Ian Conway

IHS Markit

Executive Director, Plays and Basins, Upstream Oil & Gas Insight

Ian Conway is Executive Director, Plays and Basins, Upstream Oil & Gas Insight, IHS Markit. Mr. Conway leads the London-based Plays & Basins and Global Supply Research and contributes to the Upstream Thought Leadership initiative and client engagement in Europe. A petroleum engineer by profession, Mr. Conway spent over 17 years working with BP, Maersk Oil, and Centrica and as an independent consultant, before working with ExxonMobil in reservoir advisory and asset management roles for seven years. He comes to IHS Markit following eight years in exploration, new business, and executive management roles for Gulfsands Petroleum, a UK independent with assets in the Middle East and South America, and historical operations in North Africa and the US Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Conway holds a BA and an MA from Oxford University and an MSc from London Business School.