Independent LNG Contracting and Advisory

Dr. Ivor Ellul is a globally respected energy executive known for combining deep technical expertise with commercial insight and international experience. Over a career spanning Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia, he has founded and led successful companies in both technology and oil and gas while advising major clients across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. His leadership roles have included serving as CEO of global consulting and engineering organizations and advising enterprise clients across the full oil and gas lifecycle, including exploration, production, and transportation of hydrocarbons to market.

Dr. Ellul has been active in the low-carbon, LNG, and renewable energy sectors, including leading the feasibility study and concept development for a 5 MTPA LNG liquefaction facility offshore South America. The project included engineering of offshore gas pre-treatment facilities, liquefaction via four trains, storage infrastructure, and systems for LNG carrier loading.

He has led numerous international upstream projects involving onshore and offshore exploration and production, including both conventional and unconventional resource development. His work spans major energy regions including Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Nigeria, Angola, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, and China.

Recognized globally for his expertise in oil and gas development, Dr. Ellul has served as an expert witness in multiple international tribunals and has published more than forty technical papers, reports, and articles in leading journals and industry conferences.

Dr. Ellul holds advanced degrees in petroleum engineering from Imperial College London. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom. He is a long-standing member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, where he has served in several senior roles including Chairman of the Gulf Coast Section and Regional Director. In 2024 he received the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Stephen A. Holditch Visionary Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals whose leadership has made a lasting impact on the industry.

He also chairs the Pipeline Simulation Interest Group and is a member of the Institute of Energy.

Micah Adams is a global finance executive who builds the financial and operational architecture that enables large-scale international commodity and energy trading. He serves as Principal and Chief Financial Officer of 1010 Jackson LLC, where he structures the financial, treasury, and operational frameworks that support international commodity and energy trading partnerships. His work focuses on aligning commercial strategy, banking relationships, logistics, and risk management to enable reliable cross-border trade flows in strategic sectors.

With more than twenty-five years of experience across global commodity markets, Mr. Adams has held senior finance, treasury, and risk leadership roles in businesses operating at scale across North America, Asia, and international export markets. Over the course of his career, he has specialized in building the financial and operating systems that support global commodity trading operations, including trade finance structures, working capital facilities, enterprise risk frameworks, mark-to-market reporting, multi-currency treasury operations, and ERP platforms for trading organizations.

Prior to joining 1010 Jackson, Mr. Adams served as Chief Financial Officer of GrainsConnect Canada, where he helped build the financial infrastructure behind one of Western Canada’s most efficient grain export supply chains. In that role, he negotiated and expanded debt facilities while supporting strategic agreements that strengthened export capacity and global market access.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Adams held senior leadership positions with major international commodity organizations, including Cargill and COFCO Agri. At Cargill, he served as Global Risk Manager for the company’s international ferrous trading business based in Singapore, overseeing global market risk exposure and helping implement the financial and performance-management systems supporting worldwide trading operations. At COFCO Agri, he helped establish the financial control environment for a newly launched U.S. grains platform that grew to more than $1 billion in revenue.

Mr. Adams’ experience spans the financial and risk structures that enable large-scale commodity trading across borders—from agricultural exports and industrial raw materials to emerging energy-related trade opportunities. He is recognized for combining institutional finance discipline with practical trading and operating experience, and for building the treasury, risk, and commercial frameworks required to support durable supply relationships in global markets.

Mr. Adams holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Michigan State University’s Honors College.

Andrew Addington is a Professional Landman and energy executive with nearly two decades of experience across upstream oil and gas development and next-generation energy infrastructure. His background includes more than fifteen years in exploration and production with leading global operators where he directed land and title strategies for multi-basin development, negotiated high-value commercial and supply agreements, and managed complex stakeholder and regulatory requirements.

In recent years, Mr. Addington has focused on the intersection of high-performance computing, AI workloads, and the natural gas supply chains required to support large-scale digital infrastructure. He works with power-intensive compute operators to secure long-term, reliable gas supply through structured commercial agreements and strategic partnerships that balance commercial, technical, and regulatory realities.

At 1010 Jackson, his combined experience in exploration and production and emerging energy technologies enables clients to align upstream resources, infrastructure, and market dynamics to deliver stable, cost-effective energy supply for mission-critical digital and industrial growth.