As pressure mounts from consumers, governments and regulators to address Scope 3 emissions, natural gas producers and buyers are increasingly encouraged to demonstrate steps they are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent regulatory moves indicate reporting requirements will creep along the supply chain, moving beyond Scope 1 and Scope…
Georges Tijbosch is Chief Executive at MiQ, a climate tech not-for-profit undertaking cutting-edge work to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. Tijbosch is the former Director of Origination at Centrica, where he managed the team responsible for Centrica’s large gas and power transactions. These included strategic gas supply deals, the strategic acquisition of innovative power trader NEAS Trading, and European green certificate deals.
Before that, Tijbosch was a director for 10 years at London investment bank commodity trading desks. His previous positions include Director of Energy Sales at Goldman Sachs, Head of EMEA Energy Marketing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Head of EMEA Commodity Finance at JP Morgan. Tijbosch began his career in 1996 at bp Benelux as Sales and Marketing Manager for fuels and lubricants, and joined bp’s London trading floor in 2000 as Senior Marketer, Oil Derivatives. He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.