• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Kevin McLachlan

TOTAL S.A.

Senior Vice President Exploration

Kevin McLachlan has over 30 years of international experience across the E&P business, with most of his roles based in exploration. He joined TOTAL in September 2014 and on 1 January 2015, he was appointed Senior Vice President Exploration for TOTAL Exploration & Production. Prior to joining TOTAL and from 2013, Mr. McLachlan held the position of Executive Vice President Exploration for Murphy Oil, based in Houston, Texas. In 2006 Mr. McLachlan joined Nexen in London as Europe Exploration Manager, and in 2009 he was appointed Nexen’s Vice President, Global Exploration, based in Calgary. He began his career with Mobil in Canada, progressing later into ExxonMobil, focusing notably on exploration in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Sessions With Kevin McLachlan

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Offshore Revival: Retesting the deep water?

    Panel Finance/Trading/Risk Management

    Although investment in the deep water is finally rising, intense competition for capital continues. New areas with increasingly diversified investors, such as in Mexico, Brazil, and Africa’s MSGBC Basin, appear to be vying (successfully) with more traditional deepwater areas, such as the US Gulf of Mexico, Angola, and Nigeria, where consolidation and focus are key drivers. What are the new areas where the industry anticipates much greater investment focus? What are the different risks? What are the more traditional areas where investment outcomes appear to be less optimistic? Is the overall level of deepwater investment going to be lower or will technology and government terms react to increase attractiveness?