Team Members

Michael Sliwowski – Director

Michael Sliwowski is a seasoned energy executive and global marketer with over 35 years of experience in commodity trading, LNG infrastructure development, and international energy project origination. His distinguished career spans leadership roles in the United States, United Kingdom, and Southeast Asia, where he has consistently led multi-billion-dollar energy projects from concept to completion.

Key Expertise

• Long-Term LNG Contracts & Infrastructure
• Energy Origination & Strategic Partnerships
• Commodity Trading (Metals, LNG, Gas, Electricity)
• Global Project Negotiation & Stakeholder Engagement
• Market Development in Europe, North America & Asia

Professional Experience

Sempra Energy – San Diego, USA Vice President, Business Origination (2001–2025) Led and negotiated major

• LNG projects and capacity contracts, including:
• Energia Costa Azul LNG Terminal, Mexico
• Cameron LNG Terminal & Liquefaction Facility, USA
• Tangguh LNG Supply (Indonesia)
• Long-term SPA and capacity agreements with Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Tokyo Gas, and PGNiG

Sempra Energy Europe – London, UK Vice President, Marketing (1998–2005)

• Established Sempra Energy’s European presence and LNG desk
• Launched natural gas and electricity market activities across the UK and Europe
• Spearheaded the Enron Metals acquisition

Deutsche Bank AG – London, UK Head of Commodity Marketing (1997–1999)

• Integrated Sharps Pixley’s LME operations into Deutsche Bank’s Global Capital Markets Division

Union Bank of Switzerland – London, UK Vice President, Commodity Marketing (1995–1998)

• Structured and marketed KGHM Polska Miedz IPO (1997), enabling a successful public offering of a Polish state-owned copper company

Merrill Lynch – London, UK Vice President, Commodity Marketing (1991–1995)

Drexel – London, UK Head of Non-Ferrous Metal Marketing (1985–1991)

Education

BA (Hons), University of Hull – UK, 1981

Asfaha Tesfai – Managing Director

Asfaha Tesfai is a distinguished energy executive with nearly three decades of global leadership in the LNG and power sectors. His extensive experience spans executive roles at AES, Amoco, BP-Amoco, and Sempra LNG, where he played pivotal roles in LNG origination, project development, and global commercialization.
At AMA Energy Ventures, Asfaha serves as Managing Director, leveraging his global expertise to guide the company’s strategic positioning in petroleum trading, LNG infrastructure, and project advisory.

Key Areas of Expertise

• LNG supply chain: liquefaction, storage, regasification, and marketing
• Long-term LNG sales & terminal use agreements
• Integrated LNG-to-power project development
• Green hydrogen & energy storage strategy
• Private equity advisory and global market access

Global Project Portfolio Highlights

• Developed LNG liquefaction projects in North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia, totaling over 120 MTPA in capacity
• Delivered regasification and terminal projects across Europe, India, China, Brazil, and the Middle East with capacity exceeding 100 MTPA
• Executed over 35 LNG Master Sales Agreements for spot and short-term trade
• Led integration of natural gas and renewables post BP-Amoco-Arco merger
• Former advisor to private equity groups including Carlyle Riverstone and KKR Africa

Previous Executive Roles

• Vice President, AES Brazil & AES China Generating Company
• Vice President, Global Gas & Power – Amoco / BP-Amoco
• Senior Director of Business Origination – Sempra LNG
• Senior Manager, Pyropower Corporation (US patent on NOx reduction)
• Staff Engineer, General Atomic Co. – Nuclear and hydrogen R&D

Education

• B.Sc. Chemical Engineering – Howard University, Washington D.C.
• M.Sc. Chemical Engineering – University of Rhode Island
• MBA – Pepperdine University, Malibu, California