Policy, OPEC & Regulation
Christy Davis
Policy & OPEC Editor
Christy Davis has covered energy policy for 22 years, the last several from Vienna, where the OPEC Secretariat sits. She reports on the group's decisions, the OPEC+ arrangement with Russia, and the national and multilateral rules that govern how oil is produced and traded. Her sourcing inside delegations runs deep, and her work separates the communique language from what ministers actually agreed to.
Contact: christy.davis@theoilslick.com
Career
- Policy & OPEC Editor, The Oil Slick (2019-present)Leads OPEC, OPEC+, and regulation coverage from Vienna.
- Chief OPEC Correspondent, Argus Media (2010-2019)Covered ministerials, quota compliance, and producer-group diplomacy.
- Energy Policy Reporter, Reuters (2003-2010)Covered EU and international energy regulation from Brussels and Vienna.
- Regulatory Affairs Reporter, Petroleum Economist (1999-2003)Upstream fiscal regimes and national oil policy.
Notable coverage
- Reported the 2016 OPEC-Russia rapprochement that created OPEC+, documenting the diplomacy behind the first coordinated cut in years.
- Covered the 2020 price war and truce in detail, from the Saudi-Russia breakdown to the record production-cut agreement.
- Tracked quota-compliance disputes, showing which members were overproducing against their pledges.
Education
M.A., Energy Policy, Johns Hopkins SAIS. B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Awards & recognition
Energy Institute Award for Excellence in Energy Journalism (2017)Foreign Press Association Media Award, business & finance, finalist (2013)
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