Natural gas continues to be considered a problem, causing rising greenhouse gas emissions and negatively impacting the environment. Public natural gas utilities have been challenging this and speaking up about the value of the direct use of natural gas, both to the climate and the consumer. This presentation will provide some background on concerns being raised by policy makers and the public, and then, detail the beneficial efforts to push back against those that want to limit fuel choice. Participants will also hear how and encouraged to be a part of this important conversation.

The growth of the global LNG market, U.S. LNG exports, and impact of U.S. LNG on global emissions reductions.

Over the past year, many companies in the upstream and downstream segments have started to adopt a growing number of digital solutions to seek cost cuts through innovation and new technologies. Many are already using data analytics, cloud computing, digital oil fields, digital twins, robotics, automation, predictive maintenance, machine learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Although the gas sector was slower than others to adopt digitalization, now digital disruption and transformation has taken on an urgency. As late as last year, companies were reluctant to hand over their data to a third party cloud provider like Amazon. Now the tide has turned and companies are migrating to the cloud en masse. What does this mean for your business? Are you ready to compete?

Panel of Gas Buyers from market regions across the continent share perspectives on purchasing expectations, as well as outlooks on anticipated impact of current/future market conditions and policy implications.

1. Are you concerned with the legislative push in some states for 100% renewable energy in the near future?

2. With the push for renewable energy, are you considering locking in longer term gas supply and pipeline capacity for those facilities that are natural gas dependent?

3. What effect has Covid had on your product demand and resulting natural gas usage. What steps have you taken to manage?

4. Has your business in the last 12 months witnessed any noticeable load swings or demand shifts within residential, commercial, and industrial usage?

5. Has increasing difficulty in completing pipeline expansion projects affected your strategy around supply sourcing?

6. Do you see current commodity pricing continuing at current levels? Are you employing hedging strategies to lock in current prices?

7. With many oil & gas producers struggling in the current environment, have you made changes to your gas supplier line up?