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Rystad: Press Release
Rystad Energy, the energy knowledge house, today announced the official opening of its office in Tokyo, Japan, located in the Sanno Park Tower. Yosuke Uehara, Vice President and Head of Japan for Rystad Energy, invited guests for a grand opening event to highlight the company’s ambitions in the region.
Floris Iking, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Mexico
I am one of the founding members of Alvarez & Marsal’s Mexico City office which opened in January 2011. Being a part of the growth of this business from 4 professionals in 2011 to over 25 today has been really exciting and rewarding.
Twister: Press Release
Twister B.V. and PETRONAS have entered into a joint development program for the use of Twister® technology for the monetization and processing of acid gas fields containing large amounts of CO2
Christoffer Mylde, Vice President, Corporate Development, Sproule
I started off my career as a generalist M&A investment banker and got increasingly involved in the resources and energy sector, advising on several power, mining and oil and gas deals. I decided early on in my career to focus on the energy sector more broadly, given its importance and role in supporting all economic activity and its tie to geopolitics. I have been fortunate to gain exposure to all parts of the value chain in different roles, both as an advisor and, more recently, as an owner building a global energy consulting firm.
Africa: Untapped Potential
It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore, but energy development is only truly meaningful for local economy and communities when small -and mid-caps are present and striving.
Carlos Solorzano, Partner, SMPS-Legal/ SMPS-Adinco
In 2002, after getting married to my wonderful wife Janine, we moved to Calgary and I continued my practice as a Mexican Lawyer assisting foreign companies stablishing in Mexico, including oil and gas service companies. Since 2002 I have been involved in Mexico’s reshaping oil and gas sector.
Dan McLeod, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
After practising law in Vancouver, New York and Australia, I settled in Calgary, which is in my home province of Alberta, Canada in 2002. As energy is the dominant industry in Alberta, most of my clients were in oil and gas, power and related industries.
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo, Director General & CEO , AES Corporation
Scaling up renewable energy is one of the most important challenges of our generation, go for it with all your skills, passions and drive!
Lionel Bony, Regional Director, Mexico, Centro America and Caribbean, Neoen
Lionel Bony is in charge of the Mexico, Central America and Caribbean region for Neoen, a leading solar, wind and storage IPP. He started up Neoen’s operations in Latin America four years ago, playing a key role in securing 850 MW of projects in the area.
Luis Villalobos, Mexico Infrastructure Partners
I was born into the industry, having lived in oil fields and processing facilities across México. In the past decade I was involved in structuring investments and financings for service providers and long term projects for the leading Mexican firms in México.
Loren Long, Managing Director – Mexico, Talos Energy
After graduating from Stanford with a Petroleum Engineering degree, I went to work for Amoco’s drilling department in Houston. It turned out to be a wonderful spot for developing operational skills and experience.
World Energy Capital Assembly : Key Themes
The Oil & Gas Council hosted our flagship event, World Energy Capital Assembly in London on December 4-5 2017. With over 700 of our members from across the upstream oil and gas industry, financiers and investors, the conversation was flowing at a wide range of networking opportunities culminating in the annual Awards Dinner.
With over 80 speakers taking part in discussions over two streams, the Assembly provided interesting insights into what the future holds for stakeholders across the industry. A number of recurring themes emerged over the two days, with the outlook on the whole generally positive.