Why did Dean Girdis found Downeast LNG?
Before Downeast LNG, Dean Girdis advised clients on the LNG business, including regasification terminal issues in the U.S. Being from New England, he closely followed proposed terminal developments in the region. He was particularly concerned by the site identification process, site development activities, and community issues related to LNG terminal development. Although some LNG developers had developed technically sound proposals, there appeared to be a disconnect between many projects’ technical and commercial development objectives, environmental impacts, and community involvement and relations. Dean believed a successful LNG project could be developed that would meet the growing clean energy needs of the region with minimal environmental impact, while promoting local economic and community development.
