ICF Consulting Joined by PTL Associates—A Leading LNG Consulting Firm

ICF Consulting announced today that it has acquired substantially all of the assets and retained all of the consulting professionals of Project Technical Liaison Associates, Inc. (PTL), a leading Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) consulting firm. PTL’s 27 years of service to the global LNG industry strengthen ICF Consulting’s recognized position as a leader in natural gas and energy consulting.

“PTL has worked with almost every major LNG terminal owner and a large proportion of the natural gas storage sector,” says Sudhakar Kesavan, ICF Consulting Chairman and CEO. “PTL’s LNG expertise complements ICF Consulting's well recognized natural gas and power consulting and environmental capabilities. PTL will add in-depth LNG engineering, safety, and code compliance expertise to ICF Consulting's strong experience in LNG market and economic analysis. This combination will enable ICF Consulting to offer unparalleled support to the LNG sector,” says Mr. Kesavan.

“As LNG becomes a more important link in the global energy supply, it was important for ICF Consulting to develop a full suite of services for LNG businesses. Jim Lewis's 35 years of LNG expertise are a perfect fit to expand ICF Consulting's platform of services to the energy market,” says Jimmy Glotfelty, a vice president with ICF Consulting in Houston and former Director of the Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution, U.S. Department of Energy.

“Both firms have such similar clients and PTL's employees joining the ICF Consulting team made perfect strategic sense,” says Jim Lewis, PTL founder and chairman. “The integration of PTL’s skills and client base with the complementary, but much larger resources and worldwide reach of ICF Consulting will retain our preeminence as technical advisors to the LNG industry and related governmental activities,” says Mr. Lewis.

PTL was founded in 1978 and provides complete project development, risk assessment, code compliance and natural gas vehicle services. The firm has been involved with numerous “firsts” in the LNG industry, including the first LNG barge, the first U.S. LNG import terminal, the first LNG powered vehicle, and the first commercial LNG vehicle.

About ICF Consulting
ICF Consulting (www.icfconsulting.com) is a leading management, technology, and policy consulting firm. Drawing upon extensive industry knowledge, distinguished professionals, and innovative analytics, the firm develops solutions to complex defense, homeland security, social program, energy, environment, and transportation issues. ICF Consulting’s approach to these issues is strengthened by its expertise in information technology, organizational improvement, research and evaluation, program management, and communications. Since 1969, ICF Consulting has been serving major corporations, government at all levels, and multinational institutions. More than 1,500 employees serve these clients in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.