On the morning a three day pause in the Hormuz conflict collapsed in July 2026, oil jumped and every business desk wanted a view. Pat Breen of Gas Strategies had an opinion piece ready to go. We rewrote its opening for the new facts that morning, The National’s business desk took it the same day, and a week later it ran on the front of the paper’s print Business section.
That is what energy communications comes down to. Everyone in the market has a forecast. Very few have one clear argument, a senior spokesperson who can make it on air at short notice, and the media relationships to be called first.
Bannerton is a PR consultancy for energy consultancies, advisers and companies working in gas, LNG and oil markets. Sharon Bannerton leads every account herself, from Dubai, close to where so much of the world’s energy news is made, with UK and international desks covered alongside. She holds the Institute of Directors Diploma in Company Direction and was named in the PRWeek Middle East Power Book 2025.
What we do
- Position your chairman, chief executive or lead analyst as the voice editors call first
- Signed opinion pieces for the business pages, refreshed with live market data as events move
- Broadcast booking and preparation for business television and radio
- Turn published pieces into conference platforms and speaking invitations
- Run Gulf, UK and international media as one programme
Proof: Gas Strategies
Gas Strategies has advised governments, majors and utilities on gas and LNG for decades, but outside the industry its thinking rarely reached the business pages or the airwaves. In 2026 we made its Chairman and CEO, Pat Breen, the steady voice on LNG as the Hormuz crisis shook the market.
- 15 pieces of coverage, March to October 2026
- 5 on BBC News, 5 in The National, 2 on AnewZ, 2 on Monocle Radio, 1 on Al Arabiya English
- 3 signed opinion pieces in The National, one on the front of its print Business section
- 1 day from his August opinion piece to Gastech’s invitation to chair a session in Bangkok
“The winners of the next decade will be those that help customers manage uncertainty.” Pat Breen, Chairman and CEO, Gas Strategies, writing in The National
Read the full Gas Strategies case study.
Questions we are often asked
Do you understand the technical side?
Your experts own the numbers. Our job is to turn their thinking into an argument a business editor will run, without losing the accuracy, and to check every figure against its original source before it goes out.
Can you show us real placements in energy?
Yes. Every piece listed above is published and on the Gas Strategies case study, from Pat’s BBC appearances to his opinion pieces in The National.
Which media matter for an energy business?
It depends on the story and who needs to hear it. In the Gulf, the business desks of The National, Gulf News and Arabian Business, and Al Arabiya English. Internationally, BBC News and the business broadcasters. Then the specialist titles your clients read, such as Petroleum Economist and Energy Voice.
Do you only work in the Gulf?
No. Gas Strategies is based in London, and much of Pat Breen’s broadcast work has been with the BBC and international channels. We plan Gulf, UK and international media as one programme.
Can you help us onto the stage at events like Gastech and ADIPEC?
Published coverage is often what opens the door. Pat’s invitation to chair at Gastech came the day after his opinion piece ran in The National.
How is it priced?
As a monthly retainer, planned around the markets and media you need.
Find us
Dubai: Bannerton L.L.C-FZ, Meydan Grandstand, 6th floor, Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai. +971 54 343 7673.
UK: +44 20 3642 1221.
Dublin: Bannerton, 6-9 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, D02 EY47. +353 1 612 1428.
See also: UK to the UAE, Strategic communications in the UAE and Reputation management in Dubai.