Global oil and gas economic consultant with 35+ years experience at United Nations NY, NY (Ret. '95). Petroleum economic specialist.

1. Charles Constantinou
Preferred: Energy@shaleintelligence.com
Education: B.Sc. Economics (Honours)
London School of Economics & Political Science, London University UK (1960)
Experience Government of Cyprus
1960-1961 Assisted in carrying out first population census & analysis of results and
served as assistant to the Director General of Ministry of Finance.
1961-1995 United Nations Secretariat – New York, N.Y (USA)
1961-1964: With Industrial Development, Economic & Social Affairs Department-
reports on industrial development policies and exports manufactured goods.
1964-1982: Held various positions in Natural Resources & Energy Division, including
Chief of Conventional Energy Section (1972-1982)
• Support of technical co-operation projects in developing countries
in all aspects of energy exploration, development, transportation, refining,
processing and distribution.
• Organization of meetings such as ad hoc groups of experts,
seminars and symposia in both conventional (oil, gas, coal, electric power) and
new & renewable sources of energy, including the selection of themes and
programmes, identification of international authors and speakers and preparing
proceedings for publication.
• Research in energy issues for United Nations publications and
reports to inter-governmental bodies such as the Economic and Social Council
and the Committee on Natural Resources.
(I) During this period (in addition to regular reports to inter-governmental bodies)
authored & published papers on:
• United Nations Assistance in Energy
• Inter-Country, Regional & Inter-regional Co-operation in
Petroleum Refining in Developing Countries
• Projections of Demand & Supply of Crude Petroleum & Products
• Oil Prices in Petroleum Importing Developing Countries
• Exploration & Development of Indigenous Energy (Petroleum
Resources, Coal, Oil Shales, Tar Sands, Geothermal Resources) in Developing
Countries
• Co-operation among Developing Countries in the Development
And Use of Petroleum
• Petroleum Importing Developing Countries: A New Oil Frontier
• State Petroleum Enterprises in Developing Countries and
• Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries
(II) Organized United Nations meetings and served as either Technical Secretary,
Rapporteur or Director in
• Petroleum Administration
• Development & Utilization of Oil Shale Resources

2. • Projections of Demand and Supply of Crude Petroleum and
Products
• Petroleum Refining in Developing Countries
• Technical Co-operation Among Developing Countries in
Petroleum
• State Petroleum Enterprises in Developing Countries
• World Coal Prospects
• Small Scale Coal Mines in China
• Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries and
• Geophysical Methods for Petroleum Exploration
1982-1984: Chief, Office of Under-Secretary General, Department of International
Economic & Social Affairs (DIESA)
• Support of Under-Secretary General in overall policy formulation,
budgeting, planning, implantation and management of Department consisting of
604 staff.
1985-1991: Chief, Energy Unit, later Energy Branch, Development Research & Policy
Analysis, DIESA- monitoring & analysis of world energy trends & prospects; preparation
of reports on global energy trends and organization of meetings on global energy issuers.
During this period (1) authored or co-authored chapter on energy in annual UN World
Economic Survey submitted to the Economic & Social Council and reports on Energy
Exploration & Development Trends in Developing Countries submitted to the General
Assembly and (II) organized and directed:
• UN Symposia on Financing of Petroleum Exploration &
Development in Developing Countries
• Two UN groups of experts on Petroleum Exploration &
Development Agreements in co-operation with French Petroleum Institute and
• UN group of experts on International Co-operation in Energy
1992: Senior Energy Investments & Policy Advisor, Transnational Corporations &
Management Division, Department of Economic & Social Development:
• Served as Director of Workshop on Petroleum Arrangements in
Papua New Guinea and undertook research on new oil and gas policies in
countries in economic transition.
1993-1995: Chief Energy & Resources Branch, Division of Sustainable Development,
Department of Policy Co-ordination & Sustainable Development:
• Responsible for UN programs in energy and new and renewable
sources of energy as well as the resources chapters of Agenda 21
• During this period re-directed work particularly with emphasis on
environmental aspects of energy & issues of sustainable development
Related
Activities:

3. 1974-1995 –Speaker to visiting groups at the United Nations on behalf of the Group
Programme Unit of the Office of Public Information of the United Nations on:
• The Activities of the United Nations in Energy
• The World Energy Situation & Prospects
• The New International Economic Order
1976-1982- Consulting Editor for the periodical “Natural Resources Forum” from
1976 to 1981 and Editor (Energy) for same periodical during January-October
1982.
1988-1991: United Nations Member of the Board, UNDP/UNITAR Information
Centre on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands.
1996-2012: Since retirement from UN Oil and Gas Consultant
• Prepared report for UN on World Oil Situation & Prospects
• Organized for UN Seminar in China on Natural Gas
• Prepared and published through website 117- page report on Oil
Security or War (2006)
• Prepared report on Natural Gas in the USA – Situation & Prospects
(48 pages), March 2008 for US investor.
• Conducted research on country-by-country basis for stranded gas
for passible use with Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) technologies by US corporation
• Advised Cypriot investors in oil and gas and participated in
negotiations for exploration and development agreements in Kazakhstan
• Advised Long Island investor with written progress reports in oil
and gas with special; reference to USA
• Research for hedge fund on shale gas progress and developments
in USA and foreign countries
• Evaluation of impact of tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan in
March 2011 on world energy, especially natural gas trade
• Completed study (21 pages) on USA – The Future of LNG
(February 2012)
• Updating (March 2012) research on use of natural gas in the USA
for sulfur-free diesel through GTL technologies and analysis of possible
consequences on global oil and gas industries
2012-2014: Some papers prepared during this period being sent in full