A Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with 17+ years in oil and gas consulting, Manisha serves as Carbon Advisory Consultant on strategic energy transition initiatives at Wood, which she joined less than one year ago. She brings a multidisciplinary approach to decarbonizing the oil and gas sector, placing hydrogen at the centre of sustainable transformation. Her work spans H2 fuel substitution, retrofitting gas-fired systems, integrating green and blue hydrogen into refinery operations, supporting carbon capture in blue hydrogen projects, and developing roadmaps for low-carbon hydrogen solutions. With expertise in energy efficiency and emissions mitigation, her experience covers process design, decarbonization, energy efficiency, and optimization across refining, oil & gas processing, and petrochemical sectors. Recognized for bridging technical insight with policy and commercial viability, she is passionate about driving hydrogen as a practical, scalable solution for decarbonizing heavy industries.