London, January 04, 2024: The 20th Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition will return to Louisiana, moving from Lake Charles to New Orleans, from January 16-19, 2024. 

The 20th Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition, formerly known as the Americas LNG & Gas Summit & Exhibition, will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 16-19, 2024. 
The Summit will bring together senior LNG leaders from across the global value chain to define the critical role LNG, natural gas and hydrogen will play in delivering energy security, economic stability, and the ongoing drive for decarbonization. A core component of the Summit is the expanding Leaders of Tomorrow Program that invites university students to submit essays focused on the conference agendas. All entrants will gain access to the Summit and winners will win internships at global companies, Bechtel Corporation and Worley. 

Companies attending the Summit include ABB, Air Liquide, Bechtel, bp, Centrica, Cheniere, Commonwealth LNG, Energy Transfer, Gail, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., PetroChina, Shell, Total Energies, Uniper, United States Department of Energy and Worley. 

We are pleased to announce our partners, including our Platinum Sponsor Commonwealth LNG, Gold Sponsors ABB and TMEIC, and Silver Sponsors Bechtel and Worley to the Summit. Join the Americas Summit & Exhibition where these global industry leaders showcase innovations and deliver insights to a global audience of senior energy professionals.  

“Commonwealth LNG is pleased to once again be a Platinum Sponsor of Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition. We appreciate the many key relationships that have evolved from past editions of this conference and trust that its 20-year anniversary will attract an even more diverse group of energy industry leaders.” Paul Varello, Executive Chairman, Commonwealth LNG 

“Bechtel is proud to be attending the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition and Leaders of Tomorrow program, where we not only represent the thousands of professionals on the U.S Gulf Coast who are safely building and expanding our customers' world-class LNG facilities, but also demonstrating our unwavering commitment to the communities where we live and work,” said Walker Kimball, Senior Vice President – Bechtel Energy. 

The Summit has three conference streams focusing on LNG, natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, including a Technical Conference featuring in-depth presentations and analysis on over 12 different topics related to the energy industry. The Strategic Conference will cover the entire LNG value chain at this crucial stage in its evolution, with discussions on demand growth in Asia, Europe's supply gap, FIDs in North America and elsewhere, as well as an in-depth overview of the current geopolitical outlook, helping participants make informed decisions to shape their commercial strategy for 2024.  

The Hydrogen Conference, co-hosted with TMEIC, focusses on a broad range of business-critical topics on how the industry will develop and flourish in the Americas and globally. Topics include hydrogen production and storage, investment and government incentives (IRA/BIL), hydrogen hubs, logistics and mobility, ammonia challenges, carbon capture, hydrogen fuel cells, leadership, and safety amongst others. 

The Technical Conference offers a platform for professionals to showcase their latest findings, solutions and innovations to the energy industries’ most pressing challenges. Topics include:  

• Gas processing, liquefaction and regasification 
• New developments in hydrogen and hydrogen storage
• (ammonia, pressure vessels, and other methods) 
• Decarbonization and GHG emissions reductions 
• Carbon capture, utilization and storage 
• Digitalization, automation, AI and cybersecurity developments in the energy industry 
• Gas transmission, pipelines & distribution 
• Developing talent strategies in energy 
• Health, safety, security and environment in energy projects 
• Small-scale gas and LNG infrastructure 
• LNG facilities routine maintenance and turn-arounds 
• Coastal environment & restoration synergies with the energy sector 

The 20th edition of the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition is the leading platform for trusted insight, expertise, and analysis, supporting the global LNG, natural gas and hydrogen value chains in the region. The event will convene over 3,000 visitors and 150 speakers from 40 countries and offer four days of conference sessions, a fully CPD accredited Masterclass, senior-level networking, coffee breaks, lunches and drinks receptions, as well as the 2024 Americas Energy Summit Awards Evening.  

Speakers at this year’s event include:  

E. Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
H.E. Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador – Canada
Paul Varello, Founder & Executive Chairman, Commonwealth LNG
Walker Kimball, Senior Vice President, Bechtel Corporation
Amy Chen Davis, Vice President, Energy Transfer
Mallik Angalakudati, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Utilities, Washington Gas (A WGL Company)
Keith Shoemaker, Senior Vice President Commercial, EQT Corporation
Paul Sullivan, Senior Vice President – Global LNG & FLNG, Worley
Carlos Wheelock, Head of Americas LNG, Vitol
Anand Jha, Global Sales Leader – Chemical, Oil & Gas, ABB
Edward Kelly, Vice President, Americas Gas and Power Consulting, S&P Global
Martin Mayer, Vice President LNG – Low Carbon Solutions, McDermott International Ltd.
Steven Borsos, Vice President LNG, Fluor
Michael T. McNamara, Vice President Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation
Najla Jamoussi, Director of Global Fundamentals and Corporate Research, Cheniere Energy Inc.
Stuart Page, Senior Consultant – Loan Programs Office (LPO), United States Department of Energy (DoE)
Manish Khera, Vice President Commercial & Operations, GAIL Global USA Inc.
Eiji Yanagawa, President & CEO, Mitsui & Co, Energy Marketing and Services (USA) Inc
Stefan Rolle, Head of Energy Policy Department, German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Mark Aufmuth, Managing Director, Low Carbon & Cross Commodity Origination, BP
Justin Brady, Director – Commercial, LNG & Low Carbon, Chesapeake Energy
Jason Lanclos, Director, Department of Natural Resources, State of Louisiana
Ajay Singh, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Madeline Jowdy, Global Head, LNG Consulting, S&P Global
Antonio Miranda, Head of LNG Bunkering, Naturgy
Nacho de Miguel, Head of Alternative Fuels & Sustainability, Peninsula
Sentho White, Director for the National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety, United States Department of Transportation, PHMSA
Daisuke Harada, Project Director – Research and Analysis Department, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
Jouni Liimatta, Head of Trading & Optimizing, Gasum
Ignacio Castro Foulkes, Director, Commercial Transactions, Invenergy
Ulrika Wising, Senior Vice President Energy Transition, Vallourec
Manish Verma, Chief Business Development Specialist, TMEIC
Leopoldo Gomez, VP – Global Infrastructure Finance, Citi Group
Ryan Harty, Division Lead, Sustainability Development, American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Hugo Wagner, Lead Strategic Technology Partnerships, Airbus
Urbano Troncoso Perez, VP of Structured Finance – Global Hydrogen Lead, Santander Bank
Crystal Farmer, Program Manager for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) – Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)
Frank Wolak, President & CEO, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA)
Dolf Gielen, Senior Energy Economist, World Bank
Elizabeth Kocs, Senior Manager, GTI Energy
Fanny Charrier, Director – Hydrogen Americas Coordinator, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking
Daniel Charette, Chief Operation Officer, Charbone

We look forward to welcoming attendees to a vibrant and industry-leading event in New Orleans this January to drive industry transformation, lasting business connections and collaborations to propel the global strive for decarbonization. Register for your delegate pass here.

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MEDIA REGISTRATION

Media registration is now open. You can register to attend the 20^th Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition here.  

Note: media registration is open to editors, publishers, journalists, and those who can show proof of working for or with a recognized media outlet, or as an accredited freelance journalist. All registrations will be reviewed, and the event organizer reserves the right to refuse admission if an individual does not meet the required media criteria.  

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