2025 Influential Women in Energy

Oil and Gas Investor presents the 2025 Influential Women in Energy honorees. Now in its eighth year, this program recognizes 31 extraordinary leaders based on their numerous professional accomplishments, demonstrated leadership aptitudes and service to the community and the industry. These women come from all walks of life and represent a small but growing group of impressive women who are breaking through barriers in a male-dominated field. In these pages of this special report, you will find in-depth profiles on each honoree, highlighting their achievements and how they got there.

The 2025 Influential Women in Energy honorees are (alphabetically by surname):

• Sarah Bairstow - CEO; Mexico Pacific
• Sonja Bruce - Senior Vice President; BOK Financial
• Jennifer Charbonneau - VP Innovation; Chord Energy
• Moni Collins - Senior Vice President of Energy Lending; First Horizon
• Traci Cook - Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer; Ascent Resources
• Britney Crookshanks - Senior Vice President, Land; Infinity Natural Resource
• Sarah Delille - Vice President, US Country Management; Equinor
• Katy Dickson - Senior Vice President, Technology; Patterson-UTI Drilling Company
• Danielle Eveslage - Chief Financial Officer; Harvest Midstream
• Danielle Fuselier - Well Construction Segment Director, North America Land; Baker Hughes
• Jaclyn Goodell - Director of Acquisitions & Divestitures; ConocoPhillips
• Katherine Graham - Chief Technology Officer; Priority Power
• Tracey Henderson - Executive Vice President, Exploration; Apache
• Crystal Heter - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer; Tallgrass Energy
• Katie Hill - Chief Operating Officer; Vital Energy
• Nabila Lazreg - Unconventional Resources Technical Advisory Lead; Aramco
• Catherine D. Little - Partner; Bracewell
• Samantha Martinez Castillo - VP Reservoir Performance Americas Land; SLB
• Patricia (Patti) Bryant Melcher - Founder & Marketing Partner; EIV Capital
• Lori Mettille - Tax Partner & National Practice Leader, Oil & Gas; Moss Adams
• Laura Preng - Partner; Preng & Associates
• Thaimar Ramirez - President & General Manager, Midland Basin Business Unit; Occidental Petroleum
• Lauren Read - Vice President Operations, dCarbon Ventures; BKV Corp.
• Stephanie Reed - Partner & Chief Commercial Officer; Formentera Partners
• Deanna Reitman - Partner; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
• Courtney Stephens - CEO; QED Energy Associates
• Meredith Stieler - Vice President of Accounting; EnCap Flatrock Midstream
• Deidre Toups - Senior Vice President of Mergers, Acquisitions and Integration; Superior Energy Services
• Lauren Varnado - Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group; Brown Rudnick
• Katrien Verlinden - President & CEO, Saipem America & Country Manager, North America; Saipem
• Julie Woodard - Senior Land Manager; Expand Energy