Cyril Widdershoven

As Middle East specialist, geopolitics and oil-gas analyst, I am currently focusing on oil, gas, energy, sovereign wealth funds, investments and GCC-North Africa-Turkey defense and geopolitical developments. At the same time currently involved in setting up Commodity & Trading insights and training (Executive MBA level). Based on my experience in all MENA countries, I am working on projects with regards to defense, military, procurement and investments in oil and gas in the MENA region or for MENA based entities in the European Union. Targets for this are setting up business and consultancy ventures to increase bilateral or multilateral cooperation in the energy, defense and geopolitical areas. Political risk and geopolitical experience is being combined with in-depth knowledge of both main regional constitutions and the effects on energy supply, military cooperation, defense investments and government relations. Specialties: oil-gas, energy, sovereign wealth funds, defense-security, terrorism-fundamentalism, mergers and acquisition, project advise, geopolitical risk analysis, investment and export advisory, business development MENA, government/NOC - IOC relations