Mr Pendleton opened the occasion with a well-known citation from the eve of the First World Warfare, when Sir Edward Gray stated ‘The lamps are going out throughout Europe, and we will not see them lit once more in our lifetime.’

The citation was a reference by Mr Pendleton on the methods during which power, and LNG particularly, have turn into geopolitical weapons within the wake of Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Mr Pendleton underlined that FSRUs have turn into essentially the most priceless and most sought-after vessels within the maritime sector, mentioning that Germany has now chartered a fifth FSRU because it shifts away from a reliance on Russian pure gasoline forward of EU-wide sanctions.

“It’s a matter of the utmost urgency for all of us on this room make sure the lights is not going to exit over Europe,” Mr Pendleton stated, as he known as on all these within the convention to make sure safety of LNG provide for the continent.