Dr Jennifer Coolidge

Executive Director of CMX Caspian and Gulf Consultants Limited, London and Nicosia

Senior Research Advisor, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford

Dr Coolidge is an internationally renowned expert on the gas sectors of Iraq and Turkmenistan and advises international oil companies and multinationals on strategy, political risk, operations and market entry in Iraq, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan. In 2006-2007, Dr Coolidge was Research Fellow at the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, a prominent US Congressionally funded think tank in Washington DC. In 2005-2006 she was International Policy Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and Senior Rapporteur for the UK Taskforce on Energy Security and Foreign Policy chaired by former EU External Relations Commissioner, Lord Christopher Patten. Dr Coolidge’s concurrent research on the hydrocarbon sector of Turkmenistan was funded by the US Department of State Title VIII program. She received a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in 2002.

She recently published “Turkmenistan: an exporter in transition” with Dr Stanislav Zhukov in Russian and CIS Gas Markets and their Impact on Europe, February 2009, Oxford University Press. Recent presentations include:

1. “Iraq’s gas sector: decision-making, trajectory, and outlook” presented at Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference, Dubai, October 4, 2011; and Iraq Future Energy, Istanbul, September 26, 2011.

2. “Iraq’s gas potential: domestic electrification and export markets” presented at Iraq Petroleum, London, July 13, 2011.

3. “The key to unlocking Europe's southern gas corridor: Azerbaijan, Iraq and Turkmenistan” presented at Caspian Oil and Gas, Baku, June 9, 2011; CIS Oil and Gas Summit, Paris, May 27, 2011; Global Gas and LNG Summit, Dubai, March 8, 2011; and European Gas Conference, Vienna, January 26, 2011.

4. “Developing Iraq’s gas reserves for the domestic and international markets” presented at FLAME, Amsterdam, May 11, 2011; the 10th Annual Middle East Energy in the Insurance Industry Conference, Bahrain, October 12, 2010; Iraq Future Energy, Istanbul, September 28, 2010; FLAME, Amsterdam, March 3, 2010; Gas Arabia, Abu Dhabi, February 2, 2010.

5. “Iraq’s gas development plans: new upstream projects?” presented at Iraq Petroleum, London, November 30, 2010.

Executive Director, CMX Caspian and Gulf Consultants Limited, London and Nicosia
CMX is a global energy consultancy focused on Caspian and Gulf hydrocarbons with analysts located in Europe, Asia, and North America. CMX provides international oil companies and multinationals with unparalleled access, insight and knowledge on Iraq and Turkmenistan. CMX follows an on-the-ground approach drawing on an extensive network of international contacts for strategic insight and is headed by a lead geopolitical consultant with a background in geology. As a result, CMX analysis incorporates technical expertise, top-in-class business analysis, and cutting edge advisory by in-country staff.

Senior Research Advisor, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is a centre for advanced energy research. The Institute is committed to the idea of dialogue – between consumers and producers, government and industry and academics and decision makers. This is reflected in the composition of the Institute’s research team, which is drawn from different national, academic and professional backgrounds – the unique character of the Institute leads to a more informed and balanced understanding of the behaviour, motivations and objectives of the economic forces, agents and policy makers that operate in or influence the performance of international energy markets.