Andy Loose
Global Vice President – LNG
“35 years working in the energy industry has given me deep and varied knowledge. It’s rewarding to share that with others and drive our growth strategy for LNG.”
Andy has over three decades of experience in the energy industry, with the last 18 years dedicated to the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.
“Throughout my career, I’ve focused on engineering and delivering cryogenic plants – starting with CO2 liquefaction and air separation plants, before moving into LNG,” he says. “I specialized in process engineering, then transitioned into technical and project management roles.
“In my current role, I help drive our global growth strategy for the LNG sector and support our business development leads to pursue new opportunities. I also provide subject matter expertise to our project and consultancy teams, particularly in LNG project delivery, which is rewarding.”
A technology neutral approach to LNG project development
Andy believes LNG will remain a key part of the energy transition. He explains how this is shaping the work we’re delivering.
“LNG is a key component of our customers’ growth strategies,” he says. “However, LNG projects are complex developments. It takes considerable time and effort to reach a positive investment decision, and many fail along the way.
“Our extensive experience in complex global LNG projects allows us to guide and support our customers on the long journey from concept, through execution, to operations. As we are technology neutral, we offer truly independent advice during concept selection to deliver the optimum solution.”
Reducing the carbon intensity of new LNG projects
But lowering the carbon intensity of the LNG value chain will be vital to maintaining social license of new gas and LNG projects. Andy explains.
“I expect the global LNG demand to peak sometime in the 2030s. This makes the carbon intensity of operating plants an increasingly important factor, as suppliers and buyers aim to meet their climate goals and comply with more stringent emissions regulations.
“That means there’s work to be done now, both for LNG projects in the concept stage and operating plants,” Andy adds. “We provide tailored solutions for our customers’ decarbonization efforts, identifying and quantifying emissions across the production part of the value chain.
“We’ve developed a new tool that accurately determines the carbon intensity of facilities and benchmarks them against industry standards and best practices. This enables us to identify opportunities for emissions reduction through carbon capture, renewable power electrification, and methane leakage reduction.
“Our role is to implement the most efficient and financially viable solutions for our customers, so they can succeed in a lower carbon world.”
