• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Michael Stoppard

S&P Global

Chief Strategist Global Gas

Michael Stoppard, Chief Strategist, Global Gas, Energy, at S&P Global, and Vice Chair of S&P Global CERAWeek, is a member of the Energy Research Council overseeing thought leadership across global energy and has over 20 years of experience specializing in the international gas business. He is responsible for the development and coordination of the S&P Global global and interregional coverage of gas markets and LNG. Previously, Mr. Stoppard led the global gas team at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), prior to its acquisition by IHS Markit. He is the author of numerous IHS Markit reports, including “Challenge and Change in the EU-Russia Gas Relationship”; “The Energy Investment Imperative in Europe”; and “Methane Hydrates Breakthrough: The next game changer or a major step on a longer road?” He was a co-author with Daniel Yergin of “The Next Prize,” published in Foreign Affairs. Prior to joining IHS Markit and its predecessor CERA, Mr. Stoppard was a research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. In addition, he served as a Parliamentary Special Advisor on energy regulation for the House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee in the United Kingdom.  Mr. Stoppard holds an honors degree from the University of York.

Sessions With Michael Stoppard

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 08:40am - 09:20am (CST) / -

    The Energy Company of the Future

    Panel Technology/Innovation Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics

    Energy companies are looking to reinvent themselves to take advantage of fast-changing technologies and the shift toward more clean energy. Innovations offer the prospect to increase the productivity of existing oil, gas, and power activities, and to reduce their environmental impact. New opportunities are emerging more widely across the clean tech space whether in the production and transportation of energy or in the way companies interact with the consumer.

  • 09:20am - 10:00am (CST) / -

    Eastern Mediterranean Gas Renaissance

    Panel Gas Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics

    Offshore gas discoveries in Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel are transforming perspectives for the Eastern Mediterranean. What are the export options, whether by pipeline or LNG? What role will the Eastern Mediterranean come to play in the new global gas map?

  • 02:00pm - 02:45pm (CST) / -

    Next Wave of LNG

    Panel Gas

    The “LNG investment impasse” has been broken. A large number of LNG projects across the global are working toward commercialization. What are the challenges to overcome? How quickly can supply be brought on? Where are the future demand centers?

Thursday, 14 March