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

Matt Schatzman

NextDecade Corporation

President & Chief Executive Officer

Matthew (Matt) Schatzman was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ: NEXT) on February 1, 2018. He joined the company on September 18, 2017, as President and member of the Board of Directors. Schatzman has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including as Executive Vice President Global Energy Marketing and Shipping and member of the Group Executive Committee at BG Group where he was responsible for the company’s global marketing, trading and shipping activities for LNG, crude oil and natural gas. During his tenure at BG Group, Schatzman played a pivotal role in the success and growth of BG Group’s LNG business, transforming it into a global leader in flexible LNG supply and trading. Schatzman also held senior executive roles at Dynegy and started his career at Transco Pipeline, a subsidiary of Williams. In addition to managing an international portfolio of LNG, shipping and commodity trading positions, Schatzman’s expertise extends to hedging, risk management and process improvement across a diverse portfolio of development and operating assets. Schatzman graduated from Yale University with a BA in Political Science and is a member of the National Petroleum Council.

Sessions With Matt Schatzman

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    North American Gas Infrastructure: Keeping pace with gas production in the Permian?
    Panel Gas

    Associated natural gas production had doubled over the past five years and pipeline infrastructure is already maxed out, with regional prices trading negative in late 2018. The Permian Basin is on track to double oil production over the next five years and with it double natural gas production. Currently, there are two greenfield projects under construction to increase natural gas takeaway capacity from the basin. Will this be enough to meet production growth over the next five years? How many of the five additional greenfield pipeline projects in various stages of development will be required? Where will the demand be to meet this strong production growth?