Brad Hitch has spent more than 23 years working in LNG and natural gas trading from London and Houston. He currently works as an adviser to new market entrants, and he has held senior trading and origination positions at Barclays, Cheniere Energy Inc., Enron Corp., Merrill Lynch and Williams. With experience that includes establishing one of the first LNG trading desks, he has participated in various stages of the global gas market’s evolution. During his time at Merrill Lynch, he worked as head strategist on the European gas desk and led an initiative to enter the LNG trading market. Prior to returning to Houston, he worked for Cheniere in London and was primarily responsible for establishing and managing a derivative trading function. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Kentucky.
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South, Southeast Asian Importers Poised to Drive Growth in New Normal for Global LNG Market – Column
The last few months have seen the European natural gas market enter a new phase of its post-Ukraine invasion existence.
A New Normal Has Settled in for the Global Natural Gas Market – Column
The global natural gas market has traveled quite a long distance over the last 12 months.
The Great Recession’s Impact on Spain’s Natural Gas Market Still Ripples Through Global LNG Trade – Column
Although a stranded one, Spain’s natural gas market became a European hub years ago. Since then, the Spanish market has evolved to hold a unique role in the global market, but it’s worth noting that its position was largely carved by how the country adapted to the Great Recession.
Assessing Spain’s Unique Role in Growing Global Natural Gas Market – Column
The Spanish market occupies a unique place in the universe of the global natural gas market.
Algeria’s Growing Natural Gas Exports Could Prove Unsustainable – Column
Since last year, Europe’s oldest LNG provider has stepped in with a significant increase in supply during the continent’s hour of need to partially offset the loss of Russian natural gas imports.
Algeria’s Growing Role as a European Natural Gas Supply Wild Card is Rooted in its LNG Origins – Column
Algerian pipeline and LNG imports have recently been a wild card in European gas projections.
Nigeria’s Path to Become a Global LNG Power Player Still Blocked by Critical Hurdles – Column
In July of last year, facing the prospect of its first winter without access to LNG supply, the European Commission (EC) sent the deputy director of its energy department on a fact finding mission to Nigeria.
Qatar’s North Field Project Presents Less Risk for Oversupply Than Country’s Earlier Expansions – Column
After several years of chronically tight LNG markets, there was optimism among LNG buyers at the start of 2011. It seemed like the tables were turning in the favor of downstream buyers that had invested heavily in import infrastructure only to see terminals underutilized.
Qatar’s Push to Maintain LNG Dominance Promises to Influence How Competitors Market Volumes – Column
When Australia’s LNG exports overtook Qatar’s in 2021, it was the first and only time since 2005 that Qatar had not been the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter. It regained the title in 2022.
Australian LNG Strikes Shine Light on Country’s Broader Natural Gas Market Issues – Column
Labor unions’ decision to partially stop work last week at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG export facilities in Western Australia spurred a significant rally in the European natural gas market, once again shining a light on the increasingly sensitive links between regional gas markets.