Try Abednego is an emissions researcher for the International Upstream Emissions team at S&P Commodity Insights. Try joined Commodity Insights in 2023 and is based in the Jakarta office, where he focuses on the greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonization of upstream oil & gas assets in Asia Pacific and Australasia. He has several years of process engineering experience in the petrochemical industry, where he was involved in various responsibilities across process improvement, project evaluation & implementation, and production troubleshooting. Additionally, Try has also worked on a variety of cross-functional initiatives, including emissions mapping and reduction. Try holds an MSc degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Process Systems Engineering from Imperial College London, United Kingdom, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.

Dr. Debasis Das is a distinguished Geoscientist with a rich background spanning 20 years across the Oil & Gas Industry and academia. His expertise encompasses diverse global geological settings, cultivated through roles with renowned multinational corporations such as Shell, & PETRONAS and upstream regulator (DGH) in India. Currently serving as a Project Lead and SME of CO2 Storage Development Plan (SDP) Studies at PETRONAS, Dr. Debasis plays a pivotal role in crafting and executing the subsurface study plans for CO2 storage development projects, notably contributing to the development of CCS projects portfolio in Malaysia. He has spearheaded several CO2 SDP projects, leading multidisciplinary teams of sub-surface and surface engineers. Dr. Debasis earned his Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in earth Sciences and has made significant contributions to the field through the publication of over 30 conference and journal papers, particularly focusing on various aspects of CO2 storage and paleontology.

Michael Harrison is a leading international projects and transaction lawyer and a partner in Baker Botts’ Singapore global projects practice. Michael has a broad practice ranging from energy and power, CCS / CCUS, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels, mining and natural resources, LNG and natural gas, ports and shipping, iron and steel, and waste and water, advising both corporation and financiers, as well as governments and government owned corporations and agencies. Michael is an acknowledged thought leader and sought-after speaker on all aspects of decarbonization and the energy transition, including carbon credits and ETS, CDR (engineered and nature-based solutions), carbon capture and storage and use, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Narendra graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a Master’s in Chemistry. His master’s research focused on nanotechnology (a novel method for the synthesis of gold nanostars and their applications in Raman scattering and ablation of bacteria). Before joining UTPB, Narendra worked for two years in an oilfield speciality chemical company. At present, Narendra Boppana is a working lecturer at The University of Texas Permian Basin in the department of chemical engineering.