Renat Balandin

Mr. Balandin supports the firm's strategic consulting efforts across multiple segments of the upstream oil and gas value chain. His prior engagements included projects in area of strategic opportunity segmentation of offshore wells and subsea processing systems, as well as an analysis of a potential acquisition target and an expansion into the stimulation/fracturing chemicals and EOR markets in North America and China. He has over six years of cross-functional experience across several industries including finance, logistics, and oil & gas. Before joining IHS Markit, Mr. Balandin conducted analyses of global upstream oil and gas projects, project economics, capital and operating costs and modelled international fiscal systems. Mr. Balandin has worked in Moscow focusing on analysis Russian and European energy markets as well as in New York, consulting on global transportation and energy projects. Mr. Balandin holds a bachelor's degree in business from Montclair University, US, and a master's degree in Energy Management and Policy, from Columbia University, US.