Pivoting on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Robert Lesnick – International Petroleum Sector Specialist

Willem Bloem – Independent Consultant to the Energy Industry

Abstract 

Just over a decade ago the USA was expected to be the cornerstone buyer for several international LNG projects.  Today it is poised to be among the largest LNG exporting countries in the world: where first LNG liftings left Sabine Pass in early 2016, by the end of this year the US is set to be the third LNG exporter in the world, after Australia and Qatar.  What has changed and what do these new natural gas exports mean for the US upstream and midstream industry?

About the Speakers

Robert Lesnick is an oil and gas consultant to private sector and government ministries seeking to develop natural gas infrastructure projects. Rob retired from the World Bank in 2013 as head of the Oil and Gas Policy Advisory group where he helped government clients in developing countries. Prior to this he had over 30 years’ experience in Private sector, of which 20 years were in international project development.  

Willem Bloem is an Independent Advisor to the Energy Industry. He has recently finished an assignment for Schlumberger where he was responsible for developing upstream alliances in Asia Pacific. His prior experience includes 14 years at Shell, 9 years at Petrofac and 2 years at Lundin Petroleum, in various international assignments ranging from technical roles in Engineering and Operations, to commercial roles in M&A, Corporate Finance, LNG Business Development and Country Management.