It was a bet on liquefied natural gas that paid off spectacularly, turning the United States into a leading fossil fuel exporter.
Journalist Jake Bittle delves into the illustrious career of Lebanese-born American entrepreneur Sharif Soki. He took risks and changed the course of America’s energy business.
This article outlines how Soki went from a restaurant owner in Los Angeles to co-founder and CEO of Cheniere Energy, an oil and gas company specializing in liquefied natural gas, and his It offers insight into thought processes. In Souki’s view, “the need to provide energy to the world in the short term outweighs the long-term demand to address carbon emissions,” Bittle wrote.
In an era of severe climate uncertainty, Muneteru’s argument may be seen as outdated and even brazen. The world may be facing an energy and climate crisis, Sooki told The New York Times.
“If you say to someone, ‘The electricity will go out this month,’ and you tell the same person what will happen in 40 years, they will say, ‘What am I going to do?’ do you want to
Additional productions for The Sunday Read are Emma Kehlbeck, Parin Behrooz, Anna Diamond, Sarah Diamond, Jack D’Isidoro, Elena Hecht, Desiree Ibekwe, Tanya Pérez, Marion Lozano, Naomi Noury, Krish Seenivasan, Corey Schreppel, Margaret Willison and Kate. Winslet and Tiana Young. Special thanks to Mike Benoist, Sam Dolnick, Laura Kim, Julia Simon, Lisa Tobin, Blake Wilson, and Ryan Wegner.