Javier Blas
Javier Blas is a London-based Bloomberg Opinion Columnist covering energy and commodities. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief Energy Correspondent at Bloomberg News, specializing in big oil, the geopolitics of energy and food, and the business model of the commodities trading houses. Javier is a print and online journalist with more than 20 years of experience in international economics, oil and commodities. He specializes in covering topics related to energy, particularly the oil and gas industry, and provides insightful analysis and commentary on global energy markets. Javier is the co-author of the bestselling book "The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources."
Javier Blas Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Opinion Columnist
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Editor
Academic History
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B.A., M.A., Business Journalism
His coverage heavily focuses on finance, economy, and energy with a specific emphasis on the oil industry, OPEC dynamics, and European gas trading.
In his previous role as Chief Energy Correspondent, he wrote about the big trends of the energy and commodities industry and markets.
He also covered mining and metals, shipping and the environment.
Javier was appointed Financial Times' Commodities Editor in 2010, having joined the newspaper in 2007 as a Commodities Correspondent.
He led a team of reporters based in London, Beijing and New York covering oil, metals and agricultural commodities markets, trading houses, and the geopolitics of natural resources.
He founded the FT Africa Summit, which gathered dozens of C-suite executives from Africa and investors seeking opportunities in the continent.
He was also the founder of the annual FT Commodities Global Summit, the largest gathering of C-suite executives in Commodities trading held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
JOURNALISM
Javier has built and managed teams across different continents, and built a track-record of best-in-class reporting and news editing.
He has worked in Spanish and English publications, and reported from more than 50 countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
He was an International Economy Editor for Expansion, where he covered the IMF, World Bank, and ECB, on topics of macroeconomics and commodities.
RECOGNITION
A.H. Boerma Prize, United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
His work has also appeared in various publications such as Bloomberg Law, The Washington Post, Fortune, and The Australian Financial Review.
He has appeared as a news commentator on CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera among others.