Keith Myers is President of Research at Westwood Global Energy, responsible for research across the business.  Keith joined BP in 1987, having graduated with a geology PhD at Imperial College. Following a variety of technical roles, he became Senior Commercial Advisor leading several major business negotiations for new business access. He also led strategy for BP’s business in West Africa in the Strategic Alliance with Statoil. After leaving BP in 2000, Keith was an advisor to numerous energy companies on strategy and partnership issues.  Keith founded Richmond Energy Partners in 2006 to provide independent advice to investors in smaller oil and gas companies. REP advised some of the largest funds and institutions investing in the sector and provided exploration strategy and benchmarking services for the global exploration industry.  REP launched Wildcat, the online global exploration intelligence service in 2014 and REP became part of Westwood Global Energy Group in 2015. Keith takes a keen interest in the oil sector governance and serves as a member of the advisory group for the Natural Resource Governance Institute.