Jeff Hammad

Chief Commercial Officer
Golden Pass LNG

Jeff Hammad is the Chief Commercial Officer for Golden Pass LNG. Jeff has broad responsibilities for managing the commercial group at Golden Pass, including the procurement of 2.6 bcfd of gas supply as well as the corresponding LNG sales of about 18 mta. He began working on the Golden Pass project during its early development phase in 2007 and has remained a core part of its leadership team since the company was founded.

Prior to his assignment at Golden Pass, Jeff joined Qatar Petroleum in Doha as Qatar was emerging into a global LNG powerhouse and managed the commercial development of a portfolio of international LNG receiving terminals. In 2009, he was seconded into Golden Pass LNG to manage the structuring and development of the import facility, and then subsequently the LNG export project. Jeff began his career in the energy industry with Enron where he was a Financial Analyst supporting their international business development efforts, including several expat assignments in the Middle East. Asset development remained his primary focus for the next 20 years, where he held commercial managerial roles helping launch major infrastructure projects across the full energy value chain with companies such as El Paso Energy, Enterprise and Oxy.

Jeff is a life-long Houstonian, and received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Houston following his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps.