Manouchehr Takin is a London-based independent global oil and energy consultant with over 50 years' oil and gas industry experience spanning:

• Centre for Global Energy Studies, an independent think-tank in London founded by H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Former Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia
• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretariat in Vienna (9 years)
• 14 years' experience in Iran with the International Oil Consortium, Amoco, Ultramar (exploration manager), National Iranian Oil Co. and Shell, as well as the Geological Survey of Iran and Anglo-American/Charter Consolidated.

During his career, Manouchehr Takin has carried out studies on many topics including:

• global oil supply and cost of production, including in-depth studies of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the North Sea
• the oil services sector in the Middle East
• geopolitics, global energy security, the impact of sanctions on the world oil market, and the future of the Middle East
• studies on the role of OPEC
• the Iranian economy, its oil and gas industries and gas export potential to Europe
• the role of technology in world oil supply
• nuclear energy, coal, gas and unconventional hydrocarbons in competition with oil.

Dr. Takin holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from Manchester University, a PhD in Geophysics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Industrial Management Institute, Tehran.  

Dr. Takin also has board experience at mineral and hydrocarbon exploration companies.

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