Neil Fleming Email & Phone Number

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

I run market-reporting, news and analysis for leading commodities and energy benchmark publisher Argus Media, managing a team of 550 journalists worldwide.In 2024 I was the winner in 2024 of the al-Attiyah International Energy Foundation Award for Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Energy Journalism.I also served as the Argus representative on the Board of VAKT Holdings Ltd from 2022-24, and am Chair of the Argus Open Markets oversight committee.

Committed to theatre as event, and specializing in site-specific theatre, Hydrocracker has established a reputation as one of the most inventive and innovative theatre production companies currently operating in Britain today. In 2019, Hydrocracker is bringing "Operation Black Antler" a co-production with interactive arts group Blast Theory , to London's South Bank. "Operation Black Antler," a hugely acclaimed immersive theatre piece about undercover police surveillance, was previously… Show more Committed to theatre as event, and specializing in site-specific theatre, Hydrocracker has established a reputation as one of the most inventive and innovative theatre production companies currently operating in Britain today. In 2019, Hydrocracker is bringing "Operation Black Antler" a co-production with interactive arts group Blast Theory , to London's South Bank. "Operation Black Antler," a hugely acclaimed immersive theatre piece about undercover police surveillance, was previously performed in Brighton and Manchester.In 2014, my play "Wild Justice" won an Argus Angle award for Hydrocracker at the Brighton Festival.2011-2 productions included my own "The Consultant", at London's Theatre503, a production of Harold Pinter collage "The New World Order" at Brighton Festival and a second production of "The New World Order" with The Barbican. The previous production of "The New World Order" was chosen as The Guardian's "Pick of the Year" in 2007. Show less

Film. Co-writer: "Unspeakably Wonderful", Caleb Productions, AngryMan Pictures, 2023. Director: Michael Caton-Joneshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt5862826/TV;Story Consultant: Mopar Media project, Sweden, 2018-19https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13696808/Writer: A Barren Land, Atlas Films, London, 2019Theatre: "Sphinx" - Voyage Theater Company, NYC, 2019"Wild Justice II", under development in 2023Wild Justice, Brighton Festival, May… Show more Film. Co-writer: "Unspeakably Wonderful", Caleb Productions, AngryMan Pictures, 2023. Director: Michael Caton-Joneshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt5862826/TV;Story Consultant: Mopar Media project, Sweden, 2018-19https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13696808/Writer: A Barren Land, Atlas Films, London, 2019Theatre: "Sphinx" - Voyage Theater Company, NYC, 2019"Wild Justice II", under development in 2023Wild Justice, Brighton Festival, May 2014The Consultant. Theatre503. London. March 23-April 16, 2011A German-language translation of The Consultant, "Die Berater"​, by Ulrike Syha, premiered at the Theater Matte, Bern, In November 2019 (agents Lauke Verlag (http://laukeverlag.de/ )Rain from a Dry Sky, a Hydrocracker production, 2010 Ipswich "Pulse"​ Festival, UKMusik, a version of Frank Wedekind's 1906 play. Performed 2000, Plymouth Theatre Royal; 2005, Arcola Theatre London.Translator of:An Early Autumn ("Automne Precoce") by Kazem ShahryariDo Not Pass Go ("Herr Schuster Kauft Eine Strasse"​) by Ulrike SyhaSuperheroes ("Helden"​), by Ewald PalmetshoferFish Soup ("Stadt Land Fisch"​), by Paul BrodowskyDigging ("Graben"​), by Christian WinklerMember of European playwrights'​ network The Fence (http://www.the-fence.net) Show less

VAKT Holdings is the parent company of Vakt Global Ltd,, leading commodity trade and post-trade confirmation software company.

London, United Kingdom

Architect and lead software developer of the award-winning Africa Downstream Database, the world's only comprehensive data source for African oil refining and marketing. (http://www.citac.com/index.php/database.html)African energy markets consultant.Oil markets training.

London, United Kingdom

ZAZ Ventures helps technology-focussed SMEs and research institutes in the European Union with H2020 grant proposals and other European grant schemes. Particular areas of expertise are all cleantech related topics, industry, ICT and healthcare. ZAZ Ventures works on a no-cure no-pay basis in most cases. It also conducts private equity fundraisings and M&A transactions.As consultant to the group, I help research and prepare funding proposals, working in particular on business strategy in the… Show more ZAZ Ventures helps technology-focussed SMEs and research institutes in the European Union with H2020 grant proposals and other European grant schemes. Particular areas of expertise are all cleantech related topics, industry, ICT and healthcare. ZAZ Ventures works on a no-cure no-pay basis in most cases. It also conducts private equity fundraisings and M&A transactions.As consultant to the group, I help research and prepare funding proposals, working in particular on business strategy in the energy, cleantech, and AI for industry sectors. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Strategic advisor on business and editorial strategy for all sectors.Product development in forward curves, crude oil markets, LNG markets, and ICIS' real-time tools.Consultant on data architecture for large-scale pricing database.Advisor on regulatory engagement.Analysis of Asian energy markets, global crude oil markets.

Interim global head of editorial for ICIS chemicals, natural gas, LNG, fertilizers, electricity, oil, refined products, coal, and carbon markets.

Paris Area, France

Consultant on Oil Market Report Data project.

Consultant, originating and executing editorial projects at ICIS, leading global provider of petrochemicals, fertilizer, natural gas and oil prices, news and analysis.

Oil market consultancy project for Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum & Energy.

Consulting engagement on third-party content delivery to Britain's most successful online learning business.

Advisor to the President of Platts on business, strategic and energy market issues. Responsible for the creation and development of the "Platts Lecture" series.

Incorporating Platts Global Editorial and Database group

Ba (Hons), Modern & Medieval Languages, Double First

Postgraduate Research, Theatre History

Executive Education Program

Executive Education Program