Woodside Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Meg O’Neill Announced as ‘Energy Person of the Year’

EQS-News: African Energy Chamber / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Woodside Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Meg O’Neill Announced as ‘Energy Person of the Year’ 12.08.2024 / 19:45 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Woodside Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Meg O’Neill Announced as ‘Energy Person of the Year’

 

Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill has been recognized by the African Energy Chamber for her unwavering commitment to harnessing Africa’s oil and gas resources for inclusive growth

 

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – as the voice of Africa’s energy sector – is honored to announce Meg O’Neill, CEO and Managing Director of Woodside Energy, as “Energy Person of the Year.” The award recognizes O’Neill’s nearly three decades of experience in the global oil and gas industry and her unwavering commitment to ensuring a just African energy transition, which has resulted in exceptional project delivery and multi-billion-dollar investments in Africa’s oil and gas resources. 

 

O’Neill will receive the award at African Energy Week: Invest in African Energy 2024 – the AEC’s annual event and the official meeting place for Africa’s energy industry – taking place in Cape Town on November 4-8. The award is given to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the African energy sector and advocated for a more inclusive industry. O’Neill is the first non-African to receive the award, with previous awardees including the late Namibian President Hage Geingob (2023) and President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank Benedict Oramah (2022).

 

Initially drawn to the oil and gas industry by her interest in travel, O’Neill launched a 23-year career with ExxonMobil, where she held senior leadership roles in ExxonMobil’s Production Company in Indonesia, Norway and Canada, as well as served as Vice President, Africa for ExxonMobil Development Company, responsible for the company’s major projects in Angola, Nigeria, Tanzania and Mozambique. In May 2018, O’Neill moved to Perth to join Woodside as COO in May 2018 and was appointed CEO and Managing Director in August 2021, owing to her bold vision and proven leadership capabilities. O’Neill holds two degrees in Chemical Engineering and Ocean Engineering and a Master’s in Ocean Systems Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.