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

Oliver Simpson

Excelerate Energy

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer

Oliver Simpson is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Excelerate Energy, responsible for contracting and chartering FSRUs, oversight of current customer contracts and relationships, sourcing and supplying LNG flows, and natural gas marketing. Oliver joined Excelerate in 2014 and has served as Vice President, Commercial since 2017. In his role as Vice President, Commercial, Oliver managed the commercial shipping business, supported and executed a wide range of deal types, and acted as a subject matter expert on all Excelerate transactions. Prior to joining Excelerate, Oliver worked for Fearnley Offshore LLC for 5 years where he served as Head of LNG Chartering and LNG Shipbroker. During his time at Fearnley Offshore LLC, Oliver provided support and consulting services on LNG market trading opportunities to clients globally. From 2004 to 2008, Oliver served in a number of roles in Risk and Gas Trading under Total’s Gas & Power business in both Europe and North America. Oliver holds a Master of Arts in Modern History from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Sessions With Oliver Simpson

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 07:15am - 08:20am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 12:15 pm - 19/mar/2024 01:20 pm

    Global LNG: Sustaining growth in a world of uncertainty
    Gas & LNG

    The importance of LNG in the global energy supply mix continues to grow as liquefaction capacity is set to expand rapidly the rest of this decade. Geopolitical conflict has shined a spotlight on security of supply and put LNG front and center as part of the solution in Europe, but new conflicts now threaten shipping lanes in the Middle East. Even as the United States, along with Qatar, is set to drive medium-term growth in global supply, the Biden Administration’s review of liquefaction permitting has created delay and uncertainty of new project development. In addition, methane emissions and carbon neutrality will need to be addressed to reaffirm LNG’s role in the energy transition in the long term. How can LNG deliver on its promise in the face of these geopolitical, regulatory and environmental challenges?