John is a major contributor to TM&C’s ongoing Outlook publications and spends much of his time contributing to our ongoing analyses of the worldwide refining industry.  His contributions also include the areas of refining economics and planning, downstream asset valuation, crude oil valuation and capital investment and strategic planning.   A graduate of Texas A&M University (1976) with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, John spent 25 years with major international oil corporations in refining, trading, marketing, economic analysis and strategic planning.  Previous positions included: General Manager Business Development – Fina/Alon; General Manager of Crude Oil Supply/GM Wholesale Marketing – Ultramar; Manager of Economics and Planning – Ultramar; Economics Analyst – British Petroleum and Operations Specialist – Gulf Oil.