editorial portfolio 2016_1
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Editorial Portfolio Thefollowingportfoliodepictsthebodyofworksthatbestencompassesmyprofessionallifeandmyaspirationsasanauthor,writerandjournalist.Someoftheworksarefrommypersonalblogs:WeDreamofBetterThingsandTheFoodPornographersGuide.ThevastmajorityofthepiecesincludedinthePortfolioarefrommyworkwithTheOil&GasYear.Iworkedasasub-editorandthenmarketeditorandwasinstrumentalinhelpingtomaketheplatformaviableproductthroughtheproductionofcontent.MyknowledgeoftheTOGYINplatformisexpansiveasIwasinvolvedinthedevelopmentoftheprojectinitsearlydays.Ihavecollecteddata,conductedanalysisandinvolvedmyselfinthedesignofcopyforboththeplatformandforfuturepublications.Thebreadthofmyworkscanbeseenbelow.
The Oil Gas Year Editorial Portfolio: Gabon 2016, TOGYIN AsamarkededitorattheTheOil&GasYearIwasresponsiblefortheentiretyoftheproductionprocessfrominterview to publication of Gabon’s hydrocarbons industry. Special attention was made in making theinformation as accessible as possible, employing the use of infographics to display detailed complicatedinformationthatwasaccompaniedbyopinionsprovidedbyindustryprofessionals.
Thecountry’soilindustryisinthemidstofchange.Anewhydrocarbonscode,publishedinSeptember2014,hasgiventhegovernmentsignificantpoweroverthecountry’sresourcesandputtingGabonisationatthetopoftheagenda.Withsome56%ofGDPattributedtothesaleofoil,theglobaldropinthepriceofoilhasleftthecountryhardhit.Diversificationhasbeenatthetopofthecountry’sagendaaswellaseffortstobolsterthe2016deepwaterbiddingrounds.Thestate-ownedGabonOilCompany(GOC)hasbeengrowingquicklyandisbeginningtoestablishitselfasamajoroilandgasbusinessinthecountry.GOC,createdin2011bypresidentialdecree,isthefirsttimeGabonhashadastate-ownedhydrocarbonscompanysince1987.GOChasfastbeengainingtheindustryexperienceneededtocompetewithglobaloilcompanies.TOGYIN:TOGYINinisarecentlyreleasedbusinessintelligenceplatformdevelopedbyTheOil&GasYear.TheplatformaggregatesthetotalityofTOGY’sinformationintoasinglespaceaccompaniedbygraphs,mapsandprofilesonmajorprojectsacrosstheglobalhydrocarbonsindustry.IwassingularlyresponsiblefordevelopingthemarketsinKuwait,GabonandAbuDhabi.Developmentincludedwritingoriginalcopy,generatingprojectsandcontinuouslyupdatethemarketswithnewinformationandnewsstories.IcurrentlyserveasthemarketeditorforChina,oneofthelargestnewlyopenedprojectsthisyear.
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DECLININGOILPRICES:ThefollowinginfographicprovidesdetailedopinionsanddataontheeffectsoftheglobaldeclineinoilpricesonGabon’shydrocarbonsindustry.Thesecondarygraphicdepictsforecasttrendsamongindustryoperatorsabouttheanticipatedriseinoilprices.Iwasresponsibleforinfographicdesignandediting.
GlobalFlaringReduction:ThefollowingforumdepictstheopinionsofindustryprofessionalsinGaboninregardto the thenation’sefforts to reduce flaringand the recentCOP21 summit inParis France. The summit sawindustryplayersbothpublic,privateandgovernmentcometogethertosignedamonumentalCO2agreement.
Deepwaterpreparations:ThefollowinginterviewwithAlessandroCollawithCGGdetailsthecompany’seffortsonbehalfofGabon’sMinistryofEnergytoprovidecomprehensivedatatooperatorsinterestedintheAfricanNation’s2016bidroundforoffshoreplays.Iwasresponsibleforeditingtheinterviewfollowingitssubmissionfromthefieldteam.Iwasinvolvedinlayoutanddesignofthepublishedcopy.
Economic Indicators: The following infographic details economic indicators associated with Gabon incomparison to other select African nations. Indicators include Ease of Doing Business Ranking, daily oilproductionandcapacityandforecastGDPamongothers.Iwasresponsibleforthedesign,editingwritinganddataanalysisthatwentthepublishedcopy.
Diversificationefforts:ThefollowinginfographicdetailsGabon’seffortstodiversifyitseconomyawayfromthestrictdependenceonoil.Theinfographiccharacterizesmajorareasofdiversificationsuchasthenation’sdevelopmentofspecialeconomiczonesandthe.IndustryprofessionalsweighinonGabon’sefforts.Iwasresponsibleforthewriting,designandeditingoftheinfographicinadditiontocollaboratingwiththegraphicsteamtoproducethefinalproduct.
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