Presenting IGU’s new Members Following their introduction at the IGU
BRG wish to engage in ongoing dialogue
Executive Committee meeting in Durban, South
with those who shape the gas industry, which
Africa, in April there was an electronic IGU
is critical to their professional activities. BRG
Council session in May and five new Associate
will seek to share insights into the evolution of
Members were approved. Here is a brief
the international gas markets gained from their
introduction to the companies.
work on behalf of industry clients, and to learn from the experiences of market participants
Berkeley Research
across different areas of the gas and LNG value
Group
chain in order to develop the Group’s ongoing
The Berkeley Research
understanding of how gas markets are continu
Group, LLC is a leading global strategic advisory
ing to evolve. They feel that IGU (and the gas
and expert consulting firm providing indepen
industry as a whole) can derive substantial
dent advice, data analytics, authoritative
benefit from encompassing a wide breadth of
studies, expert testimony, investigations and
membership, including both those with physical
regulatory and dispute consulting to Fortune
assets and positions, and expert market analysts
500 corporations, financial institutions, govern
and consultants. The resulting cross-fertilisation
ment agencies, major law firms and regulatory
of experience and expertise from all quarters of
bodies around the world. BRG experts and
the industry will facilitate enhanced under
consultants combine intellectual rigour with
standing of the past, present and future of
practical, real-world experience and an in-depth
natural gas and LNG. This will provide a solid
understanding of industries and markets.
foundation to advance the interests of an
BRG Energy provides business advisory and
industry that is at the centre of BRG’s commer
expert testimony services to energy industry
cial and professional activities and interests.
participants, encompassing business, project,
BRG wishes to play a part in this process to the
investment, regulatory and commercial advisory
best of their abilities, and consider that thay
services, as well as expert services for dispute
have much to offer in this respect.
resolution matters including international
Through thought leadership and helping
arbitration, litigation and regulation. BRG
to advance knowledge of both the evolving
works across the globe in support of clients
dynamics of the gas and LNG markets in
in the natural gas and LNG industries, across
particular, and the global energy complex more
all aspects of the value chain from the
broadly BRG seek to support and play an active
upstream through midstream and markets
role in the development of the gas industry.
to downstream services. Their gas and LNG
Ongoing developments such as the growing
support work focuses on the impact of policy
impetus towards decarbonisation and renew
and regulation on market and economic
able energy integration present both substantial
analysis and the impact of industry changes
threats and opportunities, as such, the role of
on the business models and profits of
natural gas and LNG within the wider energy
market participants.
mix is more critical than ever to the future of
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