Shania Esmeralda Manaloe, Anis Zhafran, and Muhammad Zaidan

Shania Esmeralda Manaloe is a Research Analyst at the ASEAN Centre for Energy, working under the Fossil Fuel, Hydrocarbon, and Minerals Department. Her work entails leading programmes and conducting research on methane emissions management in ASEAN’s energy sector.

Aside from methane initiatives, she is also leading the development of the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement and conducts regional engagement with the ASEAN Council on Petroleum, comprising of the 10 major national oil and gas companies in ASEAN.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in international and European Law and a master’s degree in Energy and Climate Law from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, where she undertook research on the law and role of transit in the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline. 

Anis Zhafran is a Research Analyst at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), where he works within the Fossil Fuels, Hydrocarbon, and Minerals (FOM) department. His research focuses on the role of critical minerals, clean coal technologies, and methane abatement in balancing ASEAN’s energy transition and supply security. He has contributed to key regional publications such as Coal Mine Methane Emissions Largely Overlooked in ASEAN the Scoping Methane Emissions in ASEAN's Oil and Gas Sector, and Harvesting Carbon: Exploring BECCS as a Climate Solution for ASEAN.

Muhammad Zaidan is an Environmental Engineering graduate from Institut Teknologi Bandung and currently works as a Research Assistant in the Fossil Fuel, Hydrocarbon, and Critical Minerals Department at the ASEAN Centre for Energy. He supports research, data processing, and visualisation on fossil fuels and methane, with a focus on his thesis on OGMP 2.0-based methane accounting. His experience includes developing greenhouse gas inventories, obtaining technical emissions approvals for nickel smelters and coal-fired power plants, assisting in teaching solid waste management, and engaging in oil and gas upstream waste management projects.