2013 Speakers

Birger Balteskard

Head of Global LNG Trading & Origination,
ConocoPhillips

Birger Balteskard is currently Head of Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marketing and Trading for ConocoPhillips. Balteskard joined the company in 1986 and started his career in upstream with engineering, offshore operations and commercial assignments in Stavanger, Norway. In 1997, Balteskard moved to work for Phillips Petroleum U.K. limited in London where he was named commercial manager for Phillips’ upstream operations in the United Kingdom. In 2001, he moved to Bartlesville to work in the newly formed World Wide Gas division as joint venture manager. Following the merger, Balteskard relocated to Houston, Texas, where he headed up the Atlantic Basin LNG marketing group. In 2006, Balteskard was named manager for European Commercial Development in London being responsible for natural gas sales in Europe, development of a European LNG trading desk, commercial business development and management of the European carbon portfolio for ConocoPhillips. In 2010, Balteskard assumed the role of global head of LNG Trading and Origination for ConocoPhillips. Balteskard also serves on the Board of Qatargas 3.