Global Executive Petroleum Virtual Conference (GEPEC)

 

 

 

 

Vice president of EDRI（SINOPEC Economics & Development Research Institute Co., Ltd.） with responsibility for strategy & planning of SINOPEC, professorates senior economist, has more than 20 years experience in energy and petrochemical strategy and marketing research. She was graduated from Sichuan University with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and from Renmin University of China with a master's degree in Business Administration. In 2011, she went to Stanford Research Institute Consulting Company as a visiting scholar. Participated in or was responsible for a number of strategic planning work of national ministries and Chinese Academy of Engineering（CAE）, and worked as a key organizer and the main drafter for SINOPEC’s 13th and 14th five-year plan and SINOPEC Action Plan to 2050.

 

 

 

 

As Global Director, Oil and LNG Markets, Vera is responsible for crude oil and refined product price assessments and oil market reporting around the world at S&P Global Platts. Prior to that, Vera was Content Director – Metals at Platts, responsible for ferrous and non-ferrous metals pricing and news globally. Previously, Vera launched a real-time steel news and price assessment service and was named Steel Journalist of the Year 2016 by the World Steel Association. For over 20 years, Vera has worked in pricing, news, marketing and business development roles across a large portfolio of commodity markets (crude oil, refined products, gas, LNG, coal, power, emissions, ferrous and non-ferrous metals) for organizations including Platts, Gas Strategies and NYMEX. Vera has worked as a freelance journalist in Germany, the UK and Russia.

Andrew is passionate about the maritime industry and focused on the development of freight rate forecasts and capturing volatile patterns and trends of freight rates, trade flows and market dynamics. With a solid background in shipping, Andrew has worked in yacht, Royal Navy and shipbroking. Andrew has a wife and two daughters and loves to escape into nature on his mountain bike or trail shoes. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.

Peter leads the global Platts shipping team, which covers news and pricing across all the main commercial shipping sectors. Peter joined Platts in 2013 having served in a variety of roles providing research and reporting on freight markets since 1998. Prior to joining Platts, Peter was Research Director for Freight Investor Services between 2010 and 2013, where he was responsible for providing market intelligence for FIS's clients and its brokers. Peter covered dry bulk markets as a Director at SSY Consultancy & Research from 2002 to 2010, and covered freight markets for Informa Maritime & Transport and Baltic Publishing in 1998-2002. Peter has a degree in English Language & Literature from Christ Church, at the University of Oxford.

Clay is Managing Director of Vortexa’s business in the Americas. He brings 22 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and specialises in oil market intelligence. Prior to joining Vortexa, Clay led the oil businesses at Genscape, monitoring oil storage, transportation and refining. He has previously held positions at DigitalGlobe (now Maxar), IHS Markit, Enron and the US Department of Energy.