2025 Methane and Climate Strategies Workshop

Speakers
Tuesday, April 29 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Greg Jones, Southern Company Gas, Co-Chair, ONE Future Technical Committee

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Greg Jones is director of Sustainability, Energy Policy and Climate Strategy. In this role, he is responsible for developing sustainability and energy policy strategy and driving internal and external stakeholder engagement related to climate and sustainability for Southern Company Gas.

He oversees the team responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing the company's Decarbonization and Net Zero strategies, and internal and external ESG reporting. He leads the company's greenhouse gas emissions reduction initiatives and its participation in environmental policy efforts.

Previously Southern Company Gas' manager of Environmental Affairs, Jones has decades of experience engaging with energy industry leaders to develop collaborative positions on rulemaking and legislation at the state and federal level.
After serving in environmental compliance roles for other companies, Jones joined the company in 2009 as a senior environmental specialist, supporting environmental compliance and sustainability programs, policies and procedures.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Georgia. He is co-chair of the ONE Future technical committee and vice chair of the Georgia Industrial Environmental Coalition (GIEC). Previously he served as: chair of the American Gas Association's (AGA) Climate and Sustainability Committee, chair of AGA's Environmental Regulatory Action Committee and chair of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL).
Opening Remarks - Overview of ONE Future Strategic Plan
April 29, 2025, 8:45 am

Harry Vidas, ICF International

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Harry Vidas is Vice President at ICF in its natural gas and petroleum practice. He leads a team of geologists, engineers, and economists to analyze fuel supplies, transportation infrastructure, and end- use markets. Mr. Vidas has been involved in the analysis and regulations of the environmental impacts of oil and gas operations including land use; lifecycle GHG emissions; GHG mitigation strategies; criteria air pollutants; consumption, recycling, and disposal of water; and solid waste generation and disposal. He has also performed several economic impact analyses of energy infrastructure and operations including job requirements and spending by occupation at the local, state and national levels. Mr. Vidas received a B.A. in History and Economics, summa cum laude from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Updated Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for ONE Future Value Chain
April 29, 2025, 9:30 am

Lance LaTulipe, ICF International

Updated Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for ONE Future Value Chain
April 29, 2025, 9:30 am

Matt Kelly, ICF International

Updated Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for ONE Future Value Chain
April 29, 2025, 9:30 am

Ben Cahill, Director for Energy Markets and Policy, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis

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Ben Cahill is Director for Energy Markets and Policy at the Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis, University of Texas at Austin. He was formerly a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He covers oil markets, geopolitics, and macro trends affecting the oil and gas industry. He has led several research initiatives on methane emissions and global gas, analyzed how national oil companies are responding to the energy transition, and covered the market and geopolitical impact of U.S. LNG exports. Prior to CSIS, he was a director in Energy Intelligence's Research & Advisory group and led its country risk practice. Ben formerly worked at PFC Energy (now part of S&P Global) in Washington, DC, and Kuala Lumpur, focusing on country risk and macro trends in the oil and gas industry.
LNG Market and Geopolitical Drivers
April 29, 2025, 11:15 am

Kenan Arkan, J.P. Morgan

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Kenan is a Managing Director in Commodities Origination at J.P. Morgan, leading the development of the Physical Energy and Global LNG businesses. Before joining J.P. Morgan, he spent nearly 20 years at Goldman Sachs in various leadership roles across natural gas, power, LNG, and public sector businesses. He has worked with multinational corporations, public sector entities, and sovereigns on physical and financial commodity transactions and has provided geopolitical briefings to U.S. government agencies. Kenan serves on the RAND National Security Advisory Board and the executive board of the Immigrant Justice Corps. He holds a BA, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Vanderbilt University, where he was a varsity football player.
LNG Market and Geopolitical Drivers
April 29, 2025, 11:15 am

Mike McCormick, Rystad Energy

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Mike McCormick joined Rystad Energy in 2014. Mike leads Rystad Energy's New York consulting franchise. Prior to 2018, Mike was a senior client analyst, supporting Rystad Energy's investor and financial services clients in New York and elsewhere in the Americas. Mike's engagements typically center on global supply chains and infrastructure across traditional and low carbon energy. Mike's projects often have a capital markets angle, and he regularly supports corporate sponsors and institutional investors in financing, M&A, buyout and restructuring processes. Mike also advises energy producers and their suppliers on decarbonization strategy amid the energy transition. Mike is a recognized expert in asset-heavy supply chains and regularly advises boards and C-level executives on markets and corporate strategy. He is a regular speaker at industry events and think tanks including the Baker Institute and Marine Money. Outside of his primary role, Mike continues to fulfil a lifelong passion for software by leading several in-house R&D efforts on big-data and operations research problems. Prior to joining Rystad Energy, Mike worked as a research analyst covering upstream oil and gas companies in Colombia and Argentina. He holds a BSc in Energy, Business and Finance from Pennsylvania State University.
LNG Market and Geopolitical Drivers
April 29, 2025, 11:15 am

Alex Whittington, Cheniere

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Alex Whittington is the Director of International Affairs at Cheniere Energy, the leading producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States. Alex works to further Cheniere's commercial operations and policy priorities while representing the company in interactions with the U.S. Government and governments around the world. He is based in Washington and has a global focus. Before joining Cheniere, Alex worked for the U.S. State Department in Vietnam, Pakistan, Germany, and Washington, where he served as an advisor to the Under Secretary of State and as a Deputy Director in the State Department's Energy Bureau. He also worked at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington and at the World Bank. He is a graduate of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.
LNG Market and Geopolitical Drivers
April 29, 2025, 11:15 am

Masataka Yarita, JOGMEC

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Masataka Yarita has served as Director for LNG and Methane Management Division since April 2025 and Head for LNG Information Team in Research and Analytics Department of Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC). Including his former carrier as a Head of Methane Management Taskforce, he led methane emission management efforts across the organization. Previously, he served as a stocks and demand analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) and provided analysis on OECD and major non-OECD petroleum inventories for the flagship monthly publication, Oil Market Report. He also contributed the IEA's five-year oil market forecast providing an analysis on fundamental economic issues, petrochemical sector and global strategic petroleum reserves. He holds LLM in International Oil and Gas Law and Policy with Distinction from University of Dundee in Scotland and bachelor's degree of Global Political Economy from Waseda University in Tokyo.
Asia-Pacific Rim Outlook on Energy and Climate
April 29, 2025, 1:30 pm

Jessica Shumlich, Highwood Emissions

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As CEO, Jessica is leading a rapidly growing 30 person Highwood team in its mission: to deliver the oil & gas industry's premier solutions for accurate methane inventories that enable real, transparent, and provable emissions reductions. Jessica led the securing of $3 million in seed funding to fuel product development and position Highwood for accelerated growth & innovation in the emissions intelligence space. Jessica has almost 20 years of experience working for energy companies, governments, technology developers, and various startups across the globe.
A Global Methane Reckoning: Moving from Monitoring to Market Impact
April 29, 2025, 2:15 pm

Srijana Rai, GTI Energy

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Srijana Rai is a Principal Analyst in the Zero Emissions Systems team at GTI Energy. Her research expertise covers energy transition and decarbonization topics, specifically on methane emissions measurement, reporting, verification, and mitigation from the natural gas value chain, as well as life cycle analysis and greenhouse gas accounting for energy supply chains. Srijana is the Technical Director of GTI Energy's Veritas Initiative - a Methane Emissions Measurement and Verification Initiative and is leading the DOE funded measurement study on upstream storage tanks under the iM4 funding opportunities. She has authored multiple government reports and peer-reviewed studies in high-impact journals. She was recognized as a Rising Star at the 2024 Women's Energy Summit in Chicago. She holds an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
MMRV Framework Update and Veritas Enhancements
April 29, 2025, 3:15 pm

Amanda Harmon, GTI Energy

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Amanda Harmon is Director, Zero Emissions Systems at GTI Energy and Executive Director of Veritas: GTI Energy's Methane Emissions Measurement and Verification initiative. She works with a cohort of engineers and scientists focused on decarbonization pathways for the energy sector and supports strategy development of emission measurement to mitigation research and development opportunities. As a microbiologist, Amanda's research has focused on infrastructure integrity and biomethane.
MMRV Framework Update and Veritas Enhancements
April 29, 2025, 3:15 pm

Caroline Alden, Longpath Technologies

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Dr. Caroline Alden is the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of LongPath Technologies, a climate technology company that uses advanced laser-based systems to detect and quantify methane emissions. With a background in environmental science and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Caroline has worked extensively at the intersection of climate science, technology, and policy. Prior to founding LongPath in 2018, she was a researcher at CIRES and a Fellow at Stanford University, where she focused on developing advanced greenhouse gas monitoring methods. Her early collaborations with NOAA's carbon cycle group and her current leadership in policy and regulatory strategy at LongPath highlight a career dedicated to enabling actionable climate solutions through science-driven innovation
Driving LDAR Efficiency and Effectiveness Through a Data-Informed Approach in The Upper Green River Basin
April 29, 2025, 4:15 pm

John Leitel, Konica- Minolta

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John Leitel is a dedicated environmental scientist with a passion for gas detection and measurement technology, particularly for emissions reduction. As Senior Program Development Manager at Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, John plays a leading role in advancing the recognition and enhancement of optical emissions detection and measurement. John's studied Environmental Geology at the University of Pittsburgh and over the past 15 years, he has gained extensive experience in field measurement inspections for compliance and reporting. He also developed and implemented LDAR (Leak Detection and Repair) and GHG (Greenhouse Gas) compliance and reporting programs across oil & gas and chemical processing industries. Currently, John and Konica Minolta are the leading-edge of optical gas imaging technology for precise emissions detection and measurement. Beyond his professional endeavors, John is an outdoor enthusiast. He enjoys canoe trips and camping, tends to honeybees in his backyard.
Driving LDAR Efficiency and Effectiveness Through a Data-Informed Approach in The Upper Green River Basin
April 29, 2025, 4:15 pm

Howard Dieter, Jonah Energy

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Howard received a BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State University in 1989 and has over 30 years of experience working in a wide range of engineering, construction and government relations roles. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado and previously in Pennsylvania. Howard leads Jonah Energy's strategic energy initiatives including emission reduction efforts through evaluating and implementing new technology to detect, measure and ultimately reduce emissions. Jonah Energy was the first US-based company to sign on to the United Nations Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0 and achieve its Level 5 Gold Standard Reporting achievement.
Driving LDAR Efficiency and Effectiveness Through a Data-Informed Approach in The Upper Green River Basin
April 29, 2025, 4:15 pm

Ryan Newcomer, Ryan Newcomer, Targa Resources and Co-Chair, ONE Future Technical Committee

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Ryan Newcomer is a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) with 20 years of experience in the oil & gas industry. He currently serves as a Sustainability Advisor for Targa Resources and as co-chair for the ONE Future Technical Committee. Prior to joining Targa, he filled various ES&H roles at Continental Resources, Koch Industries, and Buckeye Partners. He also holds a Master's degree in Environmental Science & Management from Duquesne University and a Bachelor degree in Environmental Science from Juniata College. Ryan's approach to creating value for business and society is rooted in his belief that there will always be opportunities to more efficiently and effectively achieve goals.
Driving LDAR Efficiency and Effectiveness Through a Data-Informed Approach in The Upper Green River Basin
April 29, 2025, 4:15 pm

Dr. Arvind Ravikumar, University of Texas at Austin

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Arvind Ravikumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and the co-Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, primarily in the areas of greenhouse gas emissions measurements, lifecycle assessments, and techno-economic modeling. Dr. Ravikumar has been a lead investigator for several large-scale, field campaigns in the US and Canada on methane emissions from oil and gas supply chain. He routinely advises governments, provides expert testimony in Congress on greenhouse gas emissions from energy supply chains, and serves on state and federal advisory committees. He is a recipient of the Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Dr. Ravikumar is a Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.
Appalachian Methane Initiative's 2024 Multi-Scale Measurement Campaign
April 30, 2025, 8:30 am

Vanessa Stewart, Expand Energy

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Vanessa Stewart works on the Sustainability and Policy team at Expand Energy, where she focuses on monitoring and managing emissions data to support the company's sustainability goals. With 15 years of experience in environmental compliance, Vanessa has contributed to several key projects aimed at reducing environmental impacts and ensuring compliant operations. She earned her bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry from Texas Christian University and Masters of Science in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Management. Today, Vanessa will share insights into effective emissions monitoring and reporting techniques that can help drive environmental improvements in the oil and gas industry.
Appalachian Methane Initiative's 2024 Multi-Scale Measurement Campaign
April 30, 2025, 8:30 am

Alex Bosiljevac, EQT

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I have been with EQT over nine years in various roles and am currently an engineer with EQT. I have been involved with ONE Future since 2018, on the steering committee since 2019 and the board since 2021. In the last few years at EQT I have been spearheaded our aerial methane monitoring program, OGMP 2.0 program, EO/MiQ differentiated gas certification.

Additionally, I sit on the steering committee for the EEMDL and have led the formation of the Appalachian Methane Initiative. AMI aims to be a world class, sector- and technology-agnostic methane monitoring network designed to assess and further mitigate methane emissions across the entire Appalachian Basin.
Appalachian Methane Initiative's 2024 Multi-Scale Measurement Campaign
April 30, 2025, 8:30 am

Mark Boling, 2C Energy

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Mark K. Boling is Founder and CEO of 2C ENERGY, LLC. 2C Energy's mission is to drive a "rational middle approach” to the energy transition that will sustain economic growth, enhance energy security and bring modern energy to the millions that lack it today. 2C Energy believes the right combination of decarbonization policies and low-carbon technologies will support a successful transition to the low-carbon economy of the future. Prior to founding 2C Energy, Mr. Boling served as Executive Vice President of Southwestern Energy Company and President of Southwestern's V+ Development Solutions division. The mission of V+ Development Solutions was to identify, develop and implement solutions to the challenges of unconventional resource development that struck an appropriate balance among the environmental, social and economic impacts of the Company's activities. Before heading up the V+ Development Solutions division, Mr. Boling acted as General Counsel of Southwestern Energy Company from 2002-2012. Prior to joining Southwestern in January of 2002, he was in private practice in Houston, Texas, specializing in oil and gas transactional work. Mr. Boling also served as President of SunHawk Energy Company, a small independent exploration and production company whose primary focus was the East Texas Basin. Mr. Boling was a partner with the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., where he practiced in the firm's Oil & Gas/Real Estate Section from 1982 to 1993. Mr. Boling holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from DePauw University. Mr. Boling is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics relating to unconventional oil and gas developments and hydraulic fracturing operations. He participated in the preparation of the Atlantic Council report titled "European Unconventional Gas Developments - Environmental Issues and Regulatory Challenges in the EU and the U.S.” Mr. Boling initiated and led the Company's successful effort to collaborate with the Environmental Defense Fund in developing a Model Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations. Mr. Boling also initiated and led the formation of the ONE Future (Our Nation's Energy Future) Coalition, a non-profit trade group comprised of leading natural gas companies with operations in one or more of the four principal segments of the natural gas supply chain. ONE Future is focused on identifying policy and technical solutions that yield continuous improvement in the management of methane emissions across the entire natural gas supply chain. Mr. Boling frequently lectures and speaks on energy and the low carbon economy. He was a featured speaker at Secretary of State John Kerry's 2017 climate change conference at Yale University's Jackson School of Global Affairs which drew together leading thinkers and policymakers around climate solutions. Secretary Kerry referred to him as "a business leader on the cutting edge of energy transformation.” In December of 2018, Mr. Boling spoke at the COP 24 Global Climate Summit in Poland on The Role of Natural Gas in the Decarbonization of the Global Energy System. Boling is a featured opinion contributor to The Hill Newspaper and the American Security Project recently highlighted his white paper on measuring transition costs to the low carbon future. Boling has testified before legislative committees in Washington DC and in state capitals on a number of energy issues, including the impact of proposed U.S. financial market regulatory reforms on managing commodity price risk in the upstream oil and gas sector, strategies for controlling methane emissions from oil and gas operations, and the role of natural gas in domestic and international decarbonization strategies. In 2012, the London Financial Times named Mr. Boling the U.S. Innovative Lawyer of the Year.
The Importance of Data Quality and Integrity of Emissions Attributes for Global Gas Markets
April 30, 2025, 9:30 am

David McCabe, Clean Air Task Force

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David McCabe is a Senior Scientist with Clean Air Task Force, an environmental organization dedicated to reducing atmospheric pollution through research, advocacy, and private sector collaboration. His work focuses on methane from the oil and gas industries, engaging with industry, regulators, and researchers to better understand emissions sources and practices and technologies to reduce emissions. David has worked with numerous academic researchers to better characterize emissions of methane and other air pollutants from a number of oil and gas processes, and designed studies and analyses that examine the feasibility of specific technologies to reduce emissions, such as leak detection technologies for production and compression sites and alternatives to flaring of associated gas from oil plays. He has served as a peer reviewer for a number of academic journals and grant proposals for NASA and the US Department of Energy, and has frequently served as an expert witness in regulatory hearings. David has been with Clean Air Task Force since 2010. He received a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Colorado, and conducted post-doctoral studies at the California Institute of Technology.
The Importance of Data Quality and Integrity of Emissions Attributes for Global Gas Markets
April 30, 2025, 9:30 am

Cade Burks, NAESB

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Cade Burks is a successful entrepreneur developing marketable services for the wholesale and retail energy markets from start up to multi-million dollar companies. He has led companies business and technical strategies by providing vision and steady, confident leadership; and he has provided driving efficiencies in the energy industry and within individual client companies by developing and implementing standards and model business practices in combination with sound technical solutions. Cade is the Chief Digital Officer, Chairman, and Founder of Big Data Energy Services, since starting the company in 2015. As CDO, Cade actively manages all activities, including developing new services around smart meter data, for electronic transaction and big data service provider to energy companies. His company utilizes and is a trail blazer in the application of distributed ledger, Generative AI, communication, security, and electronic transactions standards for transmitting electronic data. Cade is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), a non-profit, standards development organization designed to work with industry to created wholesale and retail electric and natural gas business practices to accommodate a seamless marketplace for customers, consumers, the business community and regulating entities. Cade was Chairman of NAESB from 2015 through 2017. Cade chairs the Critical Infrastructure committee addressing Cyber Security issues within the industry as well as the Retail Markets Quadrant. The Retail Markets Quadrant supports retail electric and gas market transactions, Green Button, and OpenFMB standards. Cade has also held many other executive positions including the Executive Vice President for ista North America from 2008 to 2012, and as held board positions with Rineer Hydraulics Inc from 2005 to 2009, Community Certified Development Corporation from 2005 to 2009. He founded EC Power and served as its Chairman and Chief Technology Officer from 1995 to 2008. In building a strong background in financial and technology services, Cade served as a Programmer Analysis for Chevron and a strategic information technology consultant for Ernst and Young. Cade graduated from Texas A&M University. He Master of Science in Business Computer Science as well as his Bachelors of Business Administration in Business Analysis.
The Importance of Data Quality and Integrity of Emissions Attributes for Global Gas Markets
April 30, 2025, 9:30 am

Jasmine Zhu, Fiùtur

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Jasmine is a seasoned executive with over two decades of experience in commodities, environmental markets and business strategies. She is currently a Senior Vice President with Fiutur Information Exchange, a climate technology company spun out of Xpansiv. Prior to joining the startup world, she worked in the global commodities industry with S&P Global and Morgan Stanley, specializing in Sales & Trading, Business Development, Risk Management, and Operational controls. Jasmine received her Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from SUNY Buffalo, and holds an MBA from Fordham University.
The Importance of Data Quality and Integrity of Emissions Attributes for Global Gas Markets
April 30, 2025, 9:30 am