China Energy Event

David Price

IHS CERA Director

David Price, IHS CERA Director, is the head of the IHS CERA Global Steam Coal Advisory Service. He is also editor of the IHS McCloskey Steam Coal Forecaster and Coal UK. Mr. Price leads the IHS team on coal during the development of the group’s global energy scenarios.

He has been the author and lead editor of many special reports on the coal industry, covering global and regional supply and demand; fuel supply chain analysis for power generators, industry, and investors; contractual frameworks; and environmental considerations. Mr. Price, who has been with McCloskey for close to 20 years, has been the editor of Coal UK since 1992 and of Steam Coal Forecaster since 1996. McCloskey was acquired by IHS at the end of 2007. Before joining McCloskey he was manager of the international coal trade service at WEFA Ltd., where he authored major multiclient studies on the international coal markets and reestablished the consulting service with both government and industry. Previously he was the senior market analyst of the dry bulk trades at Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. Mr. Price has spoken at conferences and conducted investor briefings around the world.

He holds a BSc Hons from Birkbeck College, University of London.

K.F. Yan

IHS CERA Director

Xizhou Zhou

IHS CERA Director

Xizhou Zhou, IHS CERA Director, leads the IHS CERA China Energy practice and specializes in gas and power market fundamentals and policy analysis. Based in Beijing, Mr. Zhou is a core member of the IHS energy research and consulting team in Asia.

Mr. Zhou is the author of numerous IHS CERA reports and has managed a variety of consulting engagements. His latest research includes contributing to the IHS CERA Multiclient Study Unconventional Frontier exploring the future of shale gas and coalbed methane outside North America, as well as leading the analysis on the causes and likelihood of future power shortages in China and the implications for the wider energy markets.

Prior to joining IHS CERA Mr. Zhou was a consultant engaged in regulatory and energy economics projects at Industrial Economics, Inc. in Boston. Earlier in his career he was a research analyst at the World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, where he focused on energy and transportation in developing Asia and Latin America. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and proficient in Spanish, Mr. Zhou holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Environmental Management degrees from Yale University.

Xizhou Zhou, Director Gas & Power, Head of China Energy was named in the Forbes ’30 Under 30’ Energy Category.