About Enkon

Amol Wayangankar is the Founder and Principal of Enkon Energy Advisors and brings over 23 years of experience in market and commercial advisory across natural gas, LNG, and NGL markets. He has advised on a wide range of domestic and international energy infrastructure transactions, including asset valuations, commercial due diligence, feasibility studies, and contract negotiations supporting project developers, lenders, energy companies, and investors. His expertise spans upstream and midstream assets, including gas storage, pipelines, terminals, and processing facilities, as well as LNG import/export project development and structuring. Amol also has experience in fuel procurement strategies for power and industrial projects and in commercial structuring and negotiations across NGL markets. Prior to founding Enkon, he held senior roles advising C-suite executives on market strategy, investment opportunities, and business development. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Sardar Patel University.

John has over 40 years of experience in the energy industry and most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer of Encino Energy from 2017 until its sale to EOG in 2025, where he led commercial strategy for gas, oil, and NGL marketing, as well as midstream development and related negotiations. Prior to Encino, he served as COO and CEO of Southcross Energy and as President of NiSource Midstream, helping establish operations in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, and has held senior leadership roles at Enterprise Products, Gulfterra Energy Partners, and El Paso Field Services. A Texas A&M graduate and former U.S. Army officer, he has also been active in industry and academic organizations, serving in leadership and board roles with groups including the Texas Pipeline Association, Marcellus Shale Coalition, and the Texas A&M Petroleum Ventures program.

Kush Thakkar is an Operations Research Analyst at Enkon with 10+ years of combined experience in power generation, EPC, Compressed Natural Gas, RINS market & project management. Kush has domain knowledge in data mining, operations research, statistics & demand forecast planning. At Enkon, Kush focuses on midstream gas and NGL projects in support of financing, acquisition, and project development. Kush is also assisting in the development of granular well-level production forecasts for various shale plays in the U.S. Prior to joining Enkon, Kush worked with India’s largest private power producer in the capacity of a Senior Engineer to improve processes, turbine data analytics, publish operations & maintenance procedures and implement CMMS. Kush holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

Connor Pence is an energy finance professional with a strong analytical foundation and experience across both banking and energy consulting sectors. Currently an Analyst at Enkon Energy Advisors in Houston, Connor supports clients with data-driven insights and financial analysis in the dynamic energy space. Prior to this, he served as a Commercial Credit Analyst at Amarillo National Bank, where he specialized in strategic thinking, rate design, and credit assessment. Connor also previously worked with Enkon as a Research Analyst, developing key skills in market research and economic modeling. His background reflects a passion for solving complex problems at the intersection of finance, strategy, and energy markets.

Rhoda Kolapo is a Senior Energy Market Analyst with over seven years of experience in LNG and natural gas infrastructure advisory, with a focus on commercial analysis, gas-to-power solutions, and LNG project development. She supports domestic and international LNG projects through market assessments and development strategies that inform investment decisions and long-term project positioning. Rhoda has contributed to the early-stage structuring of a greenfield LNG project in Nigeria, supporting commercial structuring, stakeholder coordination, and collaboration with OEMs to align technology with economic and regulatory requirements, providing experience in gas monetization strategies and infrastructure development.

Andrea Linares is an Energy Market Analyst at Enkon Energy Advisors, supporting client engagements across natural gas, NGL, and broader energy markets. Her work has focused on market power study engagements, contributing to market analysis, data evaluation, and insights that support regulatory and commercial decision-making. She also supports research on market fundamentals across the energy value chain. Prior to joining Enkon, Andrea interned with Repsol as a Trading Compliance and Regulatory Intern, supporting natural gas trading through regulatory analysis and market research. She holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Economics from Texas A&M University, College Station.

Palak Singh is an Energy Market Analyst at Enkon Energy Advisors, specializing in quantitative modeling and analytical support across the energy value chain. She has contributed to a wide array of oil and gas projects, including LNG export market assessments, gas storage feasibility studies, NGL market analyses, gas pipeline customer segmentation, and competitive evaluations of crude terminal infrastructure. Ms. Singh brings a strong analytical foundation to her work, blending economic insight with data-driven research to support strategic, actionable decision-making. She earned her Master’s in Quantitative Economics from UCLA, where she focused on econometric modeling and forecasting, and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi. At Enkon, she leverages her academic training to tackle real-world energy market challenges

Siddhant Kulkarni is an Energy Market Analyst at Enkon Energy Advisors, where he analyzes power and natural gas markets, develops NGL & Crude Oil reports, and delivers data-driven insights to support client strategy and investment decisions. Previously, he has gained experience in energy policy research at Payne Institute for Public Policy, with a focus on long-term risk mitigation and financial management of carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects (CCUS), as well as the viability of Hydrogen technology. He holds a Master’s degree in Mineral and Energy Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Symbiosis School of Economics.