• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Tony Cottone

Occidental

Senior Director, Low Carbon Ventures

Tony Cottone is Senior Director of Strategic Development for Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s Low Carbon Ventures group (OLCV).

Mr. Cottone was appointed to his current role in June 2018 becoming a key member of the Low Carbon Ventures leadership team.  In his new role, he is responsible for strategy development and implementation, opportunity and venture investment evaluation, and project finance and capital raising. 

Previously, Mr. Cottone was Sr. Director of Investor Relations acting as a key company spokesperson to the investment community.  He was responsible for communicating Oxy’s business strategy, financial objectives and unique value proposition to internal and external stakeholders. 

Mr. Cottone has over 13 years of industry experience and originally joined Oxy in 2012.  Prior to joining Oxy, he held various financial roles, including positions in Investment Banking and Equity Research at Macquarie Group and Financial and Market Analysis at Express Energy Services.

Mr. Cottone has extensive and diverse experience in strategy, corporate finance, and investor relations. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Emory University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Sessions With Tony Cottone

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 09:30am - 10:20am (CST) / -

    How Will Aviation Be Decarbonized?
    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals Mobility/Transportation

    Simultaneously meeting growing demand for air transportation while drastically reducing GHG emissions has created a significant challenge for the aviation industry, with no obvious solutions. To what extent will societal change, technological advancement, and increased operational efficiency offset air transportation’s growth? Will regulation become technology-forcing? Which fuels will be the most cost and carbon competitive?