Books, Published and Unpublished Articles, Reports and Dissertations (Selected):
Chapter in Book: Yardımcı, O., İktisat Politikası (Economic Policy), Chapter 16: Enerji Politikası (Energy Policy), Nobel, 2022.
Co-Editor of a Book, Chapters in a Book (Turkish on Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering):
Chapters:
Yardımcı O., Tugan, M.F, 2020, Bölüm 1: Petrol ve Doğal Gaz Endüstrisi, Mühendislik Eğitimi, Çalışma Alanları ve Koşulları (Translation: Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry, Engineering Education, Working Areas and Conditions), pp.1-16.
Yardımcı O., 2020, Bölüm 9: Petrol ve Doğal Gaz Ekonomisi, Ticareti, Arama ve Üretim Kontratları (Translation: Economics of Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry, Trading, Exploration and Production Contracts), pp.247-292.
Chapter in Book: Yardımcı, O.,
M.B. Karan. Energy Economy, Finance and Geostrategy, Chapter 4: Effectiveness of Regulation: An
Investigation of the Turkish Natural Gas Distribution Market,
Springer, 2018.
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Unpublished Article: Yardımcı, O., Kapasite Piyasası Nedir/Ne Değildir? (Capacity Market: What's / What's not), November 2017.
Unpublished Article: Yardımcı, O., Çapa Etkisi, Petrol Kontratları: WTI Petrol'ün Ocak Ayı Kontratı Sizce Dün Ne Kadar Fiyattan İşlem Gördü? (Anchoring Effect Experiment: Oil Contracts), October 2017.
Dissertation
(Ph.D.): Yardımcı, O., Effectiveness of Regulation: An Investigation of the Turkish Natural Gas Distribution Sector, June 2016.
Chapter in Book:
Yardımcı, O., M.B. Karan. Energy Technology and Valuation Issues, Chapter 9:
Efficiency and Service Quality Analyses of the Natural Gas Distribution
Companies: A Case Study of Turkey, Springer, 2015.
May 2009.
Other:
Other Teaching Experiences (Selected)
- Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA), Summer School, Energy Transition in Turkey, Budapest, Hungary, June 2023.
- Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) and Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA), Training on Regulation in Energy Transition, Energy Transition in Turkey, Budapest, Hungary, May 2023.
- Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA), Advanced Training Course: Price Regulation & Tariffs, Coordinator of the Case Study: Price Regulation of the Natural Gas Sector in Turkey, Budapest, Hungary, February 2012, March 2013.
- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Department of Business Administration, Undergraduate Elective Course: OPT-212: Oil and Gas Law, 2017-2018 Academic Year Summer School, Chengdu, China.
- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Global Academy, New Trends in the Energy Sector, July 2018, Chengdu, China.
- Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA), 1st ERRA Educational Workshop, Overview of new technologies possibly affecting energy regulation; Regulatory roles and economic incentives for innovation, Budapest, Hungary, September 2018.
- Bilkent University, Department of International Relations, Undergraduate Elective Course: IR-4129: Oil and Gas Law, 2017-2018 Academic Year Spring Semester, 2018-2019 Academic Year Fall Semester, Ankara, Turkey.
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Law, Graduate Elective Course: EEH-632: Basic Concepts of Energy Economics, Financing of Energy Investments and Economics of Regulation, 2017-2018 Academic Year Spring Semester, Ankara, Turkey.
- Middle East Technical University, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Undergraduate Must Course: PETE-411, Petroleum Property Valuation, 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Semester, 2018-2019 Academic Year Fall Semester, Ankara, Turkey.
- Bilkent University, MA Program in Energy Economics, Policy & Security, Graduate Elective Course: EEPS-513, Oil and Gas Law, Graduate Elective Course: EEPS-526, Economics of Regulation and Financing of Energy Investments, 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Semester, Ankara, Turkey.
- Institute for Energy Markets and Policies, 3rd Euroasia Energy Summer School, Economics of Regulation, July, 2017, Ankara, Turkey.
- Institute for Energy
Markets and Policies, 2nd Euroasia Energy Summer School, Economics of
Regulation, July, 2016, Izmir, Turkey.
- Union of Turkish Bar
Associations, Turkey Energy Market
Training for the Lawyers, May 2013, Ankara, Turkey.
- Euroforum, Energy Market
Trading and Risk Management, Natural Gas
Value Chain from Source to Market, February 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Society of Energy
Professionals, Natural Gas Market Access
and Trade Training Programme, Tariff,
November 2012, Ankara, Turkey.
- Energy Regulators
Regional Association (ERRA), Advanced Training Course: Price Regulation &
Tariffs, Coordinator of the Case Study:
Price Regulation of the Natural Gas Sector in Turkey, Budapest, Hungary,
February 2012, March 2013.
- Instructor
of EMRA Job Promotion Courses, 2010-2011, Ankara, Turkey.
- Izmir
University of Economics, Workshop Program, 2010, Izmir, Turkey.
Dissertations Supervised by Dr. YARDIMCI
- Aysun KORUCAN, Expertise Dissertation of Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Capacity Mechanisms on Electricity Market, December 2019.
- Ümit AYGÜN, Expertise Dissertation of Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Natural Gas Hub in Turkey, September 2017.
- Canan KANDEMİR, Expertise Dissertation of Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Regulatory Accounting System for the Natural Gas Distribution Companies, April 2012.
- İsa Ömer IŞIKDOĞAN, Expertise Dissertation of Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Service Quality of the Electricity Distribution Companies and the Effects on the Tariffs, April 2012.
Conference & Panel
Speeches (Selected)
- Invited as a Speaker: Bilkent University, Energy Policy Research Center, Oil and Gas in 21th Century, January 2021, Virtual Meeting.
- Invited as a Speaker: KTO Karatay University, Online Talks, Energy Sector Trends, January 2021, Virtual Meeting.
- Moderator and Discussant: Kadir Has University, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD), Graduate Student Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development, December 2020, Virtual Conference.
- Convenor and Co-Chair: Oxford Talks, Black Sea Gas: Economic and Geopolitical Implications, November 2020, Oxford, UK.
- Invited as a Speaker: Kadir Has University, Online Energy Talks, 2020 Oil Collapse, May 2020, Virtual Meeting.
- Invited as a Speaker: Chamber of Petroleum Engineers, Turkey, Oil Price Collapse, May 2020, Virtual Meeting.
- Panelist: Oxford Talks, Energy Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean, February 2020, Oxford, UK.
- Invited as a Speaker: SPE Batman University Student Chapter, Turkey Oil and Gas Market, November 2019, Virtual Meeting.
- Invited as a Speaker: SPE METU Student Chapter, Turkey Oil and Gas Market, November 2019, Ankara, Turkey.
- Invited as a Speaker: SPE Turkey Section, Rights and Obligations between the Sovereign Country and the Foreign Investor, October 2019, Ankara, Turkey.
- Invited as a Speaker: ERRA Joint Meeting of the Licensing/Competition and Tariff/Pricing Committee, Overview of new technologies possibly affecting energy regulation; Regulatory roles and economic incentives for innovation, 2018, Antalya, Turkey.
- Invited as a Jury: Kadir Has University, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD), Graduate Student Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development, May 2018, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Invited as a Panelist: 50th Anniversary of Middle East Technical University, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Petroleum Engineering Education: Past-Present-Future, January 2018, Ankara, Turkey.
- 6th
Multinational Energy and Value Conference, Effectiveness
of Regulation: An Investigation of the Turkish Natural Gas Distribution Market,
May 2017, Guzelyurt, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
- Invited as a
Speaker: Karadeniz
Technical University – First Technology Summit, Energy Notes, 4 April 2017, Trabzon, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Panelist: Small-Mid Scale LNG Summit, Panel Session “Opportunities for LNG in Turkey: Current Supply Chain. Current Supply
Structure. Drivers for the Developing Market in LNG. Obstacles and Projections
for the Future of Smaller Scale LNG", 20 - 22 October 2014, Houston,
Texas, USA.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: Azerbaijan and Caspian Sea Oil & Gas Week 2013, Turkey Oil and Gas Market, 11-13
November 2013, Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Invited as a
Panelist: IV International Black Sea Economic Forum, Panel Session "An Outlook for Gas Supply in the Black
Sea Region by 2020. Will Russia Remain the Key Regional Gas Supplier? The
Bosphorus: the Window of Opportunities or Closed Doors for the Liquefied Natural
Gas? When to Expect the Advent of Shale and Tight Gas?”, October 2013,
Crimea, Ukraine.
- Invited as a
Panelist: Global Gas Opportunities Summit, Regulatory Panel Discussion "Developments in the Gas Industry
Worldwide”, October 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: Small-Mid Scale LNG Summit, Small-Mid Scale Networks: An Exploration of Applicability in the
Turkish Market, June 2013, Amsterdam, Netherland.
- 8th Annual
Silk Road Conference, Panel Discussion, Turkey:
A Rapidly Expanding Energy Hub, May 2013, Chicago, USA.
- 4th
Multinational Energy and Value Conference, Efficiency
and Service Quality Analysis of the Turkish Natural Gas Distribution Companies,
May 2013, Chicago, USA.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: CIS
Oil and Gas Transportation 14th Annual Meeting, LNG Revolution & The Role of Turkey, October 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: Small
Scale LNG Forum, Turkish LNG Market:
Regulation for Promotion?, October 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Speaker: Society
of Energy Professionals – Energy Talks,
Turkey Natural Gas Market Tariff Applications, October 2012, Ankara, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: 5th
Annual Balkan Energy and Finance Forum, The
Effects of Recent Developments in the LNG Market on the Relationship Between
Oil and Natural Gas Prices, June 2012, Belgrade, Serbia.
- Invited as a
Conference Speaker: International
Congress on Energy and Politics, Tariff
Applications, April 2012, Antalya, Turkey.
- European Gas Conference,
The Relationship Between Oil and Natural
Gas Prices, LNG Role and the Impact on the European Market, 2012, Vienna, Austria.
- Management and Economy
Science Conference, 2011, Izmir, Turkey.
- 17th International
Energy & Environment Fair and Conference, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 16th International
Energy & Environment Fair and Conference, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Invited as a
Speaker: METU
Society of Petroleum Engineering, Graduation Dialogue, 2008, Ankara, Turkey.
Interviews and Media Appearances (Selected)
Latest Youtube Links (2019-2021):
Video Podcast @ ERRA: Innovation and Regulation, September 2018.
News @ Natural Gas World: Energy Cooperation in the History of Turkish-Russian Relations, July
2015.
News @ Enerji
Enstitüsü: Hidrolik Çatlatma Yöntemine Yönelik Olarak
ABD'de Getirilen Yeni Düzenlemeler (Recent U.S. Regulations Regarding to the
Hydraulic Fracturing), March 2015.
News @ Enerji
Enstitüsü: Yemen’de Yaşanan Gelişmeler, March 2015.
News @
Enerji Panorama, TENVA: Doğalgaz
Dağıtım Şirketlerinde Verimlilik ve Hizmet Kalitesi İlişkisi, September
2014.
http://www.tenva.org/enerji-panorama/
Interview @
Enerji IQ: EPDK'dan Doğalgaz Dağıtım Şirketlerine Yönelik Tarife
Revizyonu Kararı, 14 August 2014.
http://www.ceenenerji.com/
News @
EPPEN: Doğalgaz Dağıtım Şirketlerinin Tarifelerinde Revizyon
Düzenlemesi, August 2014.
http://www.eppen.org/index.php?sayfa=Yorumlar&link=&makale=129
Interview @
E-World: April 2014.
Interview @
Enerji IQ: Doğalgaz Dağıtım
İhaleleri Dağıtım Bedellerinde İndirim İmkanı Sağladı, 22 November
2013.
http://www.ceenenerji.com/
Interview @
Global Energy Profs: On the Job Interview, October 2013.
TV Interview @
the National Public Broadcaster of Turkey, TRT, October 2013.
News @
Platts: Turkish Gas Consumption to Reach
47.6 Billion cu m/yr This Year, 1 October 2013.
News @
Natural Gas World: "Crazy
Project" Can Accelerate The LNG Revolution, November 2012.
News @
Gas Strategies: New Storage
Facilities Vital to Turkey’s Energy Aspirations, October 2012.
Trainings Attended
(Selected)
- International
Energy Agency (IEA) Training, Energy Essentials for Decision Makers, 08 - 12
April 2013, Paris, France.
- IEA, Energy
Security Introductory Course, 04 - 05 April 2013, Paris, France.
- Ankara University, Energy
Diplomacy Certificate Program, February 2012, Ankara, Turkey.
- ERRA, Advanced Training
Course: Price Regulation & Tariffs, 02 – 05 November 2010, Budapest,
Hungary.
- Accounting Course, 19-20
July 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.
- ERRA, E-learning Course
on Price Regulation and Tariffs, February 2007 – April 2007.
- General Electric Day
(attended as a METU representative), April 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.
- SPE Student Chapter
Training, (attended as a chairman of the SPE Turkey student chapter), 2003,
Torino, Italy.
Membership of Professional Bodies
Member of Middle East Technical University Alumni Association (Cont.)
Member of Chamber of Petroleum Engineers, Turkey (Cont.), Board Member (2015)
Member of Energy Experts Society, Turkey (Cont.), Board Member (2010 - 2012)
Chairman of Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE) METU Student
Chapter (2003 – 2004)
Honors and Awards
Championship
award, METU debate contest (2004)
Best ranked instructor, engineering faculty of METU (Fall 2017)
Jean Monnet Scholar (EU, 2019)
Eisenhower Fellow (USA, 2023)
Contact Information:
E-Mail : oyardimci@epdk.gov.tr / okany@metu.edu.tr / okanyardimci@gmail.com