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

Tetsuhiro Hosono

JOGMEC

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Tetsuhiro Hosono has currently served as Chairman & CEO, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) since April 2018. Prior to joining JOGMEC, he spent a significant part of his career at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI). In the energy policy field, he has various positions including Director General of Natural Resources and Fuel Department; Deputy Commissioner, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, and Commissioner, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. Under his direction, JOGMEC has further strengthened its focus on securing natural resources and energy towards a stable and sustainable energy society.

Sessions With Tetsuhiro Hosono

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 10:25am - 11:15am (CST) / -

    Plenary - Energy Transition and the Future of LNG

    The share of LNG in world energy supply has grown and will continue to grow in the coming years. Recently, this growth has been dramatic. Across the world, LNG developments are being led by international majors, national oil and gas companies, and independents. While the current consumer appetite for gas is being satisfied by surging international trade, the transition by many countries to a new ultra-low carbon energy paradigm raises questions about how sustainable the surge in LNG will be. How long will the boom last? How will customers and policy makers assess the balance of environmental benefits and costs? How will intense competition among LNG suppliers change business perceptions?