Frederik Smits van Oyen, VP Marketing & Origination, Cheniere
After graduating from university I got the opportunity to do an international traineeship with Shell. I spent three months in Africa and was exposed to the many interesting aspects of this exciting industry. I never looked back…
Bob Orr, Senior Partner, Oliver Wyman
As a business consultant growing up, I spent time in several different industries before landing in oil – or at least landing in fuels as was the case for me.
William Waggoner, CEO, Mexico Petroleum Company
I am the CEO of Mexico Petroleum Company, which simply means that I am the guy that makes sure the vision becomes the reality. Our management team, which is beyond comparison to any other in the industry, makes my job achievable.
Michael Lawson, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Being able to collaborate with the leaders of this industry to ultimately unlock new opportunities for our clients and promote innovation, development and growth in the oil & gas sector.
Keith Collins, CEO, Vestigo Petroleum
I foresee that 2016 and 17 will be tough years for the industry so our key focus areas will be to maintain the balance between revenue and cost and only invest in projects that generate near term free cashflow.
Nobuyuki Higashi, Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning, INPEX
Growing gas market in Asia. New business model for flexible trade supported by the competitive supply sources is the key. Industrial collaboration to create the gas value chain in emerging countries may be essential.
Brian Pye, VP Global Business Development, Sales & Marketing, LR Senergy, Indonesia
The catalyst behind the move was undoubtedly the way late 2014’s crash in commodity prices forced us to re-assess and rationalize the commercial prospects for certain business lines.
Paul Ebdale, CEO, Mitra Energy
Our current focus at Mitra is on getting to first production with the gas discoveries that have been made in the Malay Basin in Vietnam.
Carl Lakey, Co-CEO & COO, AAG Energy Holdings
AAG is the leading independent CBM producer in China, focus on the development and value optimization of unconventional gas resources to supply clean energy to the Chinese economy.
Toby Pierce, Chief Executive Officer, TAG Oil Ltd.
Our biggest priority today is managing our business through low commodity prices and strategically positioning the company for the next upcycle.
Andrew Seck, Head, LNG (Asia), Uniper Energy
Grow my company’s presence in Asia both in terms of trading of energy and securing associated investments in energy infrastructure.
Rao Abdullah, Vice President, APAC, Halliburton
I firmly believe that true integration and collaboration between operators and service companies is one of the largest opportunities we have and one that is required to really improve productivity at lower costs.