Yoshikazu Kobayashi

Yoshikazu Kobayashi
Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Mr. Yoshikazu Kobayashi is Senior Economist of The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. He has extensive professional and research experience of the international oil and gas industry. He previously worked as an analyst at Tonen General Sekiyu, an ExxonMobil- affiliated company in Japan, and covered refinery operation planning and marine transportation optimization. After joining IEEJ, he has conducted numerous researches about Asian oil and natural gas market, energy security in Northeast Asia, and LNG market development in Asia. He has degrees of Master of Arts in international economics and relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.













































