Gas Strategies
Bill Smail is a seasoned professional in the gas industry, currently serving as a Managing Consultant at Gas Strategies since January 2011, providing expertise on gas projects with a focus on LNG and unconventional resources. Prior to this role, Bill held the position of Vice President at BG Group from 1997 to 2010, where responsibilities encompassed commercial operations. Bill's earlier career includes significant roles as Controller of Gas Purchasing at British Gas from 1992 to 1997 and Manager of Natural Gas for project development at ExxonMobil from 1972 to 1992. Academically, Bill Smail has a strong background in chemistry, holding a B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from The University of Manchester, along with postdoctoral fellowships at UCL and the University of Cambridge.
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Gas Strategies
Gas Strategies is a professional services firm providing commercial energy advisory services to an international client base. An established consulting business that by 2026 will have succeeded over 40 years in supporting the growth and evolution of the global energy industry, meeting the needs of international clients through a recognised team of experienced industry experts. The global energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented and exciting evolution. Businesses and countries are having to review, reassess and rethink broadly about their prospects and the potential opportunities in the sector in the coming decades, while at the same time navigating new immediate challenges and risks. As advisers to this industry, Gas Strategies sees the future being defined by those who embrace and seek to make a difference in the Energy Transition while successfully managing through the short term. We understand our clients’ need to make sense of the exceptional changes to their industries and are there to help them in their decision making and value management in a time of unprecedented uncertainty. Many of our clients have already started a process of business change that will see them achieve their energy security goals and deliver their net zero strategies. Gas Strategies achieves this through its unique business model which delivers a wealth of experience, know-how and commercial insight through a personnel mix of employees and industry associates. We also produce three unique editorial titles – Gas Matters Today, Gas Matters and LNG Business Review – under the umbrella of Information Services. Using our network of experts and journalists, we continuously seek out the insight behind each story to provide a comprehensive view of the industry that is read and trusted by some of the world’s leading organisations. Gas Strategies is currently delivering a strategic programme of change that will see the business more than double in size within the next 3 years.