• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Terrell Benke

S&P Global

Research & Analysis Executive Director

Terrell Benke is an Executive Director in the Global LNG group of S&P Global. Her responsibilities include leading the research and management of the S&P Global LNG retainers which span the entire value chain and include real-time cargo level trade to long-term forecasts. Ms. Benke’s expertise includes competitive strategy analysis of the major players in the global gas industry with a particular emphasis on risk analysis of the LNG value chain, value chain modeling, and supply-side fundamentals. Prior to joining S&P Global through its acquisition of PFC Energy, she managed the gas subscriptions practice at PFC Energy for eight years. Prior to that, Ms. Benke worked in various capacities in the energy industry including developing analytic, strategic, and commercial expertise in LNG at Chevron and El Paso Corporation. While at Enron and Resources for the Future, she held commercial and analytic roles in the deregulating electricity business. Ms. Benke holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Sessions With Terrell Benke

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Global LNG: Seeking producer & buyer alignment

    Panel Gas

    The liquefaction investment impasse has been broken, and there is a growing likelihood that the LNG market is now headed for a new investment surge. Buyers have an abundance of supply options, and projects seeking third-party contracting will need to offer terms that address buyers’ underlying issues of demand uncertainty, deregulation, and creditworthiness. However, suppliers’ constraints need to be addressed, too, including cost structure and business model risk. What are key uncertainties faced by buyers in this market environment? How can suppliers best address buyers’ uncertainties through contracting terms? What advantages do aggregators have in achieving buyer alignment?