables Consulting EMEA
Rory McCarthy
VP, Head of Power and Renewables Consulting EMEA
Rory is a Director in the Power & Renewables Consulting division for Europe, the Middle East and African markets.
Latest articles by Rory
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Opinion
Digital load, clean grid: How data centres can catalyse grid decarbonisation in the UAE
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Opinion
BESS valuation: revenue and risk outlook for Germany
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The Edge
Re-thinking energy transition supply chains
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Opinion
Will renewable auctions underpin Europe’s net zero ambitions?
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Featured
Will 2021 be a record-breaking year for renewables auctions in Europe?
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Opinion
Three reasons why Europe is set to lose the energy storage race
Rohan Shayi
Consultant, Power and Renewables
Rohan Shayi
Consultant, Power and Renewables
Rohan works in the power and renewables consulting division.
Latest articles by Rohan
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Elysia Sheu
Principal Consultant, Supply Chain
Elysia Sheu
Principal Consultant, Supply Chain
Elysia focuses on supply chain strategy, O&M savings and energy industry operations.
Latest articles by Elysia
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Shatha Alwardi
Director, Consulting and General manager of Wood Mackenzie KSA
Shatha Alwardi
Director, Consulting and General manager of Wood Mackenzie KSA
An expert in long-term strategy development, Shatha advises on pricing, planning and market analysis.
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Steve Jenkins
Vice President, Chemicals Consulting
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
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Opinion
No silos allowed in the pursuit of a greener economy
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Opinion
Is the outlook for China's petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?
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Editorial
Is the outlook for China’s petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?
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Editorial
PTT re-engages in South East Asia with new chemicals investments
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Editorial
ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia’s Jurong Aromatics
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Opinion
ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics
Su Jie
Senior Research Analyst, APAC Aromatics
Su Jie
Senior Research Analyst, APAC Aromatics
Su specialises in the benzene and derivative value chains and is responsible for the Asian market.
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Ti Guo
Managing Consultant, Iron Ore and Steel Cost Research
Ti Guo
Managing Consultant, Iron Ore and Steel Cost Research
Ti is focused on understanding iron ore and steel supply/demand dynamics and market trends in China.
Latest articles by Ti
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Valentina Kretzschmar
Vice President Consulting, Energy Transition Strategy
Valentina Kretzschmar
Vice President Consulting, Energy Transition Strategy
Dr Valentina Kretzschmar has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector.
Latest articles by Valentina
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The Edge
EU methane regulation risks worsening the energy crisis
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Opinion
EU Methane Emissions Regulation Study: analysis of market impacts
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Opinion
Tariffs, trade and technology: the macro forces shaping metals markets
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Opinion
The energy transition in the upstream oil & gas sector: a reality check?
Vignesh Gulasingam
Senior Vice President & Global Head, Power & Renewables Consulting
Vignesh Gulasingam
Senior Vice President & Global Head, Power & Renewables Consulting
Vignesh leads Wood Mackenzie's Global Power & Renewables Consulting with 20+ years' experience in strategic advisory.
Latest articles by Vignesh
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Wael Jaber
Vice President, Mining & Metals, Consulting
Wael Jaber
Vice President, Mining & Metals, Consulting
Wael specialises in sovereign advisory and decarbonisation with 15+ years in mining & metals.
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Xinlin Chen
Managing Consultant, China Aluminium Supply
Xinlin Chen
Managing Consultant, China Aluminium Supply
Xinlin covers market trends, material flows and cost services.
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Yanghui Liu
Principal Consultant, Power & Renewables Consulting, APAC
Yanghui Liu
Principal Consultant, Power & Renewables Consulting, APAC
Yanghui is an expert in wind industry market analysis, supply chain and products
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Yue Wang
Senior Consultant, Rare Earths
Yue Wang
Senior Consultant, Rare Earths
Yue specialises in the rare earth market research and supporting cathode and precursor asset research.