NextDecade appoints Skeik as COO
Previously, Skeik was a project executive at ExxonMobil where he worked since 2011. He holds over 20 years of experience delivering global complex mega projects in LNG, oil, and petrochemicals across North America, the Middle East and Asia. His experience includes the planning and execution through initial operation of projects including the Huizhou Chemicals Complex in China, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in the US, Banyu Urip in Indonesia, Kearl Expansion in Canada, and QatarGas 2 in Qatar.
Operationally, the company is working to deliver Phase 1 of Rio Grande LNG plant under development at the Port of Brownsville, Tex.
Last month, the company noted ongoing negotiations with Saudi Aramco for a binding agreement for LNG offtake from the plant's second phase following the signing of a non-binding heads of agreement (OGJ Online, June 13, 2024). A final investment decision on the project’s second phase is expected later this year.
Mikaila Adams | Managing Editor - News
Mikaila Adams has 20 years of experience as an editor, most of which has been centered on the oil and gas industry. She enjoyed 12 years focused on the business/finance side of the industry as an editor for Oil & Gas Journal's sister publication, Oil & Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ). After OGFJ ceased publication in 2017, she joined Oil & Gas Journal and was named Managing Editor - News in 2019. She holds a degree from Texas Tech University.