LNG and Natural Gas: Energy Security and and Transition – Virtual Training Course
Online Course Led By
New York University, Center for Global Affairs and Poten & Partners, the Leaders in LNG & Natural Gas
19-21 March 2025
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST | 13:30 to 17:00 GMT
Our online LNG and natural gas training course gives you a competitive advantage, providing unparalleled access to Poten’s global team of advisors – with a total of over 1,000 years of industry experience and NYU’s world-renown professors.
About the Course
In a time of shifting geopolitics and evolving energy policies, LNG and natural gas have become critical solutions to global challenges, from energy security to the sustainable energy transition. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of today’s energy sector.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the LNG and natural gas value chain while capitalizing on emerging opportunities. With access to Poten’s global advisors— bringing over 1,000 years of industry expertise—and NYU’s distinguished faculty, you’ll develop a competitive edge in tackling the energy market’s challenges.
Designed by NYU and Poten Advisors, the course offers a forward-looking approach to net-zero strategies, renewables, and natural gas solutions, delivering best practices and insights tailored to today’s energy landscape. Accessible from anywhere, it blends deep industry knowledge with practical tools to prepare you for the future.
Why this Course
Poten boasts the world’s largest and most experienced LNG and natural gas advisory team, providing unparalleled industry insights. Through our unique partnership with NYU, we offer a comprehensive exploration of the LNG industry, examining every aspect through the lens of the evolving geopolitical and energy landscape.
NYU brings deep expertise in the future of clean energy, analyzing critical shifts in the global value chain and their impact on the industry at large. Together, we deliver a forward-thinking program designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the rapidly changing energy sector.
What You Will Gain
Our training course provides a strong foundation to help you understand this dynamic industry. Participants will learn the essentials as we walk through the value chain in detail, discover how global supply and demand interact and are likely to evolve, discuss different contract structures and economics of LNG. NYU’s highly skilled professionals will take a look into the future—with expertise on new initiatives and their global reach. This approach to learning promotes team work and mutual sharing of knowledge – useful skills to bring along to your educational and professional careers. All courses are taught so that participants can take the lessons learned and apply them immediately, giving you a competitive edge in your workplace, or job search.
When it comes to industry training, there is simply no substitute for experience. Course leaders are drawn from the world’s largest, dedicated global team of LNG & natural gas advisors – each with practical commercial, technical, marine and markets experience. We are proud to partner with NYU who, for years, have been at the forefront of exploring the international relations, regulations and policies affecting the industry.
Course Agenda
US Domestic Policy and Global Geopolitics
A look at the close and complicated relationship between geopolitics and energy security. Covering the basics of the world and potential changes.
Global Gas and LNG Markets
Competitive position of natural gas in power generation, interaction between natural gas and renewables (wind and solar), global natural gas and LNG demand, supply and pricing dynamics and impact of recent events.
LNG Value Chain
Discussion of representative Capital Expenditures
and critical success factors along the value chain, including liquefaction, shipping and regasification (both conventional onshore and FSRU).
Carbon Offset
An in-depth overview of emissions markets, focusing on voluntary market growth and demand dynamics, alongside the development of project specific and standardized offset credits.
Thoughts for the future
Poten and NYU will form a panel to discuss the course as whole and the look forward.
Natural Gas and Power Market
Position of natural gas in power generation,
interaction between natural gas and renewables
(wind and solar).
Business and Commercial Environment
Discussions of competition, market forces, the
dynamics of trade, industry structure evolution,
geopolitical climate, political risk related to
energy projects.
Climate Risk
Look at the role climate risk is playing in the outlook for investment in greenfield LNG development and whether new interest in hydrogen and battery storage could possibly influence outcomes or not.
Ammonia, Hydrogen and Methanol
Poten and NYU will form a panel to discuss the
course as a whole and the look forward.
About Our Instructors
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the leaders in LNG & Natural Gas.
Develop new hires, interns and other staff members at a fraction of the cost compared to training internally and provide your staff with access to the world’s leading advisors.
For additional information on the course agenda and instructors, please download the brochure below.
What Course Participants Have Said:
“I have learned a lot of LNG concepts and have had a new experience regarding the LNG negotiations.”
“Our board was very pleased with the great organization.”
“NYU’s expertise in geopolitics is unmatched! Our interns have a strong foundation to build off of now.”
World-Class Training from the Most Experienced Experts
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
There’s never been a better time to reflect and improve upon your individual skillset. Our virtual course is designed for persons looking to quickly get up to speed with the LNG and natural gas industry and provides a tool kit to bring back to your organization – allowing you to apply knowledge, techniques and skills to the workplace immediately.
Learn from the leaders in LNG and natural gas and gain unprecedented access to most seasoned industry professionals in exclusive, interactive learning sessions – complete with live question and answer and chat functionality.
Upon completion of the course, participants not only come away with a solid understanding of the industry, but also will have experience working in teams, building their commercial and presentation skills via our interactive negotiation exercise that drives home how concepts play out in the real world.
Fill out the adjacent form and one of our LNG Advisors will contact you directly.
About Poten LNG Advisors
From the industry’s earliest days, Poten & Partners has been the premier service provider to the global LNG and natural gas business. Poten provides a full spectrum of services across the entire value chain and due to our interdisciplinary expertise we are able to deliver complete industry solutions to our clients.
Over the past decade, we have extended our advisory services to include in-person training seminars – which have already helped several multi-billion dollar companies establish themselves in the LNG and natural gas markets of North America, Asia Pacific and beyond.
Our new remote learning contains the same level and depth of knowledge but has been reformatted to operate seamlessly in a highly interactive and engaging virtual learning environment.
Upon completion, participants are presented with a certificate and unlimited access to training materials to review and keep as their careers progress.
About NYU SPS, Center for Global Affairs
A vibrant, international educational community, located in the heart of New York City—home to the United Nations—the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs (CGA) plays an invaluable role in enlightening and inspiring those who truly wish to make a difference. Our graduate degree programs, continuing education offerings, public events, and global initiatives provide the NYU thought leadership that sets us apart and affords the deep knowledge and global insight to navigate in a
complex and changing world.
Center for Global Affairs graduate degree programs provide a New York City advantage combined with comprehensive global insight. Our degrees afford unsurpassed opportunities to gain a broad-based view of international affairs and global policies that is complemented by highly sought-after areas of specialization. Our deep connections to the United Nations and the diplomatic community provide the critical connections required for a career in the global arena in addition to a broad array of internship opportunities.
