Energy Sector
Martha Vides
Brings extensive experience in serving public institutions in Latin-American countries, with particular focus on oil and gas and capital project delivery; leads the MSEG’s fossil fuels and mining work for building a better society by creating transformation and advance of the energy sector.
Bogotá
WORKING AREAS
Martha is a consultant at MSEG’s energy sector. She advices governments, communities, jurisdictions, investors, and leading technology and distributed-energy resources providers to develop and implement oil & gas regulatory and policy frameworks in the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC). She also provides technical support to build and increase vulnerable community’s capacity for sustainable and environment friendly energy systems.
Within MSEG, she helps lead our Oil & Gas and Mining Practices in Latin - America. Within these practices, she leads diverse projects for international public and private sector organizations, including energy companies, start-ups, and government institutions.
She is enthusiastic about promoting transition and sustainable energy use for developing countries in the LAC region. Martha also has extensive experience in technical regulatory, strategic plans, programs and projects evaluation.
EXPERIENCE
Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)
Oil & Gas Specialist
Government of Colombia, Mining and Energy Ministry
Finance, Gas and Energy Departments Specialized Professional
EDUCATION
Externado of Colombia University, Bogotá
ME, Oil & Energy Regulation
St. Thomas University, Bogotá
MEc. Economics
Externado of Colombia University, Bogotá
PgD, Public Home Services Studies
St. Thomas University, Bogotá
BEc. Economics & Business Administration
PUBLISHED WORK
Oil &GAS
Regulation and Evaluation
Security Exercise in Peru. APEC Energy Working Group (EN). 2018 https://aperc.or.jp/file/2018/8/20/Oil_and_Gas_Security_Excercise_in_Peru_Final_Report.pdf
Strategy
White Book: Tri-Partite Dialogues in Amazon Basin Countries (SP). OLADE, 2018 http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0409.pdf Free, prior and Informed Consent – Application Challenges on the Hydrocarbons Sector (SP). OLADE, 2018. http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0407.pdf
Policy Analysis
Associated Natural Gas Burning and Venting Practices Analysis: Obstacles and Advances in Latin America (SP). OLADE, 2017 http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/hm000674.pdf
Overview of Actions taken by the Latin-America’s oil-producer Countries Facing the International Crude Oil Price Drop (SP).OLADE, 2016 http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0365.pdf
Oil Price Drop Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean (SP). PGE Oil & Gas Review 2015. https://issuu.com/aihecuador/docs/revista_pge_diciembre_2015
Unconventional Hydrocarbons Exploitation Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean (SP). OLADE, 2015.http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0340.pdf
Could the Natural Gas Resources Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Become a Competitive Energy Source? (SP). OLADE, 2014. http://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0353.pdf
Damages and Losses Evaluation. Winter Wave in Colombia 2010-2011.ECLAC & IDB. https://repositorio.cepal.org/bitstream/handle/11362/37958/1/OlainvernalColombiaBIDCEPAL_es.pdf