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

Alan L. Smith

Rockcliff Energy

President and CEO

Alan is currently President and CEO of Rockcliff Energy, LLC, a well-capitalized, privately-held oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company was founded in January of 2015 after serving as the CEO of Quantum Resources Management, LLC, a direct investment private equity fund, and QR Energy, LP, a publicly traded MLP. Prior to Quantum Resources, Alan was a Managing Director at Quantum Energy Partners, where he actively worked with portfolio companies on strategic, operational and other value-building activities. Prior to Quantum Energy Partners, Alan founded Chalker Energy Partners, where he served as President and CEO, Chairman of Chalker Energy Partners II and Lead Board Member of Chalker Energy Partners III. Alan is presently on the board and serves on the Executive Committee of the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) and is on the board and serves on the Executive Committee of the US Oil & Gas Association’s (USOGA). He also currently serves on the board of Trace Midstream and received the distinction of being selected as a member of the All-American Wildcatters Association. He is Chairman of the Center for Hearing & Speech and holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Sessions With Alan L. Smith

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    North American Gas: A market in transition
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    The Shale Gale is colliding with the political winds pushing rapid growth of renewables, creating significant turmoil for natural gas markets. North American gas demand has almost doubled over the last decade and LNG export capacity is projected to grow by another 3.5 Bcf/d in 2020. But 2019 supply growth has gotten ahead of 2020 demand, setting up Henry Hub prices not seen since the 1970s. How will the market rebalance in the short term? Is decarbonization a threat or opportunity for natural gas in the longer term? With North America oversupplied in 2020, how quickly can production fall? Is there power demand elasticity below $2.00/MMBtu? Can European markets absorb marginal US LNG exports? Are renewables increasing or decreasing the need for gas-fired power generation?