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Paul Appleby is Head of Energy Economics, BP Group Economics Team. In his current role Paul leads the analysis of long term energy market developments for BP. His career at BP spans 27 years, and includes a variety of roles in BP’s gas and alternative energy businesses. Most recently he was the custodian of the investment appraisal process for BP’s gas, power and renewables businesses worldwide.

In the dim and distant past Paul enjoyed a brief tour of duty as BP’s corporate economist in Australia, based in Melbourne (1987—1989). Paul received his theoretical training in economics at Cambridge University (MA and MPhil); and served his practical apprenticeship as a Fellow of the Overseas Development Institute, posted to Malawi. In his spare time Paul is an associate lecturer in energy economics at the University of Surrey.