Education
  • University of New Mexico
    B.S. Chemical Engineering (2012)
Areas of expertise
  • Accident / Incident Investigation
  • Markets & Strategy
  • Technology Assessment
  • Project Feasibility
  • PRISM Refining Industry Modeling and Database
  • Business Interruption & Property Damage Insurance Claims
  • Operations and Maintenance
  • Product Quality
  • LP Planning / Practice
  • Pricing
  • Crude Oil Valuation
Industries
  • Petroleum Refining
  • Chemicals and Petrochemicals

Summary of Experience

Stephen Clark offers over a decade of industry experience specializing in downstream operations. He is skilled in refinery operations, process engineering, strategic planning, process optimization, refinery economic analysis, and commercial supply planning and optimization.

Stephen began his career at CITGO Petroleum Corporation in 2013. After his onboarding assignment as Design and Strategic Planning Engineer, he served as Operations Process Engineer, supporting unit operations and managing turnaround and shutdown activities, including HAZOP reviews. In 2018, Stephen transitioned to an Economic Analyst role, performing refinery economics and supporting supply improvements in crude and feedstock purchases and product sales. In 2019, he joined the CITGO Corporate team as a Refinery Optimizer for their U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest Refineries, focusing on coordination, supply optimization, and economic decisions.

Since joining Baker & O’Brien, Stephen provides support and insights into the refining industry for advisory clients. Stephen has offered expert opinions on product quality, the release of hazardous waste following a chemical explosion within a refinery, and the effects of Storm Uri on the petrochemical industry. He also advises clients in the areas of product quality banks, red flag analysis, economic impact assessment of gasoline standards, refinery survivability analysis, and the economic analysis of production cost for refined products. He maintains PRISMTM U.S. refining database, Baker & O’Brien’s proprietary refining model service, which provides insight into the performance of the U.S. refining fleet and industry for our data services and advisory clients.

Previous Experience

2013-2024: CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Refinery Optimizer
Economic Analyst
Operation Process Engineer
Design and Strategic Planning Engineer

2008-2013: Center for High Technology Materials
Graduate and Senior Undergraduate Research Assistant