• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Nicolas Terraz

TotalEnergies

President, Exploration & Production

Effective September 1st, 2021, Nicolas Terraz is appointed President Exploration and Production and member of the Executive Committee of TotalEnergies. Nicolas Terraz started his career in the French Ministries of Industry (1994-1997) and Public Works and Transportation (1997-2001) and joined TotalEnergies in 2001. After holding positions in France and in Qatar, Nicolas Terraz served as Managing Director of Total E&P Myanmar (2008-2011), Managing Director of Total E&P France (2011-2014), Vice President New Ventures for Exploration and Production (2014-2015) and Managing Director of Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria (2015-2019). In 2019, Nicolas Terraz was appointed Senior Vice President Africa and a member of the management committee of the Exploration & Production segment of TotalEnergies. Born in 1969, Nicolas Terraz is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and earned a Master of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sessions With Nicolas Terraz

Tuesday, 7 March

  • 03:15pm - 03:55pm (CST) / 07/mar/2023 09:15 pm - 07/mar/2023 09:55 pm

    Oil & Gas: Playing the Long Game

    Upstream Oil & Gas
    The future of upstream will increasingly belong to those companies who develop strategies that ensure that they can strike a strong balance between the development of profitable traditional oil and gas assets, the lowest carbon footprint and clear access to markets. Multiple approaches are emerging on how best to accomplish this and which basins or plays to be in. Complicating the path is the speed and strain of societal pressures. Join us for a look at some of the various strategic options companies are pursuing to preserve their future competitiveness.