Mr Francois Rafin | Chief Executive Officer & General Manager
Yemen LNG

	Graduated from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris. After joining Total in 1979 he was assigned to various drilling, production, logistics, planning and operation management positions in UK, Tunisia, Spain, Italy, Indonesia, Algeria, France, Venezula, Thailand and Myanmar. From 1999 to 2003 he was Managing Director of Total in Russia, then Executive Director of Total Upstream Nigeria and Director of the Akpo project. Since 2009 he has been the General Manager of Yemen LNG Company.	Share this

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Understanding the demand context: what is the global appetite for LNG in the short and medium term? How are changes in LNG demand shifting trade patterns and prices? What impact will this have on business models?
How will LNG develop given the uncertainties created by the shale gas boom?
What is LNGs role in the ‘golden age for gas’? Will LNG continue to be competitive?
How price sensitive are Asian and European buyers? How flexible can LNG producers be?
Understanding how to establish long term partnerships between sellers and buyers
Where is the potential for new growth markets? How will they impact the business?