Zhe (Sheryl) Ruan

Research Associate

Zhe Sheryl Ruan has worked for CNOOC Research Institute for eight years, in positions spanning planning, project management and strategy both in traditional and unconventional upstream sector. She has handled more than 40 projects (among which 26 have been put into operation) and led several international cooperation projects between NOCs and IOCs. Her areas of expertise include: upstream assets and markets analysis, Chinese energy reform and the energy transition, gas pricing reform, and the NOCs corporate strategies. Her research has been widely published in Chinese academic journals. Sheryl holds a double Bachelor’s degree (Petroleum Engineering and English Literature) and a Masters in Petroleum Engineering from the China University of Petroleum.

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