Influential Women In Energy 2022

While the 2021 class of Oil and Gas Investor’s 25 Influential Women in Energy was honored at a time of uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil and gas prices, the 2022 class comes about during a time of change and optimism in the industry. That change toward a new way of operating and embracing new expectations from capital investors, governments and the public is well represented by this year’s honorees.

The talented women featured in the program this year have risen to the top ranks of their energy companies, providing leadership and inspiration to all. This is the fifth year that we have identified these role models, based on dozens of nominations we received from the industry. The one thread that holds all of those honorees together are the hills they climbed to get where they are and the influential work they did when they got there.

Many of the titles behind this year’s top executives and influencers of the industry’s future direction feature the phrases ESG, HS&E, low carbon, energy transition, and diversity and inclusion. They represent the industry’s embrace of these disciplines, which are all designed to bring the oil and gas industry in line with the future direction of the world’s expectations.

Don’t be fooled, however. These honorees are oil and gas executives, and many express their thoughts on both energy sources as valuable parts of the energy transition in their profiles that you can read on the following pages.

From analysts to E&Ps and attorneys to technologists, these 25 executives and the 25 more from the previous year are a microcosm of the oil and gas industry as a whole. While some work to lower carbon emissions, others work to access capital. Some roam oil fields, some boardrooms. Some roam the halls of the U.S. Capitol advocating for the good of all.

Wherever they work and whatever they focus on, they are working to make oil and gas a better industry for the future.