Events

COVID-19 and LNG Markets and Contracts

Hosted by the Department of Law

Webinar, United Kingdom

Speakers

Professor Jonathan Stern

Professor Jonathan Stern

Professor Paul Griffin

Professor Paul Griffin

Professor Kim Talus

Professor Kim Talus

Chair

Agnieszka Ason

Agnieszka Ason

How does the coronavirus pandemic affect liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets? What will be its long-term effects on the global LNG trade? Should we expect fundamental changes to pricing mechanisms and contractual arrangements? How should the LNG industry prepare for future challenges?

This panel will discuss the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis on LNG markets and contracts.

About the speakers

Jonathan Stern is Distinguished Research Fellow of the Natural Gas Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), Honorary Professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.

Paul Griffin is an arbitrator, mediator and expert witness in international oil & gas, and Honorary Professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee.

Kim Talus is James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law at Tulane University, Director of Tulane Center for Energy Law, Professor of European Energy Law at UEF Law School and Professor of Energy Law at University of Helsinki. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Oil, Gas and Energy Law (OGEL).

About the chair

Agnieszka Ason is Guest Teacher at LSE (Law Department), Visiting Research Fellow at the OIES, and the Editor of the Special OGEL Issue on Changing LNG Markets and Contracts.

About the Department of Law

The LSE Department of Law (@LSELaw) is one of the world’s best law schools. The department ranked first for research outputs in the UK's most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) and was in the top 5 law departments overall in the 2018 Complete University Guide. Our staff play a major role in helping to shape policy debates, and in the education of current and future lawyers and legal scholars from around the world.

About the Oil, Gas and Energy Law journal

Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of law pertaining to oil, gas, and energy in general.

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This event was recorded on 8 June, 2020. Click here to listen to the podcast of this event. 

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