About us

Founded in 2012 by Amrita Sen, Fredrik Fosse and Richard Bronze to meet the need for timely, independent research on international oil markets. Since then, we have steadily broadened the scope of our research while maintaining our commitment to timeliness and precision 

Over 500 organisations, including oil majors, producers, refiners, trading houses, governments, hedge funds and utilities, rely on our research. Our goal is to reveal deeply interconnected trends in energy and finance to help our clients navigate the nuances of their markets. 

Leading Analysis

By harnessing in-house expertise and vast industry networks, we offer deep, sector-specific insights and analysis of the macro developments that guide market players.

Our timely publications, comprehensive data offering and active client engagement enable us to offer valuable daily and short-term insights as well as long-term forecasts to facilitate strategic planning, trading and investment decisions.

We are headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Houston, Singapore, Kolkata, Tokyo, Vienna, and Athens. Our international team enables us to monitor markets around the clock and meet the varying needs of clients across the globe.

Our leadership team

Board of Directors

Every member of our board of directors is a thought leader and made signification contribution towards business growth and energy commodity and macro markets research

Sir Jonathan Symonds CBE 

Chair

Sir Jon is Chair of Energy Aspects. He is also Chair of GSK. He has previously held roles that incudes Deputy Chairman of HSBC, CFO of Novartis and AstraZeneca, and Partner at Goldman Sachs.

Dr. Amrita Sen

Founder and Director of Research

Amrita Sen, Founder and Director of Research, leads Energy Aspects’ analysis and forecasting of crude and products markets. Amrita’s deep understanding of the complex relationships within the global energy sector, her wealth of industry contacts and nearly 15 years of experience allow for a unique perspective on market outlook. Amrita was formerly Chief Oil Analyst for Barclays Capital and is frequently featured in leading media outlets, including the Financial Times, BBC News, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, and Sky News. More...

Fredrik Fosse

Chief Executive

Fredrik Fosse is Chief Executive of Energy Aspects. Fredrik is a corporate strategy professional and was previously with Deloitte and Delta Partners, advising corporate and investment clients in Europe, Central and East Asia, and Middle East and Africa.


Educated in Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom, Fredrik holds a BSc Economics with Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.

Richard Bronze

Executive Director

Richard is Executive Director and co-founder of Energy Aspects. He is a specialist on the Middle East and North Africa region, where he follows developments in oil and natural gas markets. Richard is frequently featured in leading media outlets, including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC News, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC, and more. He is also a research associate at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies where he regularly publishes papers. Prior to joining Energy Aspects, he spent more than six years working in central government functions in both the UK and Australia.

Derek Elliott 

Non-executive Director

Derek is a Non-executive Director of Energy Aspects. He has over 25 years of experience in private equity, having been Co-Head of Technology at Inflexion, Managing Partner of Darwin Private Equity and a Principal in the technology team at Permira. Derek is also a Non-Executive Director of Times Higher Education and EO Group and a Senior Adviser to Yoti and Quantanite. Derek’s board and investment experience include All3Media, ASK4, Attenda, The Automobile Association, Commify, Datum Datacentres, Inmarsat, Intelsat and Travelodge. Derek is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having previously worked for Arthur Andersen in Corporate Recovery and Corporate Finance. 

Johannes N. Grefe

Non-executive Director

Johannes is a Non-executive Director of Energy Aspects, representing Summit Partners. He joined Summit Partners in 2012 and is a Managing Director on the Growth Products & Services team in Europe. Johannes’ board and investment experience include Cinerius Financial Partners, GRESB, Normec (acquired by Astorg), OnRobot, Peak Well Systems (acquired by Schlumberger), ProGlove (acquired by Nordic Capital), RadioOnkologieNetzwerk (acquired by Medipass), Sézane (acquired by General Atlantic), Sipartech (acquired by Blackstone), Solactive and zahneins (acquired by PAI Partners). Prior to Summit, Johannes worked for Vitruvian Partners, TA Associates and Lazard.

Excellence

Our curiosity and passion for the markets drives our industry-leading views and analysis. The views we provide are premium products and their quality is what our clients value.


The overall objective of all our teams and departments is to strive to be the very best in their areas of expertise by delivering the very best service to their clients. 

Agility

The markets we analyse are ever changing so the tools needed to understand and interpret them must evolve constantly.


We strive to meet the needs of our clients by improving and adapting our work to new circumstances. Being ahead of the curve means being unafraid of growth and willing to make, and correct, mistakes.

Integrity

Integrity is the defining quality of our people and our work. It is the backbone of everything we do across all our functions.


High quality, trustworthy analysis demands a principled commitment to transparency and we embody these goals in our whole approach to work. We are known for our objectivity, honesty, authenticity. We are trusted by clients to pursue the truth and to strive to do the right thing. 

Innovation

We are constantly innovating and looking at ways to enhance our products, systems and processes to create value for our clients, partners and our employees. 


Innovation requires trial and error and we aim to create an environment where people have the space for experimental creative ‘out of the box’ thinking and can be unafraid of trying new approaches, even if these do not immediately bear fruit.

Collaboration

We are committed to a culture of inclusivity, teamwork and collaboration to create real value for all our clients and our people.


We foster an environment of empowerment and accountability. Respect for one another is at the core of this approach. We enable our teams to be our toughest critics, our biggest challengers and our loudest supporters.

What our clients are saying about us

Energy Aspects provides one of the best market intelligence briefs in a timely manner. Since its inception, Energy Aspects’ analysis of the oil market fundamentals has become one of the outstanding sources to appreciate and comprehend market dynamics.

Dr. Nasser Al-Dossary, Advisor to H.E. the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Energy Aspects gives me a real solid glimpse into how things are changing and what the future’s going to look like. I can always count on Energy Aspects to give me the latest information on what’s going on.

Horace Hobbs, Chief Economist

Phillips 66

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