• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Al Cook

Equinor ASA

Executive Vice President, International Exploration & Production

Al Cook holds the position of Executive Vice President for International Exploration & Production overseeing Equinor’s business outside Norway. He joined Equinor in 2016 as the Senior Vice President overseeing operations in Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia and Venezuela, moving to Executive Vice President of Global Strategy & Business Development in 2018. Cook joined from BP, where he was Chief of Staff to the CEO. Cook joined BP in 1996, taking on a series of project development and commercial roles in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico. He then worked in field operations in the North Sea from 2002 to 2005, becoming Offshore Installation Manager. From 2005, he led the IGB2 Project in Vietnam and acted as President for BP Vietnam. Cook worked from 2009 to 2014 as BP’s Vice President leading the development of the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan and construction of the Southern Gas Corridor. Cook holds a master’s degree in Natural Science from St. John’s College, University of Cambridge and in 2005 completed the International Execution Programme at INSEAD.

Sessions With Al Cook

Monday, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Investment Strategies in a Low-Carbon World

    Panel Climate/Environment/Sustainability Finance/Trading/Risk Management

    The idea of an energy transition to a low-carbon world has now gone mainstream. The combination of concern about the risks of climate change and focus about new clean technologies has captured the public attention, the interest of the general press, and some of the political dialogue in almost every country. For companies in the energy business, this has brought pressure in the form of shareholder resolutions, and calls for divestment from fossil fuels. This pressure is coming from major investors. Is money moving into low-carbon investments? Will the shift in sentiment constrict ability to invest in oil and gas and lead to higher prices? How should companies respond?

Tuesday, 12 March