POTEN ADVISORS
World-class advisory services spanning the entire value chain
Tailored advice and solutions for your specific needs and goals
Strategy; Gas Master Planning; Liquefaction & Regas Project Development; Lender/Investor Due Diligence; Capabilities Assessment & Development
Owner’s engineering; Project design and analysis; Regulatory support; Operational support and optimization; Peak shaving plants; Gas plants; Newbuild and ship conversion services; Vessel survey, inspection and compatibility; Sustainability strategy
Poten’s technical advisory includes affiliates Merlin Advisors and Poten Engineering LLC, which are wholly owned by Poten & Partners Group LLC. Our technical experts have over 30 years of experience in supporting project sponsors, stakeholders, investors, lenders and customers with their various technical support needs on marine, shipping and terminal projects. Services include: Project Feasibility and Economics, Project Due Diligence, Project Risk Review, Technology Strategy, Project Execution Strategy, Construction & Operations Monitoring, Owner’s engineering and Vessel Newbuild and Conversion support.
The range of commercial and negotiation support that Poten’s commercial advisors can offer to our clients in helping with their gas and future fuels needs is unparalleled to that of our competition. Services include: Procurement & Sales, Commercial Negotiation Support, Trading & Risk Management, Price Review Support; Training
LNG Shipping Strategy and Cost; FSRU and FLNG Project Feasibility and Development; Shipping and Marine Due Diligence; Technical Support for Time Charter Tenders and Agreements; Small-Scale LNG & LNG Bunkering
There’s never been a better time to reflect and improve upon your organizations’ skillset. Our remote training courses are designed to quickly get your team up to speed with the industry and help you to identify opportunities in today’s competitive LNG and natural gas landscape.
LNG Fundamentals
Poten’s advisors have hand-crafted this essential training course to give participants a sound foundation of knowledge while also providing the tool kit necessary to deal with the unique market realities in a post-Covid world.
LNG Trading
Trading is one of the most demanding areas of the LNG industry. Learn at your own pace with access to over 24 hours of on-demand training content – and join live, interactive LNG trading simulations provided by the leaders in the industry.
Stephen has been a Poten LNG and natural gas advisor since 2005. He has over 30 years of industry experience in strategy, project development, negotiations, operations, planning, finance and economics. His experience includes nearly two decades with international petroleum companies. He has lived and worked in Angola, Australia, Colombia and the United States.
Majed has over 15 years of experience in the gas sector and focuses on global market analyses, including assisting buyers with procurement strategies, sellers with market/pricing analysis, financial institutions with market due diligence and asset valuation, and trading houses with strategic insights on long and short-term market forces.
Graeme is an expert advisor in gas and LNG markets and pricing, project development, financial modelling, LNG procurement and sales, negotiation support, and lender and investor due diligence. He has over 15 years of in-depth advisory experience across the gas & LNG value chains, from upstream through liquefaction, transportation, import terminals and end user markets.
Will is responsible for Poten’s Asia Pacific advisory business which is delivered from offices in Perth and Singapore. He has strong expertise in the development of integrated LNG projects and has provided due diligence and strategic advice to owners, developers, financiers and regulators worldwide on the development of oil and gas fields and establishment of export and import facilities.
Rob brings over 33 years of marine and shipping experience to our Maritime practice. His experience includes senior LNG shipping positions with leading players as well as – just before Poten – the Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO), where he led development of many current industry guidance publications for LNG shipping and floating LNG. He is a Fellow with IMarEST (The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology) and RINA (The Royal Institution of Naval Architects).
Raj manages Merlin Advisors, LLC, Poten’s technical advisory practice to the LNG and gas processing industries. Raj has three decades of experience in the energy sector, and has provided technical due diligence and advisory services for over 23 years. He has deep experience with commercial lenders, ECAs and multilaterals in project finance for LNG export ventures in the US, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. Raj is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Sheila manages Poten’s Terminal & Marine Engineering arm, specializing in owner’s engineering, project design and analysis, regulatory and operational support, newbuild and ship conversion, and vessel survey, inspection and compatibility. She has more than 25 years of managerial, business development and business administration experience, over 20 managing projects in the LNG industry.
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Unmatched Expertise from the World’s Largest and Most Experienced Advisory Team
60+
Countries Serviced
1,000+
Projects Completed
AMERICAS
386 Projects / 13 Countries
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA
253 Projects / 29 Countries
ASIA PACIFIC
422 Projects / 21 Countries
Countries and projects data spanning 2010-2020
About Poten
Poten & Partners is wholly-owned subsidiary of BGC Partners and has been in existence for nearly 80 years. We strive to maintain a deep commitment to a service orientated culture rooted in a comprehensive knowledge of underlying economic goals, a results-driven approach and an in-depth understanding of our clients’ business objectives.
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