• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Jeff Rinker

Motiva Enterprises

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Rinker was appointed President and CEO of Motiva Enterprises in July 2022. Committed to developing high-performing teams and empowering them to deliver exceptional results, Jeff brings more than 30 years of downstream and midstream energy experience to Motiva, including leading multiple international organizations. From 2017 to 2020, Jeff held various senior leadership positions at Husky Energy in Calgary, Alberta. Most recently serving as the Executive Vice President of Downstream and Midstream, he was responsible for refining, trading, pipelines, and fuels marketing. In this role, he developed and implemented an optimization-led business model across six refineries and upgraders to deliver improved safety, reliability, and profitability. Prior to Husky Energy, Jeff served for 11 years in executive-level roles at the Vienna-based integrated energy company OMV, including head of Refining and Petrochemicals at the Petrom subsidiary, head of Downstream Optimization, Supply and Trading, and head of M&A and Corporate Development. Jeff spent the first 16 years of his career in roles of increasing responsibility at BP. During that time, he held a series of technical and commercial assignments in the US and UK and was tasked with starting up BP’s hydrogen fuels activities. He also served as Chairman of the National Hydrogen Association in the US. Most recently, Jeff served as CEO of Limetree Bay Energy, where he managed the refining business through bankruptcy and repositioned the terminals business unit as a standalone merchant storage company. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Motiva. He also serves on the board and executive committee of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the Board of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Board of the Greater Houston Partnership. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with honors. He has also completed executive programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and Case Western Reserve University.

Sessions With Jeff Rinker

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 03:20pm - 04:00pm (CST) / 20/mar/2024 08:20 pm - 20/mar/2024 09:00 pm

    Decarbonizing Downstream & Chemicals: Choices and strategies

    Downstream/Midstream/Chemicals

    Companies have embarked on the monumental task of decarbonizing downstream fuels and chemicals businesses. Multiple pathways and technologies provide potential options, but many require more effort to demonstrate commercial viability. Still, a great deal of activity is underway around the globe to retrofit or build new capacity that produces more sustainable products with a lower emissions footprint. Which technologies are ready for deployment today? How are these strategies progressing and how might the industry further innovate? Do the strategies adequately meet the needs of stakeholders