Oil &amp; Gas</a> practice. He previously led our Americas Oil &amp; Gas efforts and is an expert in our broader&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bain.com/our-team/luis-uriza/"/link/52ace43f651a4b63b0a9a6dab3240a65.aspx">Energy &amp; Natural Resources</a>&nbsp;practice.&nbsp;" />

Luis Uriza

Partner,

Americas

Global Oil & Gas practice leader with seasoned experience across the energy ecosystem, as well as in advising financial investors.

About Luis

Expertise

Highlights

  • Former head of our Americas and EMEA Oil & Gas practices
  • Sector specializations across oil, liquefied natural gas, and oilfield and engineering services
  • 25+ years of energy advisory experience

Luis Uriza is the head of our global Oil & Gas practice. He previously led our Americas Oil & Gas efforts and is an expert in our broader Energy & Natural Resources practice. 

Luis has worked extensively with the energy industry's leading players over the past 25 years, including international majors, national oil companies, liquefied natural gas companies, investment funds, multilateral development agencies and other financial institutions. He has also advised oilfield and engineering service companies throughout the US, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

His projects have covered strategy, performance improvement, organization, project structuring and venture configuration.

Luis has also worked with various corporate and financial investors to develop entry strategies in new energy segments and geographies, as well as create acquisition business cases. He actively supports private equity funds by evaluating investment opportunities and improving the performance of their portfolio companies.

Luis previously worked in our London office, where he served as the leader of our EMEA Oil & Gas practice.

His prior work experience includes the non-executive directorship of a resources company and a utility company.

Luis studied Economics at Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia.

Bain partner Luis Uriza discusses "The acute need for cost reduction in a low-price environment."

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