• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Zhi Xin Chong

S&P Global

Associate Director, South and Southeast Asia, Gas, Power and Energy Futures

Chong Zhi Xin is a Director of S&P Global, based in Singapore. He leads our emerging market team covering natural gas and LNG in South Asia and Southeast Asia. His focus is on understanding supply, demand and pricing outlooks. A recognized LNG expert, he has spoken at numerous conferences and his views are routinely sought by major media publications. Prior to joining S&P Global, he was the Principal Analyst in Wood Mackenzie. He has also worked as a Policy Analyst at the Energy Market Authority. He was featured as the anchor speaker for a CNBC documentary on Sustainable Energy. Zhi Xin holds a Bachelor of Business Management Cum Laude Degree with the Singapore Management University.

Sessions With Zhi Xin Chong

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Asia Gas in a World of Transition
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    As the public demand for a low carbon pathway increases, markets in Asia are slowly responding. China, South Korea, and Thailand have moved to increase their shares of natural gas at the expense of coal. Even Vietnam, which traditionally has relied heavily on coal, is taking steps to build up its gas infrastructure. As global LNG supply continues to grow, the need to find new markets is increasingly pressing. However, LNG contracting activity remains predominantly in its traditional markets of China, Japan, and South Korea. If low LNG prices are not enough to incentivize new demand, what else can be done? As other gas markets across Asia also undergo market liberalization, what are companies doing to prepare themselves for this challenge?