Lydia Rainforth is an Oil & Gas Equity Research Analyst with close to two decades experience in the energy sector. Lydia started at Barclays in 2009 where she joined the nascent European equity research team. Prior to this she started her career covering Russian oil and gas companies at Lehman Brothers. The Global Energy team aims to provide industry-leading and thought-provoking research across the sector, from the early stages of exploration through to the end retail business. Lydia and team have a special interest in the development of renewable energy and the growing role of environmental, social and governance factors in investing. Ms Rainforth holds a first-class honours degree from the University of Cambridge.