Her recent research focus is on Eastern Mediterranean gas competition and pipeline diplomacy, as well as Egypt gas pricing. She has acted as an expert witness on Egypt's gas export policy at the London Court of International Arbitration. She is also engaged in advisory work for E&P companies on a range of issues including North Africa, Israel, Cyprus and Lebanon new entry, contract disputes, energy policy risks and asset evaluations. Her previous experience includes time as the MENA lead at the International Energy Agency, research at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as Global Insight, an IHS Markit (Now a part of S&P Global) acquisition.

Catherine is a graduate of St Hugh's College, Oxford University and holds an MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. She is currently studying for an LLM in Oil & Gas Law at the University of Aberdeen.