Principal in Energy (Oil&Gas,Power)

Nelson Vasquez

** ********* ****, **** *** • Stamford, CT 06902 • 914-***-**** • *******@********.*** Oil/Gas, Biofuels and/or Utilities Energy Consultant / Marketing Business Development Global Energy Consulting Oil and Gas Electric Utility Analysis Accomplished Energy Consultant with company and contractual experience managing complex global energy projects with specialized expertise in oil & gas, bio renewables and electric utilities in the U.S. and rest of the Americas. Also with extensive commercial experience. High experience and high client satisfaction leading techno economic assessments, bankable market studies and delivering studies for venture capital firms & international financial/technical entities. Excels interpreting results of data analyses (with extensive primary/secondary research) to produce concise conclusions and recommendations for professional reports and deliverables. Identifies opportunities adding value. Demanding sales targets. U.S. citizen.

Deep knowledge of the energy industry with expertise in O&G (oil refining), supply and trading, technical and economic areas, finance experience, utility industry analysis, lenders reviews, business/benchmarking and supply analyses

Adept at making investment recommendations based on technology, market projections, and economic assessments of energy (O&G) markets: U.S., Americas and also Western Europe, the Arab Gulf, Russia and Africa

Extensive experience managing bankable market and feasibility studies and independent engineering projects in collaboration with investment banks, U.S. government entities and multilaterals, including USTDA, IFC, IDB, JPEC, etc. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Global Oil & Gas (Upstream/Downstream) • Oil Supply and Trading • International Arbitration

• U.S. Electric Utility Industry • Managing work groups, mentoring • Busin. Devel. (BD) (RFP, RFIs)

• Project Planning/Monitoring • Biodiesel, Bionaphtha and Biogas • Microsoft Suite, Salesforce

• Base Oils/Lubes (incl. PAOs, rerefined) • Benchmarking Studies • Methanol, Ethylene/PE proj. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wood Mackenzie Boston, MA 2021-present

Principal in Supply Chain Consulting (since August 2021), where: a) Has worked on corporate market analyses for Li-ion and other battery power storage technologies for a renewables project. b) Integrally participated in designing an ESG vision for a large U.S. utility company. c) For the same company, led a team on a U.S./Canada 6 month natural gas drilling market study, which involved sector knowledge and contacting/analyzing nearly 200 companies active in O&G drilling through an extensive information request process in order to evaluate companies’ execution capabilities. Study potentially saved thousands of man-hours permitting a focus on drilling contractors that were highly qualified. d) Conducts periodic market briefings for 5-6 major utilities, in areas like EVs impact/Superfund /CHIPS incorporation/IRA Act/Infrastructure Tax credits & potential railroad strike supply chain impact with high incidence, targeted hundreds thousands $ of savings (or more). e) Mentoring entrants. Independent O&G and Renewables Consultant Stamford, CT 2020 - 2021

Focus on O&G tech support/markets, biofuels and transition to renewables and BD. Offshore Wind Conceptual Study

Supporting initial phases of a potential 400-500 MM $ gas project in SW U.S/Mexico by integrating the project conceptualization team (building on completed acquisitions and past studies) and procuring project financing Nexant Inc. White Plains, NY 2007 - 2020

Senior Consultant, Global Energy & Chemicals Advisory (E&CA) Managed feasibility studies, prepared technical and financial reviews, and developed commercial assessments for major global clients in oil and gas, biofuels, and renewable energy sectors in the U.S., Canada, Central/South America/Caribbean, and EMEA. Managed independent reports and lenders reviews, managed and evaluated capital projects, and authored or contributed to reports on refinery projects, natural gas, project performance, small scale LNG, tech. support O&G trading, crude to chemicals and fracking chemicals. Had sales targets: direct or indirect (sold between $ 1 MM-2 MM to 2 clients). Performed secondary research, including literature reviews. Conducted extensive BD in fuels / biorenewables in the Americas and EMEA. Mentoring.

Successfully managed an international arbitration with ICC for a large international O&G producer, overseeing a complex (2+ year) arbitration (hundreds MM $ claims on both sides) with very high client satisfaction resulting in a win/monetary award. Led preliminary audit (on same topic) 4 years before (over $ 20 MM award)

Has managed, led and been an integral participant of bankable market studies in several energy areas for world-class financial entities, multilaterals and government agencies throughout the world (e.g. U.S., Latam, Japan, etc.)

Assisted with investment analysis, in Latin America energy projects, with significant equity over $6 billion. I was an integral team member of technical and financial/project management assistance to several projects, e.g. IDB Terminals Due Diligence (market/feasibility) for financing a products terminal ($ 80 MM Capex), in Domin. Republic

Managed a marketing/ technical study for an Argentine company’s oil refinery project ($ 1 billion+),product analysis

Managed with high client satisfaction a gas project feasibility study for Oando, a major gas / liquids marketer in Africa, for a CNG phased implementation ($50 M estim.). Sponsor: U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)

Directed the redesign of a multibillion $ petrochemical business plan for a major Arab Gulf company and worked closely with KPMG and final client for over a year to conduct 27 prefeasibility and five full feasibility studies

Assisted Deloitte (France) in a Marketing Study for a Caribbean company acquiring a major’s oil product assets

(terminals, hundreds of stations, airport facilities) of a major oil company; reviewed financial inputs / logistics

Managed an in-depth study optimizing use/low cost of chemicals in operations for Aramco (tens of MM$ in savings)

Performed two environmental and safety (ESG) assessments- multibillion $ refinery projects in So. America and Curacao including design, process engineering and safety/reliability aspects. Over a year each (project manager).

Managed a study on the independent technical/commercial analysis for a refinery in Russia (multibillion $ project) Biorenewable Subscriptions & Reports – work and selling (BD) report (from 50 to 100’s K$ revenue per report)

Led/participated in multiclient reports focused on supply / demand/ technology for fuels (MTBE, natural gas, base oils/lubricants), bio-renewables (e.g. biojet, renewable diesel) including Nexant’s Biorenewable Insights (BI) program: o BI - Biomass Gasification(BG) (2019 program)

o BI - Non Ester Renewable Diesel (2019 Program)

o BI - Renewable Ammonia (Bioammonia) (2018 program) o BI - Jet Fuel (Bio Jet) - Bio Naphtha ( both from 2015 program)

Performed extensive business development (including RFPs) for biorenewables and biomass related projects and reports (gasification/biodigestors, and separation technologies) in the Americas. Other topics: Canada LNG, CCS Independent Consultant (Downstream and E&P Geomechanics) 2006 - 2007 Consulted with major international energy companies for E&P technical and business studies, global heavy crude and specialty market studies, estimate the value of business opportunities, and ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Included BD. Baker & O’Brien, Inc. Dallas, TX 2004 - 2006

Senior Consultant

Provided technical litigation support and international BD across Lat. Am. $1B+ intn’l arbitration refinery claim (Mexico). CITGO Tulsa, OK and CITGO Latin America 2001 – 2003 Planning & Pricing Manager

Roles of increasing responsibility, in marketing (manager for 2 countries-tens MM$ revenue), station chain optimization & JVs. EARLIER EXPERIENCE

Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) / SOFIP Caracas, Venezuela & Cardon (CRP) Refinery. Senior Exploration & Production Financial Advisor, Refinery Process Economics Engineer, Supervisor and LP Models Supervisor (and Analyst) Progressed through roles of increasing responsibility in refinery supply, refinery planning O&G E&P, process engineering, economics, heavy crudes, finance (proforma), financial plans, marketing, service station chain optimization and analysis of JVs SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS

Biorenewable Insights (BI) Published Reports: See Biorenewable Subscriptions & Reports (above) for titles, also 3 in other topics. Produced industry presentations/articles/interviews for Argus, DowJones Newsletters, LARTC, ARPEL, IPD, etc. EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Troy, NY Languages: Bilingual English / Spanish (native), French conversational/business, Portuguese (basic speech and reading)

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