"I'm driven by a commitment to help deliver the promise of natural gas — a clean fuel that will help stimulate economic growth for markets around the globe."

• Professional: Petroleum Engineer, University of Cambridge (England); 5 years with Chevron.
• Personal: Golf and reading historical novels.

Chevron is building an integrated global gas business that brings together the key businesses involved in every aspect of natural gas activities — production, liquefaction, shipping, regasification, pipelines, marketing and trading, power generation, and gas-to-liquids technology. A major part of this effort is the development and marketing of the 10-million-metric-ton-per-year Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Western Australia. One of our "Big 5" projects, Gorgon is a world-class asset with vast natural gas resources. It is well positioned to supply LNG to customers in Asia and North America, two of the world's fastest-growing markets.

LNG Milestones Achieved

Two LNG milestones were reached in 2005. First, the Gorgon joint-venture partners signed a framework agreement that will enable the combined development of Gorgon and nearby natural gas fields as one world-class project. This was followed by Chevron signing Heads of Agreement with three major Japanese utilities as foundation customers for sales of Gorgon LNG. Agreements were signed with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.; Chubu Electric Co., Inc.; and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.