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

Mark Hutcherson

ConocoPhillips

Director, Low Carbon Projects & Technology

Mark Hutcherson is the Director, Low Carbon Projects and Technology in the Low Carbon Technologies (LCT) organization.  He leads the team responsible for global oversight, planning and strategy on operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction efforts. Mark coordinates across global business units to promote innovation, technology, work practices and the prioritization of projects which reduce GHG emissions.  He collaborates with other corporate teams including technology, sustainable development, environmental assurance, and other technical functions to advance workstreams contributing to emissions reduction efforts. Mark began his career with ExxonMobil in 2001 working facilities engineering and project management roles on and offshore in several US basins before moving to a non-operated technical oversight role with Burlington Resources for Latin America and China assets in 2005. In the 18 years following Burlington’s acquisition by ConocoPhillips, he has developed a broad operations and engineering background by transitioning through various technical and leadership roles in the US Lower 48, Alaska, Australia, and Corporate Operational Excellence. Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Kansas State University.

Sessions With Mark Hutcherson

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 11:30am - 12:00pm (CST) / 20/mar/2024 04:30 pm - 20/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    Decarbonizing Upstream Oil & Gas: Winning strategies for real results

    The upstream oil & gas journey to lower the carbon intensity of operations is seeing tangible results. That journey will become more complex as low-hanging fruit disappears and operators tackle the integrated challenge of balancing rapid learning and maturing new technologies to further decarbonize operations. What abatement initiatives are showing the greatest—and the least—promise? Do companies have the information to make actionable decisions based on marginal abatement cost curves (MACC)? What are the critical technologies that can deliver accelerated progress? How do companies prioritize and make trade-offs among very different options? What internal and external factors will make the biggest impact on success by 2030?