Johnny West
Johnny West is a social entrepreneur and writer with 20 years professional experience in and around the oil industry. He began covering energy markets as a Reuters correspondent in the Middle East in the early 1990s.
He has consulted to the United Nations, Revenue Watch Institute, Internews and others on oil and the public policy aspects of the industry and published in the Petroleum Economist, Iraq Oil Report, and Critical Resources as well as more general media like the Guardian and Huffington Post. He is a frequent guest commentator on broadcast outlets such as BBC Radio and TV, NPR, Sky News and Al Jazeera.
Johnny West Blog
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Big Data decoding Big Oil: Nigerian corporate networks
Last month in Lagos, we brought together activists from the tech and oil worlds for a hackathon on the extractive industries of Nigeria. A hackathon, in the lexicon of computer geekery, is what... Read More – ‘Big Data decoding Big Oil: Nigerian corporate networks’.
What does an oil well look like from space?
This is what a small oil well in the Niger Delta looks like from space. Strange, isn’t it? We can’t see the rig, and in fact the most prominent feature from above is the produced water... Read More – ‘What does an oil well look like from space?’.
Call for contributions: next generation oil governance
OpenOil is launching a project to map the corporate supply chain in the oil sector, combining Big Data techniques and collaboration with domain experts on the ground. We are piloting this approach in... Read More – ‘Call for contributions: next generation oil governance’.
OpenOil is looking for partners to analyse oil contracts around the world
Are you looking for a way into promoting transparency and public understanding of your country’s oil and gas contracts? At OpenOil we are looking for partners to work with across the world to... Read More – ‘OpenOil is looking for partners to analyse oil contracts around the world’.
The price of oil: bad news for the Middle East (Jazeera)
The oil markets are feverish again because of events in Syria, Egypt and Libya. There is talk of $150 per barrel and dire predictions about what that all means for the future. But let’s take... Read More – ‘The price of oil: bad news for the Middle East (Jazeera)’.
