• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Gordon Huddleston

Aethon Energy

President & Partner

Mr. Huddleston is President and Partner of Aethon Energy, a leading private investment firm focused on acquiring, operating and developing onshore energy assets across North America. He leads corporate strategy and chairs Aethon’s investment committee, having played a critical role in Aethon’s early expansion into the Haynesville Basin, investments in sustainable energy solutions, and advocacy for net-zero natural gas as a key driver of the energy transition. After working in investment banking, Huddleston joined Aethon in 2007 to focus on the monetization of Aethon I. He has been instrumental in raising capital to support Aethon’s vertically integrated upstream and midstream investments for Aethon II, Aethon United and Aethon III, representing more than $7 billion of invested capital since he joined. Huddleston is a fourth-generation investor and developer of energy resources, but also draws on diverse investment experience in distressed real estate and credit assets, multifamily real estate development, and downstream refinery assets. He also served as a board director of Silvermet (TSX Venture: SYI), a minerals processing business that is now part of Global Atomic Corporation (TSX: GLO). He currently serves as a Board Director of Veritex Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: VBTX) including its Audit, Asset-Liability and Information Security committees, and as a member of the Dallas Wildcat Committee and ADAM Energy Forum. Previously, he served on the Dallas Council of the Maguire Energy Institute at the SMU Cox School of Business. Mr. Huddleston earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science from Vanderbilt University, and is an active supporter of Café Momentum and The Folds of Honor.

Sessions With Gordon Huddleston

Monday, 18 March

  • 11:50am - 12:30pm (CST) / 18/mar/2024 04:50 pm - 18/mar/2024 05:30 pm

    North American Oil and Gas: Growth, profits and decarbonization

    Upstream Oil & Gas

    North America’s oil and gas revolution has consistently outperformed expectations over the past decade. It has provided massive supply growth for consumers and record profits for stakeholders— although never both at the same time. And while the industry has made progress on “easy” emissions reductions, the next tranche of decarbonization will require larger-scale action. Can the industry deliver growth, profits and lower emissions over the next 10 years? How will the sector overcome infrastructure hurdles to move the molecules from the resources to the customers? After a decade of rapid growth, is the sector moving into a new phase focused on improving efficiency and delivering more value from its operations?”