Mr. Yazynin is a coauthor of the Global Crude Oil Markets Short-Term Outlook—a monthly report that anticipates short-term global oil market developments based on the analysis of oil demand and supply, macroeconomics, geopolitics, and the impact of financial markets. He develops the annual Global Oil Supply Cost Curve report, which brings together the analysis of the crude oil production outlook and the latest understanding of upstream investment and cost trends. He also develops S&P Global commentaries on weekly inventories report by the US Energy Information Administration, and on monthly oil market reports by the International Energy Agency.

Before joining Crude Oil Markets team in 2018, he was a part of the Russian and Caspian energy team at S&P Global, analyzing energy sectors of the former Soviet Union countries. Mr. Yazynin joined S&P Global following its acquisition of PFC Energy in 2013, where he was an analyst and consultant with Russian and Caspian Service under the Markets & Country Strategies practice. Prior to this, he held positions in sales and marketing with Samsung Electronics and Electrolux Group in Russia. Mr. Yazynin holds a Master of Science in petroleum systems engineering from the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, and an MBA from Georgetown University.