• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Vijay Swarup

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Vice President, Research & Development

Vijay Swarup has held the role of vice president of research and development at ExxonMobil since 2014. He leads a team of scientists and engineers to develop technologies that can support the demand for global energy while transitioning to a lower carbon future. A 30-year veteran of ExxonMobil, Swarup has held a variety of leadership roles in engineering, chemicals, and planning from offices in Alberta, Canada, to Baytown, Texas. He has a PhD in chemical engineering from Rutgers University and serves on the National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences Technology, and the Advisory Boards for the MIT Energy Initiative, and the Singapore Energy Center.

Sessions With Vijay Swarup

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 09:15am - 10:00am (CST) / -

    Renaissance of Biofuels: Opportunities for scale

    Panel Climate/Environment/Sustainability Technology/Innovation

    Rising oil prices coupled with dire regulatory reports on global warming have reinvigorated interest in biofuels as a low carbon fuel. What is the status of second generation biofuels technology and the scaleup possibilities? Can biofuels be looked at as a mature technology option? How can biofuels targets be met, which appear more ambitious at the current pace of scale up? How do socio-political dimensions add to the value of biofuels as a cleaner fuel choice?

  • 05:00pm - 05:50pm (CST) / -

    Game-changing Technologies for Oil & Gas

    Panel Oil Gas Technology/Innovation

    The oil and gas industry is witnessing a new era of progress in digital and related technologies that are transforming operational performance and efficiency and creating renewed opportunity to secure sustainable growth. The industry has a history of developing technical and operational innovations that have forged game-changing growth into new segments such as deep water and shale. This panel will explore the prospects for the next game-changers and what they might look like. Which areas of technological progress offer the most promise to become game-changers for the industry? What form of impact might a game-changer have, for example, in unlocking resources, reducing costs, or changing the nature of work? Would we know a game-changer if we saw one? Could a series of incremental gains over time also constitute a game-changer? Is the industry structured to unlock innovations? Which types of players and partnerships would hold the key?

Wednesday, 13 March

Friday, 15 March