Data centers are among the newest sources of gas demand. The IEA expects their electricity use to almost double by 2030. For Al Masabi, resilience depends as much on people as on assets. Having begun his career at sea, he emphasizes the discipline, training and preparedness of crews whose work often goes unseen but remains essential to global trade. Asia is a particular focus, and the Gulf’s proximity gives ADNOC an advantage through shorter transit times, more reliable delivery and lower costs. ADNOC L&S is expanding and modernizing its fleet with new LNG carriers and very large ethane (VLEC) and ammonia (VLAC) carriers. Its AW Shipping joint venture with China’s Wanhua Chemical also serves industrial customers in Asia. However, neither geography nor scale can entirely eliminate market disruption, which increasingly can come from a range of directions and causes. “What matters most is how effectively you respond,” Al Masabi says. Eventually, after wells, processing plants, contracts, trading decisions and an ocean voyage, the molecule reaches the customer at the end of the chain. At the receiving terminal, LNG is warmed back into gas and sent through pipelines to power stations, industries and homes. This journey is largely invisible, but its reliability rests on every link working together.