J. Peter Findlay

Background

About J. Peter Findlay

Created and leading economics and valuation function for global CCUS (carbon capture) projects as part of Wood Mackenzie's Carbon Management research group; customers include supermajors, NOCs, utilities, large infra/midstream, large emitters, government agencies, and pension/PE funds - Lead research and supporting consulting efforts regarding the feasibility and growth of individual CCUS projects, including hydrogen- Lead or co-lead for thought leadership regarding- CCUS cost trends and specifics - EOR vs. Storage: economics and impact on global emissions - DAC economics, technologies, and outlook - CO2 shipping - CCUS in power markets - CCUS economics: Carbon policy, markets, and project valuations - Economics and policy of Canada's Oil Sands Pathways' CCUS Bio: Peter has worked in corporate finance, operations, and strategy consulting and research functions in oil and gas, LNG, power & utilities (including renewables and decarbonization), petrochemicals, and other sectors since 2008. He has worked on transactions, operations initiatives, and projects of up to $40 billion for the world's largest energy companies and investors, across the hydrocarbon and power value chains. Peter also advises on emerging technologies, primarily relating to decarbonization. Peter has published and presented research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) in the UK, on Canada's oil sands and natural gas markets; he is a Research Associate with the institute. He has presented at the OPEC technical meetings in Vienna. Peter started his career as an aerodynamic design engineer with Pratt & Whitney in Montreal in 2005 and has a Master's of Science/Engineering degree in computational fluid dynamics and advanced numerical / data methods from McGill University, an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an MBA in finance from ESSEC, Warwick, and Mannheim Business schools in Europe. Peter speaks fluent French and is a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta.