• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Geraldine Slattery

BHP

President Operations Petroleum

Geraldine Slattery joined BHP in 1994. During her 25-year career, Ms. Slattery has led a number of teams across the petroleum business, serving as Vice President Supply, General Manager Haynesville and Fayetteville, General Manager Australia Production Unit, and Asset President Conventional. With a track record of performance delivery and deep leadership capabilities, she brings a strong combination of in-field technical experience and global leadership experience gained in the UK, Australia, and the US. Her experience also includes significant management, operational, HSE, and engineering roles in the Liverpool Bay and North Sea Assets in the UK, Western Australia FPSO operations, and onshore gas processing. Ms. Slattery holds a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Master of Science in international management (oil and gas).

Sessions With Geraldine Slattery

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 11:35am - 12:35pm (CST) / -

    Global Upstream Strategies: Diversification versus specialization

    Panel Oil

    Since the oil price drop in 2014, oil & gas companies have refocused their portfolios in search of cost competitiveness. As a result, more companies have become de-facto specialists for certain asset types or geographies (such as North American unconventionals, oil sands, integrated gas projects). Conversely, the energy transition is spurring some larger companies to diversify into low-carbon solutions. How will this dichotomy of specialization and diversification impact the design of future upstream portfolios? How will diversified players make their capital allocation decisions between quite different business segments? What impact will the energy transition have on each class of upstream players?