Espen Bakken Waagø-Wiborg holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from NHH, with a specialization in economic analysis and exchange experience from LUISS in Rome. He is a manager at Oslo Economics and has over eight years of experience as an energy market analyst at Statkraft and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED). Espen has worked on analyses of the gas, oil, and seabed minerals markets, as well as complex issues related to the global and European energy transition. At Statkraft, he was responsible for long-term gas price forecasts and for the company’s view on the global energy transition. He also led the Low Emissions Report in 2022 and 2023. At OED, he contributed to setting norm price for Norwegian oil. He has strong analytical skills and broad experience in project management, report writing, and scenario development.