Rob West is the Founder of Thunder Said Energy, a research consultancy headquartered in New Haven, CT. His current interests include the ascent of shale, renewables, smaller-scale gas, and digital oilfield technologies, to attract capital into the energy industry. West was previously the Head of Global Energy Research at Redburn, where he advised institutional investors on the “Super Majors.” He has successfully completed 75 modules from the IPIMS Petroleum Geology and Engineering program, which is employed by 40 upstream oil and gas companies to train internal technical staff.