Shri Sandeep Kumar Gupta

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta is CMD of GAIL (India) Limited, India’s leading natural gas company with diversified interests across the natural gas value chain of trading, transmission, LPG production & transmission, LNG re-gasification, petrochemicals, city gas, E&P, etc. He has wide experience of over 37 years in the Oil & Gas Industry. Before joining GAIL in October 2022, Mr. Gupta held the position of Director (Finance) since August 2019 on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited. As Director (Finance), he was in charge of F&A, Treasury, Pricing, International Trade, Optimization, Information Systems, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Risk Management, etc. Mr. Gupta is also the Chairman of Mahanagar Gas Limited, Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), GAIL Gas Limited and on the Board of Petronet LNG Limited. Mr. Gupta is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has received prestigious individual recognition such as “CA CFO – Large Corporate – Manufacturing and Infrastructure Category” in January 2021 by ICAI, adjudged among Top 30 CFOs in India by StartupLanes.com in May 2022, Best CEO – Oil & Gas Sector 2022-23 by India Today in April 2023, “CEO with HR Orientation” Award by World HRD Congress in February 2024 and Best CEO in the “Chemical, Oil & Gas” sector in Extel-2025 Asia Executive Team Survey. Mr. Gupta is also admitted as Distinguish Fellow of Indian Institute of Directors.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

13:50

Natural Gas & LNG ICC Hall B 13:50 - 14:30

How geopolitics is reshaping the natural gas and LNG market

Geopolitical tensions and shifting global alliances are fundamentally reshaping the natural gas and LNG landscape, fueling market volatility, disrupting supply chains, and reconfiguring trade flows. This shift is forcing a complete reconfiguration of global energy flows. Europe now competes with Asia for US LNG cargoes, while traditional pipeline routes give way to flexible seaborne trade. Even as the U.S., Qatar and others expand their roles as global LNG suppliers, buyers seek to avoid over-reliance on any single source, leading to more market-based trading and a need for sophisticated risk management.

Nations are prioritising energy security and diversification over traditional supplier relationships, and LNG is increasingly positioned not just as a commodity but as a strategic asset for both producers and consumers in an increasingly fragmented and risk-prone global energy market.

Attendee insights:

Examine the strategic interplay between geopolitics, energy security, and LNG markets, and gain access to exclusive executive insight into how companies and governments are navigating the uncertainty ahead.