Keefer Douglas

Director, Midstream Oil and NGLs Research and Consulting, IHS Markit

Keefer Douglas leads IHS Markit’s research and consulting practice on natural gas liquids (NGLs) in Europe, CIS and Africa.

Mr. Douglas leads NGL markets coverage for Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Africa as well as the development of NGL supply, demand, and pricing studies for Europe/CIS/Africa and Asia. He has also contributed to several consulting projects and the IHS Markit long-term NGL supply and demand study. Mr. Douglas joined IHS Markit in 2013 through the acquisition of PFC Energy, where he was a member of the Global Gas group. At PFC he managed the Gas Competition Service, which focused on company performance and strategy in global gas. As an analyst his research focused primarily on natural gas markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia and on competitive strategy, with a particular emphasis on the Chinese national oil companies. Mr. Douglas also forecasted natural gas and NGL supply and demand. Previously Mr. Douglas spent four years in Beijing with Sinosphere Corp., a consulting firm specialized in advising multinational clients in the energy and electronics manufacturing sectors, among others. At Sinosphere Corp. he was involved in a project that helped clients navigate Chinese policy and regulations related to health, safety, and environment and labor standards as well as implement best practices in these areas in their Chinese operations. Mr. Douglas holds a BA from Brown University and an MALD from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.