• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Jon Story

IHS Markit

Senior Director, Energy

Jon Story, Senior Director, Energy, IHS Markit, is a highly experienced energy professional with some 30 years’ experience in engineering, commercial, and M&A. He is responsible for leading the EMEA Upstream consulting team, looking at bespoke projects for a diverse range of clients including E&P, services, infrastructure funds, banks, and NOCs. Mr. Story joined IHS Markit from Standard Chartered Bank, where he was Regional Head of Oil and Gas for Europe. His specialty is M&A, where he has led transactions around the world for ABN Amro, Harrison Lovegrove & Co, and Standard Chartered Bank. He was based in Australia for some time before returning to London to cover the MENA region, and he has worked with a variety of public and private companies of widely differing scales. Prior to his banking career, Mr. Story began life in the industry by being awarded a scholarship in 1987 to study chemical engineering by British Gas E&P. He remained with British Gas as a petroleum engineer until joining Hardy Oil and Gas as a facilities engineer in 1996, working on projects in India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. He migrated to business development in this time. Hardy merged with British-Borneo Petroleum Syndicate, where Mr. Story stayed on to become Commercial Manager for the UKCS until the company was acquired by Eni in 2000 and he joined ABN Amro. He holds an M.Eng in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University.

Sessions With Jon Story

Monday, 9 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    The North Sea: The new energy sea?
    Panel Upstream Oil & Gas

    The North Sea has enjoyed a revival over recent years, with activity driven by acquisitions and attractive returns and scale. While M&A activity shows little sign of slowing, other influences are making an impact. What impact is the energy transition having on strategies? How is industry addressing the increasing focus on environmental, social, and governance issues (ESG)? As private equity continues to dominate in M&A, what makes the North Sea so attractive? What is the model to deliver returns? What impact is climate activism having on the industry and how should it respond? How will the energy mix change in the next 5 to 10 years? Will renewable mega-projects continue to rise? Is the industry able to retain the skills it needs to add value? What role does technology need to play? How is government policy evolving and what does this mean for the sector?

Wednesday, 11 March