Gastech 2026, hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, brought together tens of thousands of energy professionals from more than 150 countries to discuss some of the biggest problems and solutions shaping the industry.

At the event, we spoke to experts from across the industry value chain to get their views on some of the key themes running through this year’s agenda, including geopolitics and energy security, gas's role as a transition fuel and beyond, unlocking future fuel markets and how AI is transforming offshore operations.

This episode features insights from Honeywell Technologies’ president of projects & automation solutions, Russ Ford, Wood’s COO for projects, Nick Shorten, and APAC regional president, John Mtanios, Armstrong Fluid Technology Industrial’s global product manager, Divyanshu Shrivastava, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure’s gas transfer specialist, Matthew Richardson, and SmartSea’s CEO, Kris Vedat.

⁠Jackie Park⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, editor-in-chief of GlobalData's energy titles, is the host of this episode.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:35) Geopolitics and energy security

(01:50) Gas beyond a transition fuel

(03:39) Who should pay to decarbonise gas?

(05:41) Making gas fit for the future

(06:29) Unlocking future fuels

(09:17) AI to scale alternative fuels

(10:13) AI’s unique offering offshore

(11:20) What the digital future needs