Sarah Behbehani

Sarah Behbehani is the Senior Vice President and Head of LNG Trading Asia at SEFE, Singapore, where she leads the company’s LNG commercial activities across Asian markets. SEFE is a German state-owned international energy company, active across LNG, gas, power, carbon, metals low-carbon fuels, with activities spanning the integrated energy value chain and strong trading capabilities supporting Europe’s energy security. Sarah has more than 25 years of international experience in energy trading and LNG markets. Prior to joining SEFE, she held senior leadership roles at SEFE, Shell, JERA Global Markets, Freepoint Commodities and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Sarah played a leading role in establishing JERA's LNG trading business and Shell-BG portfolio Integration. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from London Business School.

Session Overview

Thursday, 5 November

11:20

Natural Gas & LNG Plenary Hall A 11:20 - 12:00

Next-generation gas infrastructure: delivering molecules to market at speed

Global gas and LNG infrastructure is entering a critical expansion phase as countries race to secure energy for rapidly electrifying economies. Pipeline upgrades, FSRUs, onshore terminals, regasification capacity, storage and associated pipeline connectionsare all under pressure to keep pace, yet permitting constraints, new demand centres and supply-chain bottlenecks remain major obstacles. The coming LNG wave will only be useful if assets can deliver molecules to market quickly and reliably. Recent disruption across major shipping corridors has reinforced the importance of redundancy, alternative export routes and flexible import capacity. Modular and floating assets, fast-deployment regasification, expanded storage to buffer volatility and digitally optimised operations are becoming essential components of modern gas systems. The risk is not only building too slowly; it is building the wrong infrastructure in a market where demand, policy and pricing remain highly uncertain.

Attendee Insights:
Understand which infrastructure solutions most effectively accelerate gas availability for rapidly growing and electrifying economies, and how operators are balancing flexibility with long-term strategic commitment.