Company
We knew there should be a better way.
So we built one.
With decades of collective experience in O&G data, we knew there was a lot to be desired. Happy with the status quo, the big companies were prone to inertia, maintaining a top-down business model with little interest in innovation. We knew there was better data to be found, better research to be made, better analysis to be applied and better service to be delivered. So we built a solution from the ground up, specifically and uniquely dedicated to meeting the needs that others ignore at your expense.
Welligence offers a more powerful flow of data—deep, granular data, continually updated and combined with unparalleled analytics and quality research, served up by the smartest and most responsive analysts in the industry.
Management Team
Deep expertise and serious intellectual firepower.
When it comes to data science, we have an industry-leading interdisciplinary team of Harvard professors, petroleum engineers, and computer scientists who have published more than a dozen papers on AI.
Ross Lubetkin
Ross Lubetkin
Ross co-founded Welligence Energy Analytics and is the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Welligence, he worked in the energy private equity group at Warburg Pincus, in research at Wood Mackenzie, where he led the company’s research expansion into Brazil, and in the finance group at Nexen Petroleum. He is a regular speaker and participant at major global industry forums, including giving the opening keynote address at the World Energy Capital Assembly (WECA) in London, a keynote address at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, and sitting on leadership roundtables at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi. Ross holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ivan Cima
Ivan Cima
Ivan is part of the Welligence founding team and oversees the execution of the company’s strategy and business development. Before joining Welligence, he was the Global Head of Research Operations at Wood Mackenzie and, for five years, Head of Latin America Research. Prior to that, Ivan worked in the investment banking division of a leading Central European bank where he advised on transactions in the energy and consumer goods sections. Ivan holds a B.S. with Honors in Economics and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University.
Seth Neel
Seth Neel
Dr. Neel co-founded Welligence Energy Analytics, and from 2016-2021 he served as CTO overseeing all engineering and data science teams. Currently he serves as CDS, where he advises on data science best practices and strategic objectives. He is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School, where he leads research in machine learning and teaches in the MBA curriculum. Dr. Neel holds a B.S. with Honors in Mathematics from Harvard, and a PhD in Machine Learning from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Alberto Bullrich
Alberto Bullrich
Prior to Welligence, Alberto spent 15 years as Vice President at Wood Mackenzie, where he was the head of commercial operations for all of Latin America. He worked closely with the region’s NOCs, governments, E&Ps, and financial institutions. Prior to Wood Mackenzie he spent six years with CERA, where he was a Director and Co-Head of the Latin America team. Alberto holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Suffolk University and a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management from Harvard University.
Sam Rastin
Sam Rastin
As a software engineer and a tech leader of more than 20 years Sam has a successful track record in mentoring and recruiting top-notch engineering teams, introducing quality improvement, privacy, and security initiatives, and helping drive acquisitions. His prior roles include Director of Engineering at Sidecar, Director of Software Engineering at A.C. Moore, and Acting CTO at Benefits Data Trust. Sam holds a B.S. in Biology from the George Washington University.
Pablo Medina
Pablo Medina
Pablo is part of Welligence’s founding team and currently serves as Head of New Ventures. He leads the regional and thematic expansion of the research coverage. Before joining Welligence, he spent six years as part of Wood Mackenzie’s Latin America research team. Pablo played a prominent role in Mexico’s 2013 Energy Reform design and implementation, co-authoring the “Mexico and the Energy Revolution” whitepaper, quoted in the President’s bill. He speaks frequently at industry forums and shares his views with the media, and is a member of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders and the Mexican Council of Foreign Affairs. Pablo holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Ruaraidh Montgomery
Ruaraidh Montgomery
Ruaraidh oversees all global upstream research at Welligence. Prior to Welligence, he spent 13 years at Wood Mackenzie, covering Latin America’s upstream and corporate sectors, as well as the US Gulf of Mexico. He also worked for Hess in its UK North Sea business unit, gaining experience in well and facilities engineering. Ruaraidh holds a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nitish Goyal
Nitish Goyal
Nitish joined Welligence in 2019 and leads the company’s data science efforts. Nitish and his team develop and maintain the data pipelines, algorithms, and analytics that form the backbone of the company’s products. Prior to Welligence, he was a Technology Engineer at Reliance Industries in the downstream segment of the oil and gas industry.
Nitish holds a Masters of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston, and a Masters of Technology in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi.
Marc Howson
Marc Howson
Marc leads all of the company’s activities across Asia Pacific. Marc has over 20 years of global energy experience, encompassing roles in the UK, USA, Qatar and Singapore. Most recently, this was as a Director at S&P Global Platts, where he was responsible for global LNG pricing, and GLX. After analyzing energy markets at Wood Mackenzie, Marc held senior roles in the LNG marketing teams of Qatargas and Gazprom Marketing & Trading. Marc holds a BSc in International Business from the University of Warwick.
Juan Agudelo
Juan Agudelo
Juan leads the Company’s efforts on expanding the GHG emissions solution and designing the Carbon Capture and Storage offering. Before joining Welligence, Juan was a Director of Consulting at Wood Mackenzie for 7 years, where he led engagements with energy companies, governments, and financial institutions. Before consulting, Juan spent 11 years at Ecopetrol where he was most recently Strategy Advisor for the Executive Vice-President of Exploration and Production. Juan holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, a Specialization in Finance from Andes University, and a BE in Industrial Engineering from Javeriana University.
Denise Hogg
Denise Hogg
Denise currently serves as the Director of Customer Service, focused on ensuring that Welligence’s clients receive maximum value from their subscription and time. Prior to joining Welligence, Denise worked for Wood Mackenzie for 18 years in a variety of Customer Service roles, the most recent being Director of EMEARC Customer Focus, where she led a team of professionals supporting NOC’s, E&Ps and Financial Institutions. Denise holds a BSc (Hons) in Rural Resource Management from Napier University, Edinburgh.
Derek Boulware
Derek Boulware
Derek leads our commercial integration efforts. Prior to Welligence, he was a Senior Manager at both Deloitte Consulting and PwC, leading the Africa oil & gas teams. He also worked with Wood Mackenzie, both as a Senior Petroleum Economist and as a Client Training Consultant, functioning across all aspects of the energy value chain. He has over 20 years of professional working experience and has delivered projects in 22 countries. Derek holds a Master of International Business, B.A. in International Studies and a B.B.A., both from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Rhona McFarlane
Rhona McFarlane
Prior to joining Welligence, Rhona spent 11 years in different business development and marketing efforts across various energy research firms in Europe. Over this period, she has been a key player for Enverus, Westwood Global Energy Group, Argus Media and Wood Mackenzie, developing relationships and creating partnerships across the energy value chain, including with E&Ps, NOCs, financial institutions, and trading houses across the EMEA region. Rhona holds a BSc (Hons) from Edinburgh University.
Andres Armijos
Andres Armijos
Andrés is an energy professional with over 15 years of experience in the Management Consulting, E&P and Oil Field Service industries, all focused on Latin America. Based in Houston, Texas, he has extensive knowledge of the region and has worked with NOCs, IOCs, and OFS companies in areas including strategic planning, forecasting, negotiation strategy, energy policy analysis and economic/financial modeling. In his last role, he led the strategic planning group at Halliburton’s Assets under Financed Service Contracts in Ecuador, as well as supporting new ventures across Latin America. Andrés holds a B.S. in Operations Management with a minor in Engineering Studies from Carnegie Mellon University.
John Corr
John Corr
Prior to his role as Head of North Sea at Welligence, John led commercial analysis on the New Ventures team at Afentra (formerly Sterling Energy), including global opportunity screening and asset valuations. John also spent eight years with Westwood Global Energy, eventually leading the Northwest Europe consulting team. He led both buy and sell side commercial due diligence and asset valuations on behalf of IOCs and private equity firms, largely focused on the North Sea upstream and midstream sectors. John holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from University College Dublin, Ireland and an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Martin Sherriff
Martin Sherriff
Prior to his role leading MENA upstream research at Welligence, Martin worked for IHS Markit for seven years, where he managed a team covering upstream asset valuation and marine support vessel tracking in the Middle East and Indian subcontinent regions. Martin possesses a wealth of expertise in Middle East upstream supply forecasting, cost modelling, country risk, LNG, and fiscal analysis. Martin holds a Masters of Science in Geology from Southampton University.
Andre Fagundes
Andre Fagundes
Prior to his role overseeing Welligence’s Brazil coverage, Andre was an Associate Director at IHS Markit, leading the Latin America Upstream Research team’s regional coverage, and a Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank. He also worked at the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) and numerous E&P companies in Brazil, including Galp Energia, Starfish Oil & Gas and Vale Oil & Gas. Andre holds a B.A. in Economics from Queens College, an M.B.A from IE Business School, and a Master of Energy Economics from Rice University.
Matt Snyder
Matt Snyder
Matt oversees all US Gulf of Mexico upstream research at Welligence. With over 25 years in the industry, he possesses extensive experience in upstream strategy, supply forecasting, valuations, and benchmarking. Prior to Welligence, he spent 14 years at Wood Mackenzie, heading up the US Gulf of Mexico and onshore Lower 48 research teams. He has also worked for numerous E&P companies focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Matt holds a B.S. in Geological Sciences, with a specialization in Geophysics, from Penn State University.
Obo Idornigie
Obo Idornigie
Obo leads Welligence’s upstream coverage of Nigeria and Ghana, and supports business development efforts across West Africa. Prior to joining Welligence, he spent 12 years with Wood Mackenzie as an Africa-focused analyst and later as a corporate analyst. Obo had previously worked for two years with the Nigerian government. He has authored reports on issues relating to gas monetisation in West Africa, the outlook for the offshore facilities market, and benchmarking fiscal terms in West Africa. Obo holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Geology and Mining from the University of Jos, Nigeria and an MSc in Oil and Gas Economics from the University of Dundee, Scotland.
David Thomson
David Thomson
David serves as Vice President of Sub-Saharan Africa at Welligence. With 20 years of experience in oil and gas research and analysis, he has worked on numerous consultancy projects and has extensive experience advising Governments, E&Ps and investors. Prior to Welligence, he worked for Wood Mackenzie for 14 years, covering the Sub-Saharan Africa upstream sector, Global Exploration, and the Latin America upstream sector. He started his career at Standard and Poor’s Platts covering European product markets and the North Sea. David is a graduate of the University of St. Andrews.
Andrew Milburn-Stone
Andrew Milburn-Stone
Before joining Welligence, Andrew spent over 20 years as a Vice President with Wood Mackenzie based in Kuala Lumpur, where he managed key national oil company accounts and regional sales teams. Prior to Wood Mackenzie, Andrew worked in London for 5 years as Head of Business Development for Infield Systems, working with the offshore construction industry. Andrew also spent over seven years working in Japan, studying the Asia Pacific Rim energy balance as a doctoral research student, and lecturing at the National Aeronautical Safety College at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Andrew graduated from London University School of Oriental and African Studies, and has completed a Residential Sales Leadership course at INSEAD.
David Moseley
David Moseley
David joined Welligence as Vice President of North Sea. Prior to Welligence, David spent 11 years at energy research firms Hannon Westwood and Westwood Global Energy. Most recently, he was Senior Analyst and Reports Manager in the NW Europe team, where he was instrumental in creating and delivering a wide range of North Sea focused E&P analysis to upstream, midstream and investment companies. He has also worked extensively with government and regulatory bodies, delivering insights through both subscription products and bespoke consulting mandates. David is currently Communications Director for the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB). David holds a Masters in Geoscience (Hons) from Keele University.
Felipe Calderon
Felipe Calderon
Felipe oversees the company’s coverage of Colombia. Prior to Welligence, he advised the CEO of Colombia’s Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), leading strategic projects related to the marketing of royalties and other relevant duties across the entity. He has also worked for Ecopetrol USA supporting their unconventional business in West Texas, and the commodity broker Ferrovial and Enex.co. He has over 14 years of experience in the energy industry, functioning across all aspects of the value chain. Felipe holds a B.A in International Business from Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia and an M.B.A from Tulane University.
Wilfried Nkolo
Wilfried Nkolo
Wilfried joined as part of the EMEA business development team. Prior to Welligence, he was a VP at Argus Media and Sparta Commodities, leading EMEA sales teams. Wilfried has extensive experience managing relationships with financial institutions, regulators, producers, NOCs and traders, functioning across all aspects of the energy, fertilizer, metals and petrochemicals value chain. He has over 17 years of professional working experience and has successfully delivered energy price indexation projects in Europe and Africa. Wilfried studied Media, Culture and communications at Greenwich University, London UK.
German Oviedo
German Oviedo
Prior to Welligence, German was Director of Sales/Business at IHS Markit/S&P Global for more than 3 years, where he led the strategy and relationships around client business. Prior to this, he spent more than 15 years at SLB, managing sales and developing client relationships across multiple geographies and markets. German holds a BSc in Geology from Universidad Industrial de Santander, a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Geology from Curtin University of Technology, and an MBA from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey & Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga.
Eugene Chiam
Eugene Chiam
Eugene joined Welligence Energy Analytics to lead the Asia Pacific upstream research team. He has more than 15 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. Prior to Welligence, Eugene was a Vice President in upstream research for Rystad Energy, where he managed a team covering East Asia and Malaysia. He previously worked for Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC), PetroChina, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Eugene holds a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore with a specialization in offshore oil and gas technology.
Jeffrey Williams
Jeffrey Williams
Jeffrey joined Welligence as VP of Business Development in North America. Prior to Welligence, he was the Managing Director of North America for Kayrros, the Commercial Sales and Energy Lead for Geosite, and a Manager in Accenture’s Energy Practice. He has over 15 years of experience in leadership and business development in the energy technology industry. Jeffrey holds a B.A. in Management and a Minor in Business Administration from Louisiana State University.
Stephanie Aleixo
Stephanie Aleixo
Stephanie joined Welligence as VP of Business Development, Americas. Prior to Welligence, she held senior sales manager positions at Petroleum Geo-Services in Houston and ION Geophysical in Rio de Janeiro, providing seismic data solutions to E&P companies globally. She has over 18 years of commercial experience within the upstream energy sector. Stephanie holds a B.S.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Arkansas.
Carlos Bellorin
Carlos Bellorin
Carlos joined Welligence Energy Analytics as Executive Vice President of Macro Insights. Prior to Welligence, he spent 15 years at S&P Global Commodity Insights (SPGCI), and was an external counsel for oil and gas companies and in-house legal counsel at two major Orinoco Oil Belt projects in Venezuela. In 2023, he was appointed Honorary Fellow of the University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP). Carlos holds a law degree from the Universidad Catolica ‘Andres Bello’ and an LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy from the University of Dundee (CEPMLP).
Ashley Lewis
Ashley Lewis
Ashley joined Welligence as VP of Business Development, Americas. Prior to Welligence, she held senior account management roles for both TGS and ION, selling multi-client seismic data to E&P companies. She has over 18 years of experience in sales and business development in the global upstream energy industry. Ashley holds a B.S. in Biology from Texas A&M University (gig ‘em!) and an MBA with emphasis on sales management and product marketing from The University of Houston.
Sean Goodman
Sean Goodman
Sean joined Welligence as VP of Business Development, Europe. Prior to Welligence, he was a Sales Manager at Seequent, a Bentley Systems company, selling subsurface solutions to companies across the Oil & Gas, Geothermal and Offshore Wind spaces. He also has previous technical subsurface experience gained in Exploration teams at both Nexen Petroleum and AustinBridgeporth. Sean holds a B.Sc. in Geology from University of Birmingham and an M.Sc. in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College, London.
Jun Yee Chew
Jun Yee Chew
J.Y. joined Welligence as the Head of APAC Upstream Research, bringing more than 19 years of experience in the upstream and energy industry. Prior to Welligence, J.Y. held the position of Vice President at Rystad Energy, where he managed a research team covering Asia’s renewables and energy transition space, served as a Senior Petroleum Economist at Wood Mackenzie, managed several upstream solutions for Asia-Pacific at IHS, and was a Senior Petroleum Economist at PETRONAS. J.Y. holds an M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), an M.Tech in Enterprise Business Analytics from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and a B.Eng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from UTP.
Andrew Hulse
Andrew Hulse
Before joining Welligence, Andrew worked at data.world, a growth stage startup, leading their FP&A function. Prior to that, he worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young (EY) as an assurance professional. Andrew holds an M.A. in Finance and a B.B.A in Accounting and Business with Honors from Texas A&M University. He is also a licensed CPA.
Zinaw Tesemma
Zinaw Tesemma
Zinaw brings over 20 years of experience in Data Management and Analytics, with significant expertise in energy data (upstream and midstream), power sector data, risk and investment transaction and valuation data, and alternative data for investment decisions and M&A.Prior to Welligence, Zinaw was a Senior Business Intelligence and Analytics professional at Hilcorp, played a pivotal role in Data Management at Millennium Management, and designed Wood Mackenzie’s L48 proprietary data and established a team to launch analytics offerings.
Zinaw holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.S. in Information Management Systems and Services from the University of Maryland UC.
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