Look Ahead: API Heads to CERAWeek

Chris Carroll
Posted March 7, 2022

Described as the energy industry’s “Super Bowl” and one of the premier conferences for business leaders, CERAWeek 2022 will bring together 4,000 delegates and more than 850 speakers from over 80 countries this week to Houston.

Now in its 40th year, CERAWeek participants will discuss the future of energy, manufacturing, technology, financial services, automotive, utilities, and environmental issues on an international stage. The gathering of both corporate and government leaders across so many disciplines provides an integrated framework for understanding the current state of global energy markets and geopolitics.

As the representative of America’s natural gas and oil industry, API is proud to have a presence at CERAWeek as an Industry Partner alongside organizations in energy, education, research, and media. The event will feature presentations or appearances from some of the top names in energy policymaking including President Biden’s climate advisor, John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia).

Additionally, dozens of API member company leaders will be participating. For example, today alone:

• Mike Wirth, Chevron chairman and CEO – and newly installed API chairman – will appear with Daniel Yergin, IHS Markit vice chairman, in a fireside chat titled, “Accelerating Energy Progress.”

   

• Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods will follow Kerry’s conference-opening remarks in a leadership dialogue with Yergin.

   

• Shell USA President Gretchen Watkins will discuss how natural gas and oil companies are working to build a lower-carbon future.

   

• Hess CEO John Hess and Cheniere Energy President and CEO Jack Fusco will participate on a panel that will explore how natural gas and oil companies are driving the energy transition.

That’s far from all – CEOs and other senior leaders from API members such as bp, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Occidental, Tellurian and more will be making their mark on the conference in the coming days.

Meanwhile, API’s top leadership, volunteer policy committee members, and team members from Washington and Houston will attend panels and discussions throughout the five busy days of events.

• Today, API President & CEO Mike Sommers will participate in the Insight Dinner CEO panel, “US Energy Policy & the Climate Opportunity,” to discuss current geopolitical disruptions and President Biden’s energy and climate policies. The panel will be moderated by Carlos Pascual, IHS Markit senior vice president, Global Energy. Other panelists will be Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association; Richard Newell, CEO of Resources for the Future; and Karen Harbert, CEO of the American Gas Association. Sommers will reinforce the positive impact of America’s energy influence, its leadership on climate and the need for clear regulatory policies.

• On Wednesday Amanda Eversole, API executive vice president & chief operating officer, will take part in a panel discussion on “Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in the Energy Industry.” The panel will highlight DE&I issues as industry looks to find, develop and retain talent. It will examine how DEI goals are evolving career opportunities and workforce expectations. Eversole will highlight how natural gas and oil producers are taking big steps to attract the best and brightest problem solvers to tackle tomorrow’s energy challenges.

CERAWeek 2022’s timely theme is “Pace of Change: Energy, Climate, and Innovation” and will convene the foremost thinkers and industry leaders to tackle the material. Check back to the API Energy Tomorrow blog or follow API on Twitter for further updates.