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Fernanda Abarzúa

Senior Research Analyst, Carbon

Fernanda’s primary focus lies in the offset market sector.

Latest articles by Fernanda

• Opinion 28 July 2025

  Lens Carbon: How to navigate carbon offset methodologies

• Opinion 29 July 2024

  5 things you need to know about carbon offsets in 2024

• Opinion 22 February 2024

  2024’s carbon policy so far: four key takeaways

• Opinion 9 February 2024

  Carbon offsets: key considerations for corporates

• Featured 24 January 2024

  Carbon markets: 5 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 27 November 2023

  What could COP28 mean for Article 6?

Ahmed Jameel Abdullah

Research Analyst, European Power

Ahmed monitors power market trends across Europe.

Latest articles by Ahmed Jameel

• Opinion 24 October 2024

  The global competitiveness of renewable LCOE (Levelised Cost of Electricity) is on the rise

• Opinion 8 March 2023

  Renewable energy costs continue to fall across Europe

• Opinion 4 August 2022

  Heat pumps: primed and ready to support Europe’s net zero and energy security goals

Kate Abernethy

Senior Analyst, Copper Assets​

Kate has a decade of experience in the metals and mining industry, with a focus on base and precious metals.

Syed Hasan Adnan

Senior Research Analyst, Zinc Markets

Hasan has ten years of cross functional experience in the metals industry.

Kate Adie

Research Analyst, Subsurface

Kate is a key contributor to our global research on established and developing geoenergy technologies.

Latest articles by Kate

• Opinion 27 August 2025

  Hot rocks: geothermal momentum continues to build

• Opinion 3 June 2025

  Rock solid: geothermal’s upward trajectory

• The Edge 8 May 2025

  The coming geothermal age

• Opinion 19 February 2025

  Heating up: 2024 showcased the promise of geothermal energy

• Featured 23 January 2025

  Subsurface 2025 outlook

• Opinion 23 January 2025

  Subsurface: 5 things to look for in 2025

Annick Adjei

Senior Research Analyst, Subsurface (New Energies)

Annick is instrumental in advancing Wood Mackenzie’s geothermal solution.

Latest articles by Annick

• Opinion 27 August 2025

  Hot rocks: geothermal momentum continues to build

• Opinion 3 June 2025

  Rock solid: geothermal’s upward trajectory

• Opinion 29 May 2025

  Geothermal: the next North American goldrush?

• The Edge 8 May 2025

  The coming geothermal age

• Opinion 19 February 2025

  Heating up: 2024 showcased the promise of geothermal energy

• Featured 23 January 2025

  Subsurface 2025 outlook

Priyanka Agrawal

Principal Analyst, Steel and Raw Materials Market

Priyanka has over a decade of experience in Steel and end-use sectors such as Infrastructure.

Latest articles by Priyanka

• Opinion 12 September 2024

  Grey area: can steel really go green?

• Opinion 9 May 2024

  Green steel: challenging the status quo 

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 15 January 2026

  Upstream M&A 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

• Featured 10 January 2024

  Upstream M&A 2024 outlook

Peter Albin

Senior Research Analyst, Carbon Markets

Peter is part of the Carbon Research team which delivers intelligence, data and thought leadership pieces.

Latest articles by Peter

• Opinion 23 June 2025

  Forecasting carbon offset use to 2050: what you need to know

• The Edge 25 November 2024

  COP29 key takeaways

• Opinion 19 November 2024

  Video | Lens Carbon: Deep insight into carbon removal projects, costs, and more

• Opinion 29 July 2024

  5 things you need to know about carbon offsets in 2024

• Opinion 22 February 2024

  2024’s carbon policy so far: four key takeaways

Krystal Alvarez

Senior Research Analyst, Upstream Supply Chain

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

Latest articles by Krystal

• Opinion 19 August 2024

  Offshore influence: redefining the competitive landscape

• Opinion 2 March 2022

  Cost inflation is coming to the offshore installation market

Fernando Augusto Dorand

Research Associate, Latin America Power and Renewables

Fernando specialises in power market models, tracking market dynamics and devising strategic business approaches.

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 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

• Opinion 10 November 2023

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

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

• 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

• Opinion 4 May 2023

  The Middle East steps on the gas

Hector Arreola

Principal Analyst, Hydrogen & Emerging Technologies

Latest articles by Hector

• Opinion 1 October 2024

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

• Opinion 11 October 2023

  Decoding hydrogen assets: financial viability and key economic factors

Marina Azevedo

Senior Power Analyst

Marina focuses on market developments, business strategies, energy modelling, and scenario forecasting.

Latest articles by Marina

• Opinion 2 July 2025

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

• Opinion 23 November 2023

  Brazilian Day of Forgiveness allows power plant developers to withdraw from existing contracts without penalties

Duman Baimbetov

Senior Research Analyst, Bulks Assets

Duman has a primary focus on coverage of coal, iron ore and steel assets in the CIS region.

Latest articles by Duman

• Opinion 29 May 2024

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

Guy Bailey

Head of Oils & Chemicals Markets

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

Latest articles by Guy

• Opinion 12 October 2022

  Can legislation unlock a circular plastics economy?

• Opinion 29 September 2021

  COP26: Can petrochemicals square the circle?

• Opinion 16 November 2020

  Can chemical recycling make plastic more sustainable?

• Opinion 15 October 2020

  Can bioplastics make the chemicals industry greener?

• Opinion 12 October 2020

  What can the materials transition learn from the energy transition?

• Case Study 4 December 2019

  Making materially better choices

Amanda Bandeira

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

Chris Bandmann

Senior Research Analyst, Steel & Raw Materials Markets

Latest articles by Chris

• Opinion 29 May 2024

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

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Metallurgical coal: 5 things to look for in 2024

Gerardo Bocard

Research Associate, Energy Transition

Gerardo, part of Wood Mackenzie’s Mexico City team, develops energy transition scenarios for Latin America.

Greig Boulstridge

Research Analyst - Hydrogen & Derivatives

Greig is responsible for market tracking and ensuring data quality in Wood Mackenzie’s Lens Hydrogen platform.

Latest articles by Greig

• Opinion 29 August 2025

  Enforcement and investment: how RED III is shaping the hydrogen market in the EU

• Opinion 14 November 2024

  Hydrogen conference 2024: our biggest takeaways

• Opinion 1 July 2024

  Hydrogen costs in 2024: what you need to know

• Opinion 5 June 2024

  Insights from the World Hydrogen Summit 2024

• Opinion 6 February 2024

  Big ambitions but slow progress: global hydrogen market developments in Q4 2023

Benjamin Boucher

Senior Analyst

Ben is focused on supply chain research within the utility and renewables space.

Mark Bononi

Principal Analyst, North America Gas & LNG Research

Mark brings more than two decades of broad and deep experience as a global energy investor and analyst.

Latest articles by Mark

• Opinion 4 March 2025

  Video | Lens Gas & LNG: What is Venture Global's LNG strategy?

• Opinion 2 September 2024

  Transforming energy: 5 key questions ahead of Gastech 2024

• Opinion 1 February 2024

  Biden’s pause on US LNG export approvals: four questions answered

Diego Alviso Becerril

Research Manager, Global Upstream

Alex Beeker

Research 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

• Opinion 26 March 2021

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

Prateek Biswas

Senior Research Analyst, Transport and Materials

Prateek specialises in EV policy drivers, automaker electrification strategies and battery supply chain trends.

Latest articles by Prateek

• The Edge 11 September 2025

  Will Chinese BEVs be a gamechanger in Europe and the US?

• Opinion 20 August 2025

  Carjacked: electric vehicle policy under a Delayed Energy Transition scenario

• Opinion 23 April 2025

  Have policy headwinds pushed electric vehicles into the slow lane?

• Opinion 12 November 2024

  How will the new US Republican government reshape the global electric vehicle supply chain?

• Opinion 9 July 2024

  Could new EU tariffs on Chinese imports slow EV adoption?

• Opinion 17 April 2024

  What’s next for the EV and battery value chains?

Neivan Boroujerdi

Director, Corporate Research

Neivan leads Wood Mackenzie's global corporate NOC coverage.

Latest articles by Neivan

• 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

• The Edge 25 April 2024

  How and why big oil is strengthening its oil and gas exposure

Mark Broadbent

Research Director, North America Oils

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

Latest articles by Mark

• Opinion 14 June 2021

  How hard would global refiners be hit by a sharp drop in US gasoline demand?

Andrew Brown

Director, Head of Demand and Scenarios

Andrew is responsible for aligning our consumption views across commodities.

Latest articles by Andrew

• 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, Energy Transition Practice

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

Latest articles by David

• 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?

• The Edge 24 April 2025

  The narrowing trans-Atlantic divide on the energy transition

• Opinion 27 February 2025

  Energy transition outlook: Americas

Emily Brugge

Senior Analyst, Copper Supply

Emily contributes to the Copper Markets and Copper Concentrates services.

Latest articles by Emily

• Opinion 6 May 2025

  What’s next for copper?

• Opinion 6 May 2025

  What’s next for copper?

• Opinion 30 April 2025

  Copper: strategic insight amid policy risk and smelter margin pressures

• Opinion 13 December 2024

  Copper: 4 things to know

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

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

Daniel Carvalho

Director, Metals & Mining Consulting

Daniel brings over 18 years of experience as a global operations, process and technology leader.

Latest articles by Daniel

• Featured 16 January 2025

  Metals & mining 2025 outlook

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

• Opinion 12 September 2024

  Grey area: can steel really go green?

• Opinion 29 May 2024

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

• Opinion 30 January 2024

  What’s next for green steel technologies?

• Featured 30 January 2024

  Metals and mining 2024 outlook

David Cachot

Research Director, Iron Ore

David has more than 15 years of experience in market research and trading across bulk commodities.

Latest articles by David

• Opinion 21 August 2024

  Challenges and opportunities for the steel value chain

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Iron ore: 5 things to look for in 2024

• The Edge 5 October 2023

  How a changing steel market is forcing iron ore supply to adapt

Ankita Chakrabortty

Senior Analyst, Steel Alloy Markets

Ankita brings a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics with a strong background in the steel alloys market.

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

Daniel Carvalho

Director, Metals & Mining Consulting

Daniel brings over 18 years of experience as a global operations, process and technology leader.

Latest articles by Daniel

• Featured 16 January 2025

  Metals & mining 2025 outlook

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

• Opinion 12 September 2024

  Grey area: can steel really go green?

• Opinion 29 May 2024

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

• Opinion 30 January 2024

  What’s next for green steel technologies?

• Featured 30 January 2024

  Metals and mining 2024 outlook

Reece Carter

Research Analyst, Steel and Raw Materials Market

Reece covers US Coal Supply and mine costs and helps to deliver our Molybdenum supply, demand and price forecasts.

Ixchel Castro

Vice President, Head of Gas & LNG Markets

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

Latest articles by Ixchel

• Opinion 15 August 2024

  The potential and opportunities in Guangdong LNG market

Akif Chaudhry

Research Director, Corporate Strategy and Analytics

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

Latest articles by Akif

• The Edge 12 December 2024

  Renewable developers change tack

• Opinion 22 December 2023

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

• Featured 16 January 2023

  Mixed signals for power and renewables in 2023

• Opinion 11 August 2022

  Big Oil set to cash in on the trillion-dollar offshore wind prize

• Featured 17 January 2022

  Power and renewables companies face merging headwinds in 2022 | 2022 Outlook

• Opinion 24 July 2020

  Natural gas: friend or foe in Europe’s 2030 emissions target?

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

Stephanie Chiang

Senior Research Analyst, CCUS

Stephanie provides insight and analysis on CCUS to project developers, technology providers, investors and governments.

Latest articles by Stephanie

• The Edge 26 June 2025

  A world first: shipping carbon exports for storage

• Opinion 27 May 2024

  A two-decade decline in exploration is driving the need for carbon neutral investment in Australia’s upstream sector

• Opinion 14 June 2023

  The UK’s first carbon storage bid round: how much capacity will it deliver?

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 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

Kevin Clarke

Principal Analyst, Lead

Latest articles by Kevin

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Lead: things to look for in 2024

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 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

• Opinion 22 April 2024

  What's new in global upstream

John Coleman

Principal Analyst, North American Crude Markets

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

Latest articles by John

• Opinion 22 March 2023

  A tale of two cities: comparing the Houston and Corpus Christi crude hubs

George Colleran

Research Analyst, Upstream

George works on the Sub-Saharan Africa team and has been the lead analyst on Angola content for the past two years.

Amanda Colombo

Research Associate, US Solar

Amanda’s areas of focus include commercial solar policy and public company financial landscape analyses.

Latest articles by Amanda

• Opinion 4 March 2024

  US distributed solar companies navigate economic headwinds

Charles Coppins

Research Analyst, Global Wind O&M

Charles covers global onshore wind O&M and turbine end-of-life solutions.

Latest articles by Charles

• Opinion 19 February 2025

  The big question for onshore wind: what to do with ageing turbines?

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.

Latest articles by Leslie

• The Edge 22 February 2024

  Is consolidation changing upstream’s appetite for investment?

• Opinion 3 July 2023

  Headwinds to tailwinds: are deepwater rig companies ready for a modernised upstream industry?

• The Edge 8 June 2023

  Does the bull market in oil rigs signal a slower transition?

Maria Peacock

Research Director, US Lower 48

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

Latest articles by Maria

• Opinion 19 June 2024

  More running room in Lower 48 efficiencies?

Kelly Cui

Principal Analyst, Petrochemicals

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

Latest articles by Kelly

• Opinion 16 May 2024

  Which global steam crackers are at most risk of closure?

• The Edge 30 November 2023

  Big Oil’s opportunity for M&A in the petrochemicals downturn

• Opinion 27 April 2020

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

• Opinion 20 February 2020

  Coronavirus to disrupt China’s chemicals sector more than SARS

• Opinion 6 September 2019

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

• Editorial 14 November 2017

  Why is China the early adopter of CTO/MTO

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.

Latest articles by Ying

• Opinion 21 June 2022

  Sustainable smelting: how green can it go?

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.

Latest articles by Quentin

• Opinion 16 January 2024

  The future of automotive industry polymer demand

• Opinion 17 December 2018

  The calm before the storm for the nylon industry?

Cristina Delgado

Product Owner II, Metals & Mining, Gas & LNG

Expertise natural resources exploration, specialising in economic feasibility assessments and geological analysis.

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

Dhruv Dhir

Senior Research Analyst, Coal Assets

Dhruv is responsible for analysing coal mining assets in Indonesia, Australia, South Africa and India.

Chenyuan Diao

Senior Analyst, Asia Pacific Renewables Research

Chenyuan is an expert in renewables covering Asia Pacific excluding China

Latest articles by Chenyuan

• Opinion 7 February 2023

  Expansion opportunities beckon for China’s wind companies

Josh Dixon

Senior Research Analyst, Upstream

Josh co-leads the Wood Mackenzie Plays Centre of Excellence.

Latest articles by Josh

• Opinion 12 August 2025

  Introducing Analogues

• Opinion 19 June 2024

  More running room in Lower 48 efficiencies?

Felix Delgado

Senior Analyst, Solar PV

Felix is focused on market developments, trends and growth scenarios around the Latin America region.

Latest articles by Felix

• Opinion 14 November 2023

  Can Colombia navigate the energy transition?

Kai Dong

Principal Analyst, APAC Gas & LNG Research

Kai focuses on China's gas market, covering market fundamentals, gas supply/demand balance and regional market analysis

Latest articles by Kai

• Opinion 18 September 2025

  China LNG: eyes on the prize for global players

• Opinion 4 September 2025

  Gas on the move: Malaysia’s energy crossroads

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• Opinion 20 February 2025

  Video | Lens Gas & LNG: Exploring key trends in Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG market

• 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

Murray Douglas

Vice President, Hydrogen & Derivatives Research

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

Sean Doole

Manager, Smelting and Refining Assets & Copper Mine Assets

Sean leads the global asset coverage of copper, aluminium and zinc smelting along with copper mines in London.

Jingxiao Du

Managing consultant, Asia Pacific Gas & LNG Research

Jingxiao focuses on Northeast Asia gas and LNG market analysis.

Latest articles by Jingxiao

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• Opinion 9 December 2024

  Gas & LNG in Asia: the next 10 years

• Opinion 19 September 2024

  Will gas fuel Asia’s data centre boom?

Ryan Duman

Director, Americas Upstream

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

Latest articles by Ryan

• 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.

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 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

• Opinion 3 October 2024

  Ten key considerations for oil & gas 2025 planning

• Opinion 21 June 2024

  Can ExxonMobil make attractive returns from its US CCUS portfolio?

Mhairidh Evans

VP, Global Head of CCUS Research

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

Latest articles by Mhairidh

• Podcast 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

• 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

• Opinion 8 September 2020

  LNG regasification: why there’s still plenty of gas in the tank

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 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

• Opinion 2 September 2024

  Transforming energy: 5 key questions ahead of Gastech 2024

Patrick Finn

Senior Analyst, North America Power Markets

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

Latest articles by Patrick

• Opinion 4 October 2022

  Can Maryland make net zero work?

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.

John Ferrier

Senior Research Analyst, Carbon Management

John works to provide expert insight and strategic analysis on developments in CCUS across EMEA to support his clients.

Latest articles by John

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  Defossilizing industry: considerations for scaling-up carbon capture and utilization pathways

• Opinion 28 January 2025

  Ready, steady, store: delivering on the EU’s CO₂ storage obligation

• Opinion 11 December 2024

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

Sholpan Gabbassova

Senior Research Analyst, Thermal Coal Markets

Shoplan is responsible for analysing and forecasting trends in Northeast and Southeast Asian thermal coal markets.

Adrian Gardner

Principal Analyst, Nickel Markets

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

Latest articles by Adrian

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Nickel: 5 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 29 September 2020

  How long can nickel prices defy market fundamentals?

Daniel Garasa

Research Analyst, utility-scale solar, Europe

Daniel's research covers all aspects of large-scale solar PV development across the region.

Aiyana Ganesh

Market Associate, North American Power

Aiyana's primary focus is on ERCOT.

Hetal Gandhi

Lead – CCUS, APAC

Hetal leads CCUS for APAC with a growing team of analysts to help clients in decision-making and business planning.

Latest articles by Hetal

• Opinion 22 September 2025

  The forces shaping the future of carbon management

• Opinion 19 August 2025

  The future of CCUS: 2025–2050

• Opinion 26 June 2024

  CCUS: the US$196 billion investment opportunity

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

• The Edge 25 September 2025

  Securing offtake for green hydrogen

• Opinion 16 September 2025

  5 top takeaways from our APPEC 2025 briefings

• Opinion 21 July 2025

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

• Opinion 15 July 2025

  Oil and refined products in H2 2025: a commodity trader’s guide

• The Edge 10 July 2025

  Upstream’s mounting challenge to deliver future oil supply

• Opinion 24 June 2025

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

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 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.

Latest articles by John

• Opinion 27 May 2024

  A two-decade decline in exploration is driving the need for carbon neutral investment in Australia’s upstream sector

• Opinion 22 January 2024

  Market outlook - opportunities for East Coast gas

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Asia Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

Manish Gupta

Senior Analyst, APAC Coal

Manish is primarly responsible for Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific thermal coal research.

Nicolas Groues

Managing 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

• Opinion 2 November 2023

  Five trends to watch for in the electrolyser supply chain

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

Rebecca Grant

Research Analyst , Metals & Mining

Rebecca supports both the lithium cost service and emissions benchmarking tool product suites.

Latest articles by Rebecca

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Direct lithium extraction: is the hype justified by the reality?

Lindsay Grant

Vice President, Head of M&M Markets 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

Robin Griffin

Vice President, Metals and Mining Research

An integral part of the research team since 2007, Robin leads our analysis across metals and mining markets.

Latest articles by Robin

• Opinion 20 August 2025

  Metals and mining: navigating tariff headwinds in 2025

• Opinion 13 August 2025

  eBook | The new gold rush: how to invest in metals and mining in 2025

• Opinion 13 August 2025

  eBook | The new gold rush: how to invest in metals and mining in 2025

• Opinion 16 June 2025

  Metals and mining tariff scenarios: potential impacts of new US tariffs on metals markets

• Opinion 7 May 2025

  Where next for metals markets in 2025?

• Opinion 21 February 2025

  eBook | Understanding the metals and mining landscape in 2025

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 3 August 2020

  Green steel gets a boost from European economic recovery plans

• Opinion 21 May 2018

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

Sushant Gupta

Research Director, Asia Pacific Refining and Oils

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

Latest articles by Sushant

• Opinion 16 September 2025

  5 top takeaways from our APPEC 2025 briefings

• The Edge 24 October 2024

  Getting China back on track

• The Edge 25 May 2023

  Refining’s perfect storm passes

• Opinion 9 June 2022

  From grey and brown to green and blue: low-carbon hydrogen in refining

• Opinion 13 January 2022

  Refinery emissions: implications of carbon tax and mitigation options

Sohan Gwalani

Research Analyst, Middle East and Africa Renewables

Sohan primarily covers the solar PV and onshore wind markets in Africa and the Middle East.

Latest articles by Sohan

• Opinion 3 December 2024

  Can the Middle East and Africa become a global leader in renewable energy?

• Opinion 12 July 2023

  Why the fastest-growing wind markets have big implications for the global industry

Zheng Han

Consultant, Power & Renewables Research

Zheng provides analysis covering China’s wind market

Andrew Harwood

Vice President Research, Upstream & Carbon Management, Corporate

Andrew is responsible for our corporate coverage in Asia Pacific.

Latest articles by Andrew

• Opinion 24 April 2025

  Is Indonesia’s domestic gas supply in crisis?

• Opinion 27 May 2024

  A two-decade decline in exploration is driving the need for carbon neutral investment in Australia’s upstream sector

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Asia Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 18 December 2023

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

• Opinion 24 October 2023

  Are NOCs prepared for the energy transition?

• Opinion 22 June 2022

  Will COP27 be a turning point for oil and gas funding?

Catherine Horseman-Wilson

EMEA CCUS Lead

Cat leads Wood Mackenzie’s EMEA team on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

Latest articles by Catherine

• Opinion 19 August 2025

  The future of CCUS: 2025–2050

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

Imran Haq

Research Analyst, Aluminium Markets, Metal & Mining

Imran covers metals & mining and aluminium markets.

Oliver Heathman​

Head of Metals Assets, Metals & Mining Research​

Oliver has over 15 years of experience in the metals & mining sector across research, consulting and leadership.

Latest articles by Oliver

• Opinion 30 July 2025

  Splitting at the source: trade-offs between lithium brine and hard rock extraction

• Opinion 4 July 2025

  Optimism amidst despair: key takeaways from the 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference

Ben Hertz-Shargel

Global Head of Grid Edge

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

Latest articles by Ben

• Opinion 17 September 2025

  Virtual power plant growth is getting very real

• Opinion 8 September 2025

  US utility large-load pipelines: a reality check

• Opinion 29 July 2025

  Supply chain bottlenecks threaten US data centre power ambitions

• Opinion 24 June 2025

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

• Opinion 5 June 2025

  Large load tariffs: a looming challenge for utilities

• Opinion 10 March 2025

  The new grid defection: breaking down the large load co-location fight at FERC

Ann-Louise Hittle

Vice President, Oil Markets

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

Latest articles by Ann-Louise

• The Edge 10 July 2025

  Upstream’s mounting challenge to deliver future oil supply

• Opinion 1 July 2025

  Price swings ripple through North American oil markets

• Opinion 16 June 2025

  Oil and refining market implications of Israel’s strike on Iran

• Opinion 29 April 2025

  What is the impact of US tariffs on oil and refining?

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  What the Middle East conflict means for oil, LNG and the global economy

• The Edge 3 October 2024

  What the Middle East conflict means for oil and LNG

Iszac Henig

Market Analyst, ERCOT

Iszac is responsible for forecasting short-term wholesale power prices and providing insights on market trends.

Ben Hirschman

Senior Analyst, Supply Chain

Ben leads analytics and delivery of cost insights for the oil, gas and mining industries.

Emma Howsham

Senior Research Analyst, Short-Term Refining and Oils Markets

Emma specialises in short-term refining markets for both Europe and Russia markets.

Latest articles by Emma

• Opinion 21 March 2024

  Russian refining outages surge on Ukraine drone attacks: three key questions answered

Linda Htein

Head of Emissions Research

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

Latest articles by Linda

• Opinion 28 November 2024

  Infographic | Scope for improvement

• Opinion 4 March 2024

  Carbon management frequently asked questions part 1: emissions

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

Rosaline Hulse

Senior Research Analyst, Europe Gas & LNG

Rosaline is the Europe content lead for our Biomethane service.

Zubera Iqbal

Senior Research Analyst, Lithium

Zubera focuses on the recycling and recovery of critical metals from waste material.

Latest articles by Zubera

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Direct lithium extraction: is the hype justified by the reality?

Aishwarya Khire​

Research Analyst, Lithium Markets​

Aishwarya covers the global lithium market.

Latest articles by Aishwarya

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Direct lithium extraction: is the hype justified by the reality?

Cecilie Kristiansen

Research Associate, Energy Storage EMEA

Cecile works on research for the power and renewables team, focusing on European storage markets.

Latest articles by Cecilie

• The Edge 23 January 2025

  Battery energy storage comes of age

• Opinion 26 November 2024

  The changing shape of European energy storage

Mamta Jaswal

Senior Analyst, Lithium

Mamta is responsible for analysing and tracking the developments in the lithium industry.

Latest articles by Mamta

• Opinion 1 October 2024

  Direct lithium extraction: is the hype justified by the reality?

• Opinion 23 September 2024

  Five options to address the looming lithium surplus

• Opinion 1 August 2024

  A tale of a looming surplus in the lithium industry: sticky supply to stay?

Ozzy Jegunma

Senior Research Analyst, Oils & Chemicals

Ozzy's team covers regulatory structures, investment, supply, demand and pricing for fuels and feedstocks.

Latest articles by Ozzy

• Opinion 24 April 2025

  Biofuels: what the logistics sector needs to know in 2025

• Opinion 7 May 2024

  E-fuels: frequently asked questions

Irene Lijin Ji

Research Analyst, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables

Irene delivers power and renewables market research in Japan, including power modelling and market data analysis.

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 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

• Featured 15 December 2021

  Stage set for tougher fiscal terms for upstream operators in 2022 | 2022 outlook

Martin Kelly

Global Head, Curated Service, Energy & Natural Resources Research

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

Latest articles by Martin

• Opinion 17 June 2020

  What investors want to know about energy and natural resources

• Featured 28 October 2019

  Digitalisation: upstream's silver bullet?

• Opinion 12 April 2018

  What is the current state of the upstream industry?

Ben Kelson

Research Associate, Copper

Ben supports both Wood Mackenzie’s Copper Markets Service and LENs Markets product suites.

Julian Kettle

Vice Chairman of Metals and Mining

Latest articles by Julian

• 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

• Featured 23 May 2022

  Could Big Energy and miners join forces to deliver a faster transition?

Tufayl Khan

Market Intelligence Associate, Supply Chain

Tufayl is focused on supply chain research within the oil & gas and mining spaces.

Eugene Kim

Research Director, Americas Gas

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

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?

Mukesh Kumar ​

Principal Analyst, Metallurgical Coal

Mukesh is responsible for demand-supply analysis, short-term views and price forecasting for metallurgical coal.

Punit Kumar

Senior Analyst, Copper Assets

Punit is a senior analyst with over a decade of diverse experience across the global mining sector.

Latest articles by Punit

• Opinion 3 March 2025

  Video | Analysing the potential of Glencore and Teck combining their copper operations

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

Sayanima Kisku

Research Analyst, Global Upstream

Sayanima focuses on analysing upstream activities and trends in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Latest articles by Sayanima

• Opinion 23 July 2024

  International NOCs’ growing presence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Adrian Lara

Principal Analyst, Upstream Latin America

Latest articles by Adrian

• 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 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

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  Offshore wind energy: what to look for in 2024

• Featured 25 January 2024

  Wind 2024 outlook

• Opinion 22 December 2023

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

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

• 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?

• Opinion 10 August 2023

  Can Asia Pacific’s upstream adapt for a more sustainable future?

• The Edge 8 June 2023

  Does the bull market in oil rigs signal a slower transition?

Samuel Lussac

Vice President, Head of the Commodities Global Analyst Team

Sam has led teams and delivered projects in the oil & gas, chemicals and metals and mining research teams.

Min (Jenny) Li

Senior Coal Market Analyst

Min is responsible for Asia Pacific metallurgical coal and global coke market research.

Victor Laurent

Head of Power Solutions

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

Latest articles by Victor

• Opinion 27 April 2021

  The rise of renewables and real-time trading decisions

Jonathan Leng

Principal Analyst, Zinc Markets

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

Jasman Adam Leong

Senior Research Analyst, Southeast Asia Upstream

Jasman specialises in analysing upstream activities and trends in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Malaysia.

Latest articles by Jasman Adam

• Opinion 7 January 2025

  Asia-Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2025

• Opinion 19 November 2024

  How to make upstream licensing work

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Asia Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

Luke Lewandowski

Vice President, Global Renewables Research

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

Latest articles by Luke

• Opinion 29 June 2025

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

• Opinion 18 October 2024

  New frontiers: order intake by Chinese wind turbine OEMs advanced beyond domestic dominance in H1 2024

• Opinion 11 April 2024

  Distributed solar and storage: a beacon of security and hope

• The Edge 14 December 2023

  COP28 key takeaways

• Opinion 24 April 2023

  The power of the sun: supporting energy security in Puerto Rico

• Opinion 3 October 2022

  Inflation Reduction Act propels the global wind outlook

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 23 September 2025

  What to do now clean energy subsidies are going?

• Podcast 16 September 2025

  Navigating the world after OB3

• Podcast 11 September 2025

  Gas prices are rising and the demand for renewable energy is growing

• Podcast 10 September 2025

  OB3 and market uncertainty has put more pressure than ever on clean energy assets

• Podcast 9 September 2025

  Forget net zero. Everyone’s talking about energy dominance, but is a rebrand really the best thing for climate action?

• Podcast 26 August 2025

  Could your EV power your home?

Xiaoyang Li

Director, China Renewables Research

Xiaoyang focuses on analysis of China’s renewables power market

Latest articles by Xiaoyang

• 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

• 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

• Opinion 8 July 2021

  Can wind power become truly carbon neutral?

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.

Latest articles by Clay

• Opinion 21 October 2024

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

Emma Liu

Senior Consultant and Research Analyst, Fibres

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

Latest articles by Emma

• Opinion 25 April 2022

  Tackling the textile industry’s carbon footprint

• Opinion 21 December 2020

  How the delayed Olympic Games disrupts Japan’s recycled fibre sector

Olivia Loa

Research Analyst, Global Chemicals

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

Latest articles by Olivia

• Opinion 14 June 2022

  Can chemical recycling close the plastic loop?

Claire Lominick

Research Associate, Commodity Trading Data & Analytics

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

Latest articles by Claire

• Opinion 24 July 2025

  North American oil & gas commodity data: how does WoodMac compare to EIA?

• Opinion 20 May 2024

  New York Harbor gasoline and ULSD inventories guide markets through a relatively tight 2023

Adele Long

Head of APAC Upstream

Latest articles by Adele

• Opinion 13 June 2019

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

Arthur Luo

Consultant, Chemicals

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

Svetlana Marmutova

Senior analyst, Global Wind Supply Chain and Technology

Sveltlana is part of the Wood Mackenzie’s global wind technology and supply chain team.

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.

Latest articles by Cicero

• Opinion 28 April 2017

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

Jom Madan

Senior Research Analyst, Scenarios & Technologies

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

Georgina Marchorst​

Principal Analyst, Lead and Zinc Mine Costs​

Georgina has 25 years of experience in metals and mining, primarily in the base metals and aluminium industries.​

Peter Martin

Head of Economics, Macroeconomics

Peter is responsible for producing our macroeconomic outlook to 2050.

Latest articles by Peter

• 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?

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  What the Middle East conflict means for oil, LNG and the global economy

• Opinion 1 October 2024

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

Max McDermott

Market Associate, ISONE

Max works on market analytics and price forecasting at the ISO-NE desk.

Latest articles by Max

• Opinion 20 December 2023

  US grid seasonal outlook webinars: Key takeaways for NYISO and ISONE

Rory Mccarthy

Director, Power & 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

• The Edge 29 February 2024

  Re-thinking energy transition supply chains

• Opinion 12 February 2024

  Not made in China: the US$6 trillion cost of shifting the world’s clean-tech manufacturing hub

• Opinion 25 January 2024

  2023: the year the European renewables bubble burst

• Opinion 24 March 2021

  Will renewable auctions underpin Europe’s net zero ambitions?

• Featured 7 January 2021

  Will 2021 be a record-breaking year for renewables auctions in Europe?

• Opinion 9 November 2020

  Three reasons why Europe is set to lose the energy storage race

Islay McIsaac

Research Associate, Corporate Research

Islay has a specialism in the delivery of comprehensive analysis of companies' resilience and sustainability.

Latest articles by Islay

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  The end of capital discipline in mining?

• Opinion 11 November 2024

  PPAs: transforming miners’ decarbonisation strategies

• Opinion 23 May 2024

  How are diversified miners tackling scope 3 emissions?

Oliver McHugh

Senior EV Charging Research Analyst

Oliver analyses the global EV charging market, with a focus on North America.

Latest articles by Oliver

• Opinion 27 March 2025

  Power from the people: the state of the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) market

• Featured 22 January 2025

  Grid edge 2025 outlook

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

• 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

• Opinion 5 March 2025

  Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

• Opinion 5 March 2025

  Global upstream update: the global sanctions slump, grappling with gas and potential US tailwinds

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 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?

Priti Mehta

Senior Research Analyst, Short-Term Refining and Oils Markets

Priti specialises in short-term refining markets in Asia and the Middle East.

Latest articles by Priti

• Opinion 16 September 2025

  5 top takeaways from our APPEC 2025 briefings

Irina Melkonyan

Senior Analyst, Lithium Assets and Metals & Mining Sustainability 

Irina supports the Lithium Cost Service and covers sustainability topics across the battery supply chain.

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.

Latest articles by Erik

• Opinion 19 March 2024

  Beyond ESG: measuring corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

Jim Mitchell

Director of Oil Trading Analytics

Jim has 29 years of commodity market experience in crude oil, refined products, shipping, Natural gas, power and grains.

Andrew Mitchell

Director, Nickel Research

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

Latest articles by Andrew

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

• Opinion 4 April 2022

  Nickel and copper: building blocks for a greener future

• Opinion 8 June 2020

  How electric vehicles are driving the nickel sulphate market

Milagros Miranda

Senior Research Analyst, Zinc Smelters

Milagroz is an experienced metallurgical engineer with 20 years of working experience.

Ali Toolabi Moghadam

Senior Research Analyst, Power & Renewables

Ali focuses on developing models and analysing European short-term power markets.

Latest articles by Ali

• Opinion 29 July 2025

  European power markets: 3 ways to trade smarter

Robin Molinier

Senior Research Analyst, Power & Renewables

Robin specialises in power sourcing data analytics, decision-making tools, and strategic prospective analysis.

Latest articles by Robin

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  The renewables PPA landscape in Europe

Mackenzie Monsour

Research Analyst, Lower 48 Upstream

Mackenzie is focused on financial models for upstream oil and gas assets.

Latest articles by Mackenzie

• Opinion 9 August 2024

  LFG-to-RNG: positive outlook and hidden potential

• Opinion 26 July 2024

  Enhanced oil recovery with captured CO2: insights on CCS-EOR

Vinicius Moraes

Research Analyst, Latin America Upstream

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

Latest articles by Vinicius

• Opinion 14 November 2023

  Can Colombia navigate the energy transition?

• Opinion 26 September 2023

  Can Colombia’s gas sustain it through the energy transition?

• Opinion 29 August 2023

  Unwrapping key players in Colombia's upstream sector

• Opinion 1 August 2023

  What do Colombia’s ambitious fiscal reforms mean for oil and gas?

• Opinion 13 September 2022

  Colombia upstream: digging into multi-level intelligence

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 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

• Opinion 26 February 2021

  Could alternative marine fuels decarbonise 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.

Latest articles by Michael

• The Edge 26 March 2025

  What a future Ukraine peace deal means for energy (Part 2)

• Opinion 10 January 2024

  Russian Federation upstream: 4 things to look for in 2024

• Opinion 29 June 2023

  Global upstream update: a review of key industry themes

Sean Mulshaw

Research Director, Nickel Markets

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

Latest articles by Sean

• Opinion 21 May 2025

  Nickel: looking for a route back to safety

• Opinion 21 May 2025

  Nickel: looking for a route back to safety

• Opinion 24 May 2022

  Steel alloys: a defining moment

Juliana Teixeira

Latin America Upstream Senior Research Manager

Juliana helps lead our coverage of Brazil's offshore upstream construction, operations and costs.

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?

Joshua Ngu

Vice Chairman – Asia Pacific

Joshua advises clients across upstream, gas, LNG, downstream, petrochemicals and energy transition.

Latest articles by Joshua

• Opinion 24 April 2025

  Is Indonesia’s domestic gas supply in crisis?

• The Edge 6 February 2025

  Walking Japan’s energy tightrope

• The Edge 8 January 2025

  Five themes shaping the energy world in 2025

• The Edge 19 September 2024

  What’s driving the upstream revival in Southeast Asia?

Scott Norlin

Research Manager, L48 Upstream

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

Latest articles by Scott

• Opinion 29 August 2025

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

• Featured 5 January 2023

  CCUS 2023 outlook

Mark Oberstoetter

Head of Americas (non-L48) Upstream Research

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

Latest articles by Mark

• Opinion 7 January 2025

  Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2025

• Opinion 12 April 2021

  Could restricting oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico lead to carbon leakage?

Stuart Ogilvie

Head of Corporate Research Sales

Stuart's focus is on helping companies utilise our Corporate Strategy and Analytics Services to make informed decisions

Latest articles by Stuart

• Opinion 11 November 2024

  Copper rush: A strategic analysis

Damola Olayinka

Research Analyst, Supply Chain

Damola is focused on modeling production and development.

Fadhlullah Omarali

Principal Analyst, Gas and LNG Markets

Fadhlullah works as a principal analyst for the APAC gas and LNG market research team.

Latest articles by Fadhlullah

• Opinion 4 September 2025

  Gas on the move: Malaysia’s energy crossroads

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• Opinion 20 February 2025

  Video | Lens Gas & LNG: Exploring key trends in Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG market

• Opinion 5 January 2025

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

• Opinion 19 September 2024

  Will gas fuel Asia’s data centre boom?

• Opinion 28 June 2024

  How Shell’s Pavilion LNG acquisition will affect the Singaporean market

Victoria Ortega

Research Analyst, utility-scale solar, Europe

Victoria is responsible for our utility-scale coverage, producing outlooks, analysing PPA and policy updates.

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.

Latest articles by Luke

• The Edge 17 July 2025

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

• The Edge 3 March 2025

  Majors' capital allocation in a stuttering energy transition

• Opinion 6 December 2024

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

• Opinion 19 March 2024

  Beyond ESG: measuring corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

• The Edge 26 October 2023

  Big Oil: upstream M&A gets serious

• Opinion 24 October 2023

  Are NOCs prepared for the energy transition?

Guillermo Parra

Senior Research Analyst, Copper Smelting & Refining

Guillermo has over 8 years experience in the metals and mining industry, and delivers customised analyses for clients.

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 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.

Latest articles by Harry

• Opinion 14 March 2018

  Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?

Andrew Pearson

Head of Gas and LNG

Scott Pearson

Director, Corporate Research

Scott manages a team of analysts who deliver industry-leading data, analysis and opinion.

Allyson Pellicci

Senior Research Manager, Global Gas Modelling

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

Tommaso Pellegrinelli

Senior Research Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives

Tommaso provides long-term demand and supply outlooks, price forecasts, policy analysis and market tracking.

Juan Pablo Londoño-Agudelo

Principal Analyst, North America's Power Markets

Juan is a Principal Analyst in the North Americas Power team, specialising in long-term forecasting and market research.

Latest articles by Juan

• Opinion 14 November 2023

  Can Colombia navigate the energy transition?

Adam Pollard

Principal Analyst, Upstream Emissions

Adam is a principal research analyst leading Wood Mackenzie’s upstream emissions initiative.

Latest articles by Adam

• Opinion 7 February 2025

  Video | Lens Upstream: Leveraging emissions and commercial data for decarbonisation

• Opinion 18 March 2024

  Is upstream oil and gas delivering on decarbonisation?

• Opinion 29 June 2023

  Global upstream update: a review of key industry themes

Ashis Kumar Pradhan

Senior Research Analyst, Thermal Coal Markets

Ashis is responsible for analysing the coal industry performance, demand-supply forecasting and price forecasting.

Egor Prokhodtsev

Principal Research Analyst, Transportation & Mobility

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

Latest articles by Egor

• Opinion 20 August 2025

  Carjacked: electric vehicle policy under a Delayed Energy Transition scenario

• Opinion 23 April 2025

  Have policy headwinds pushed electric vehicles into the slow lane?

• Opinion 17 April 2024

  What’s next for the EV and battery value chains?

• Featured 18 January 2023

  Electric vehicles and battery supply chain: bumpy road ahead in 2023?

Mark Pyman

Research Analyst, Europe Power & Renewable

Mark monitors power market trends across Europe.

Latest articles by Mark

• Opinion 12 November 2024

  Rising to the challenge: decarbonising European power and prospects for flexible resources

• Opinion 6 April 2023

  How effective were EU emergency power demand reduction measures?

Johnson Quadros

Head of Gas and LNG research

Johnson is an LNG industry professional with 20 years of global experience.

Latest articles by Johnson

• Opinion 14 August 2025

  Thailand’s LNG trajectory: balancing growth, supply and sustainability

• Opinion 15 July 2025

  The Gasco agenda: how centralisation is set to transform Singapore’s gas procurement

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• The Edge 6 February 2025

  Walking Japan’s energy tightrope

• Opinion 2 February 2025

  Industrial demand, shrinking production fuel rise in Indian LNG imports

• Opinion 5 January 2025

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

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.

Sonal Ranjan

Research Associate, APAC Gas & LNG Research

Sonal focuses on Southeast Asia's gas and LNG markets.

Latest articles by Sonal

• Opinion 14 August 2025

  Thailand’s LNG trajectory: balancing growth, supply and sustainability

• Opinion 12 May 2025

  How Asia will drive global gas and LNG investment to 2050

• Opinion 2 February 2025

  Industrial demand, shrinking production fuel rise in Indian LNG imports

• Opinion 19 September 2024

  Will gas fuel Asia’s data centre boom?

April Read

Senior Analyst, CCUS

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?

Lucas Rego

Research Analyst, Southern Cone Gas & Power

James Robertson

Research Analyst, Europe Power

James focuses on power market trends across Europe.

Latest articles by James

• Opinion 29 June 2023

  Unveiling the impact of wind and solar variability on European power

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 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.

Latest articles by Angus

• 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?

• Opinion 27 May 2024

  A two-decade decline in exploration is driving the need for carbon neutral investment in Australia’s upstream sector

• Opinion 8 January 2024

  Asia Pacific upstream: 5 things to look for in 2024

Daniel Rogers

Senior Oil and Gas Analyst

Daniel Rogers is a senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie

Latest articles by Daniel

• Opinion 8 April 2024

  NEO Energy and Sval Energi sale rumours - what could the portfolios offer a buyer?

Michelle Uriarte-Ruiz

Senior Research Analyst, Carbon Offsets Valuations

Michelle is part of the carbon team, providing clients with insights and analysis of carbon offset projects.

Latest articles by Michelle

• Opinion 22 September 2025

  The forces shaping the future of carbon management

• Opinion 23 June 2025

  Forecasting carbon offset use to 2050: what you need to know

• Opinion 29 July 2024

  5 things you need to know about carbon offsets in 2024

• Opinion 22 February 2024

  2024’s carbon policy so far: four key takeaways

Stephen Ryan

Power Market Analyst

Stephen leads on the NYISO short-term power team forecasting power prices and analysing congestion patterns.

Latest articles by Stephen

• Opinion 24 September 2025

  ERCOT new-node insights: a trading opportunity

• Opinion 6 August 2025

  H2 2025: a power trader’s guide

• Opinion 20 December 2023

  US grid seasonal outlook webinars: Key takeaways for NYISO and ISONE

• Opinion 16 November 2023

  NYISO Central East Interface set to nearly double transfer limit

Afdal Saheed

Research Analyst, Corporate Research

Afdal has been building our metals and mining Corporate Service coverage since joining Wood Mackenzie in 2022.

Latest articles by Afdal

• Opinion 17 April 2025

  The end of capital discipline in mining?

• Opinion 11 November 2024

  Copper rush: A strategic analysis

• Opinion 13 August 2024

  Diversified mining: will capital allocation strategies continue to provide predictable investor returns?

Ryan Saxton

Director, Head of Oil Data, Short-term Analytics

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

Alex Sun

Research Associate, North America Gas

Alex focuses on demand forecasting, natural gas vehicles and industrial development opportunities.

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.

Latest articles by Hazel

• Opinion 10 February 2020

  How will geopolitics influence global oil supply in 2020?

Chris Seiple

Vice Chairman, Energy Transition and Power & Renewables

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

Eduardo Seraphim

Research Analyst, Gas & LNG

Eduardo has 2 years of experience in the energy industry and is currently working in the Cone gas and power team.

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

Research Director, Americas Upstream Oil & Gas

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 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.

Latest articles by Suzanne

• Opinion 12 November 2024

  How will the new US Republican government reshape the global electric vehicle supply chain?

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

• Opinion 11 June 2024

  Three challenges to overseas expansion for the Chinese cathode sector

• Opinion 17 April 2024

  What’s next for the EV and battery value chains?

• Opinion 19 April 2023

  Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics

• Opinion 18 July 2022

  Energy transition metals: the ESG dilemma

Ami Shivkar

Principal Analyst, Aluminium Markets

Ami has more than a decade of experience in the metals industry, specialising in aluminium and alumina markets.

Latest articles by Ami

• Opinion 27 February 2025

  Video | Future aluminium supply: where is it coming from?

• Opinion 3 December 2024

  Aluminium: 3 things to know

• Opinion 15 October 2024

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

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

Swetha Sivaswamy

Senior Research Analyst, Oil & Gas

Swetha leads the modelling of the NGL short and long-term outlooks.

Brent Spalding

Principal Analyst, Coal

Brent is based in Brisbane with primary responsibility for APAC metallurgical coal research.