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

Alok Sinha

Standard Chartered Bank SG Ltd

Global Head, Oil & Gas and Chemicals

Alok Sinha is a Managing Director & Global Head of Oil & Gas and Chemicals / Commodity Traders & Agribusiness within Global Industries Group. Prior to this he held the position of Head Energy & Natural Resources, Greater Asia where he was responsible for coverage of the Energy and Resources companies operating in Asia Pacific and MENA regions. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Alok was an Executive Director, Head of Energy & Resources for South and S.E Asia at ABN AMRO.

He has over 30 years of banking experience and has worked extensively with some of the key players in the Oil & Gas, Metals and Mining, Petrochemicals and Power sectors in Asia Pacific and MENA and has handled the origination and execution of transactions related to Mergers and Acquisitions advisories, Leveraged Finance, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Asset Restructuring, Project Finance and Derivatives. He is currently very actively involved in the Energy Transition discussions with the key players in the Oil & Gas sector as well as with transition technology providers.

Alok started his banking career with Bank of America in Mumbai where he worked in the Consumer and Corporate Banking businesses before moving to Chase Manhattan Bank in the Structured Trade Finance and Advisory business for South Asia based out of Mumbai and thereafter in the Asia regional office in Singapore. 

Alok holds a B.Sc in Chemistry from University of Bombay and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Sessions With Alok Sinha

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    NOCs: Shifting portfolios, shifting priorities
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    Over the past decades, Asia upstream has been a key production anchor for leading IOCs and independents. However, the growing maturity of the region, coupled with portfolio rebalancing and North American shale, has led to several companies reducing their regional footprint. This portfolio change comes at a critical time for the region, where its increasing energy demands make exploration and development investment essential. What are the near-term priorities of regional NOCs and companies? How does the changing competitive landscape impact investment outlooks? Will technology help to develop challenging resources? What levers can host governments use to attract new investor capital? Can private equity find a model for success, as seen in the North Sea and North America?