Spencer Dale – group chief economist | Energy economics

BP's group chief economist, Spencer Dale, is responsible for advising the board and executive team on economic drivers and trends in global energy

“The significance of peak oil is that it signals a shift from an age of perceived scarcity to an age of abundance – and with it, a likely shift to a more competitive market environment.”

Spencer Dale, group chief economist

Energy Outlook – 2019 edition

Register to join the launch webcast on Thursday 14 February at 2.30pm GMT, hosted by Bob Dudley and Spencer Dale

Peak oil demand and long-run oil prices

Spencer Dale and Bassam Fattouh on the shift from the concept of peak oil 'supply' to that of 'demand'

In conversation

BP Magazine talks to Spencer Dale about oil prices, a banking crisis and scoping the energy future

Role at BP

Spencer Dale is group chief economist of BP plc. He manages BP’s global economics team, providing economic input into the firm’s commercial decisions. BP’s economics team also produces the annual Statistical Review of World Energy and Global Energy Outlook.

Background

Spencer Dale joined BP as group chief economist in October 2014. Prior to that, he was executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England and a member of the Financial Policy Committee. Between 2008 and 2014, Spencer was chief economist of the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee. Spencer joined the Bank of England in 1989 and served in numerous roles, including private secretary to Mervyn King and head of economic forecasting. Spencer served as a senior advisor at the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors between 2006 and 2008.

Education

He was educated at the University of Wales, gaining a BSc in Economics in 1988 and at the University of Warwick, gaining an MSc in Economics in 1989, whereupon he immediately joined the Bank of England.