Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper was appointed President & CEO of LNG Canada on 1st April 2025. Chris has over 35 years of experience in the energy sector. Since joining Shell in 1998, he has accrued extensive expertise from his leadership roles in Upstream, Downstream and LNG businesses around the world, spanning complex challenges in projects, assets, commercial and stakeholder relationship areas. Chris was seconded to LNG Canada from Shell plc in 2021, to lead the reset and completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in close cooperation with TC Energy. In tandem with this role, Chris led LNG Canada’s responsibilities to advance Cedar LNG’s Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2024, while also directing LNG Canada’s Phase 2 development. Prior to becoming the Senior Vice President, Phase 1 Pipeline & Expansions at LNG Canada, Chris was the Venture Director for Oman Gas and Development Director for Shell’s Nigeria LNG Train 7, where he successfully led the development of investment grade business solutions.