Oct 17, 2012

The 17th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas LNG 17 attracts leading world experts and speakers


For Immediate Release

Over 5,000 industry professionals expected to gather and chart the course of LNG in the future

16 October 2012, Houston, Texas - The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry’s top executives and senior decision-makers from major producing and importing countries are confirmed to speak at next year’s largest global gas event.

The 17th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 17), will take place from April 16 – 19, 2013 in Houston, Texas. It is anticipated that LNG 17 will attract approximately 5,000 senior technical, commercial and strategic experts from over 80 countries. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit more than 300 exhibitors, hear from top-level speakers and attend a variety of networking events.

The scope of the program has expanded to cover strategic, commercial and regulatory issues for the first time, with hundreds of industry experts lined up to speak. For the first time, LNG 17 will feature a new Global Strategy Forum and six Spotlight Sessions addressing the most significant trends, challenges and opportunities facing the industry today and in the future.

The Global Strategy Forum has the confirmed participation of Chief Executives from each of the major gas-producing regions, including: Antoni Llardén, President, Enagás; Maria das Graças Silva Foster, CEO, Petrobras; Wang Dongjin, Vice-President, CNPC; Tom Walters, President, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing; Joseph C. Geagea, Corporate Vice-President & President, Chevron Gas & Midstream; Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, Managing Director, RasGas; and Pat Roberts, Managing Director, LNG Worldwide Ltd.

In the Global Outlook for LNG, world-renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Daniel Yergin, will provide the most up-to-date analysis and forecast of trends in the global gas industry, with an emphasis on the role that LNG will play.

At a macro-economic level, Robert Lesnick, Oil and Gas Program Manager, The World Bank will cover The Opportunities for LNG to Stimulate Economic Development looking at how developing countries around the globe face an exciting opportunity to grow in a more carbon friendly manner. He will also address the role of government policy and natural gas-based industrial development and what the positive impacts are on local development.

The spotlight session on the North American LNG Market will cover the implications of North American LNG exports on global dynamics, with three speakers bringing insight and experience from very different parts of the US LNG market. Betsy Spomer, Head of Global LNG, BG Group will look at Gulf Coast imports and exports, Phil Ribbeck, President, Repsol Energy North America will concentrate on Atlantic Coast trade and Janine McArdle, Senior Vice President – Gas Monetisation, Apache Corporation will focus on Canadian West Coast exports.

Joining the line-up of industry luminaries addressing the conference is Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, OAO Gazprom & Director-General, OOO Gazprom Export who is slated to deliver a session on The Role of Russia in the Global LNG Industry. The session will deal with issues surrounding Gazprom’s portfolio optimization and other exciting developments from one of the world’s largest gas producers.

Anders Ekvall, Vice-President LNG Americas, Shell will speak on Upcoming Trends in the Transportation Sector - one of the largest consumers of LNG - while Jean-Marie Dauger, Executive Vice President, GDF Suez will take the stage on Technological Innovation and Infrastructure in the LNG Industry. This includes a preview of new technological infrastructure advances, floating LNG projects and their impact in opening up new markets.

“We have received over 400 abstracts from leading industry professionals, which is the largest number ever submitted for this event. The exclusive conference sessions will consist of formal presentations, which have not been previously delivered, as well as highly focused workshops with topics on market, finance and technology issues related to the industry,” said David Carroll, President and CEO of Gas Technology Institute and President, IGU 2015 – 2018.

“LNG 17 will bring together all the major energy companies in the world to hear from industry experts on current developments, trends and opportunities for LNG in North America and around the world,” said said Larry Borgard, President and COO, Utilities, Integrys Energy Group; Chairman, AGA.

“Natural gas is helping to stimulate economic recovery in the United States and this conference will provide valuable information on potential growth markets like transportation, as well as an understanding of the global demand for natural gas and what that could mean for the United States in the future.”

To register for LNG 17, visit www.lng17.org or email: registration@lng17.org. Save $300 if you register by November 5, 2012.

About LNG 17

Hosted by The American Gas Association, LNG 17 is the only global industry event conducted by the gas industry – three industry organizations are responsible for the event: the International Gas Union, the Gas Technology Institute and the International Institute of Refrigeration