Michael D. Tusiani joined Poten & Partners in
1973. From 1983 to 2016 he served as its chairman and chief
executive officer. He is currently the chairman emeritus. During
his career he has been active in all aspects of oil and gas trading
and transportation. He has written numerous articles on energy and
shipping matters and four books: The Petroleum Shipping Industry,
Vol I: A Nontechnical Overview (PennWell 1996), The Petroleum
Shipping Industry, Vol II: Operations and Practices (PennWell
1996), LNG: A Nontechnical Guide (PennWell 2007, coauthor), and
LNG: Fuel for a Changing World, A Nontechnical Guide, 2nd Edition
(PennWell 2017, coauthor). He received a BA from Long Island
University and an MA in economics from Fordham University.
Gordon Shearer has been active in the LNG industry
for more than 25 years. He is a senior adviser with Poten &
Partners, which he rejoined in 2015. From 2007 until 2013 he was
CEO of Hess LNG (a joint venture of Hess Corporation and Poten &
Partners). Before joining Poten in 2001, he was employed by Cabot
Corporation, where he was CEO of Cabot LNG Corporation, which owned
and operated the LNG terminal in Boston Harbor and the LNG carrier
Matthew. During this time, he was heavily involved in the creation
of the Atlantic LNG project in Trinidad and Tobago. He received a
BSc in geophysics from Edinburgh University in 1976 and an MBA from
Harvard Business School in 1978. He was a member of the National
Petroleum Council from 2005 until 2016.
“A thorough overview of LNG. A must-read for anyone in the energy
industry.” —Lucio A. Noto, former vice chairman, ExxonMobil, and
chairman/CEO, Mobil Corporation
“A sweeping review of LNG. It will be considered the industry’s
encyclopedia for many years to come.” —Peter G. Livanos, Chairman,
Gaslog Ltd.
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