In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Whitney Hughes-Plummer, Managing Director and Partner at BCG. Whitney shared key findings from the report Untapped Reserves 3.0,  which assesses diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the energy sector. The report examines DE&I challenges, perceptions, and interventions and offers recommendations to advance diversity, innovation, and business resiliency.

In this episode of the Women's Energy Council Podcast, Gayle Brim, Managing Director of Technology Transformation at Grant Thornton joins us to advise on how not to feel overwhelmed or behind the curve when it comes to transformation, as well as how to balance costs when making significant changes to existing operations in the short term to assist in long term gains. We also discuss what keeps Gayle excited about her role every day, alongside the importance of Grant Thornton’s business...

In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Katherine Roe, CEO of Wentworth Resources. Throughout this discussion we were struck by Katherine’s passion and conviction in the importance of energy production for Tanzania, from Wentworth’s perspective as a leading supplier of natural gas in the country. We discuss the importance of a differentiated approach to the energy transition in the developing vs developed world, and that conventional energy production...

In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Khady Ndiaye, Vice President and Regional Director, West Africa at Kosmos Energy. Besides sharing her own interesting journey to senior oil and gas executive, Khady also gives us insight into the journey of the oil and gas industry in Africa, and the future that still lies ahead for the region.

Published on 15 March 2022 In this second installment of our March features month podcasts, we had the pleasure of speaking with Behnaz Rahimi-Zand, Senior Process Engineer for Technip Energies. Beginning her career at home in Iran, Behnaz has since spent over 20 years in various different technical, engineering and consultancy roles in the downstream oil and gas industry. Having spent time in the field in her engineering capacity, Behnaz shares her experiences of life as a female engineer...

Published on 07 March 2022 This week marks the first instalment of the Energy Council March features month, during which we will be releasing extra content in celebration of International Women’s Day. In this episode, we sat down with Scott Mackin, Managing Partner at Denham Capital and angel investor with Alma. Throughout the episode, Scott proves the power of recognising internal and external biases, and the impact one can have by committing to greater inclusion. Based on his experience,...

Published 28 February 2022 In this month’s special episode of the Women’s Energy Council Podcast, we sat down with the 2021 Canada Assembly WEC Executive of the Year, Heather Culbert. Heather is a Board Member for various organisations including Whitecap Resources, and co-founded Board-Ready Women, a non-profit dedicated to supporting and highlighting those women ready to take on Board positions in Alberta and wider Canada. One key lesson that shines bright in this episode is that building...

Published on 31 January 2022 In the opening episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast for 2022, we were joined by a special guest – our very own Energy Council CEO Amy Miller. In this heart-warming episode, Amy shows that successful leadership does not have to be dominant in nature, but can be empathetic, vulnerable and encouraging. She describes her career journey from her first job working in a high-security prison all the way up to her appointment as Energy Council CEO, and the...

In this month’s episode we sat down with Tessa Davis, Partner at Morrison & Foerster’s Singapore office. Having built her career on several different continents, Tessa has first-hand experience of what it means to be a senior female leader in varying cultures and contexts. Her candid stories of awkward boardrooms and failed diversity projects are both entertaining and enlightening, showing how good intentions are not always enough to create an inclusive workplace. However, she also...

Published on 29th November 2021 On this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we caught up with Carol Howle, EVP Trading & Shipping at bp. Following a turbulent year that turned the industry on its head, Carol describes that it is exactly this constant change and dynamism that keeps her excited about working in the oil and gas industry. She discusses the important role her trading and shipping portfolio will play in the decarbonisation of several industries, with...

Published 30 August 2021 On this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we were joined by Lindsey McCarty, co-founder, Managing Partner, and COO for Selenite Energy Partners, and Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, Director, Co-Founder, and President within Black Mountain Group. Having both begun their careers in the oilfield just over a decade ago, Ashley and Lindsey describe the challenges they faced as female engineers on production sites in the 2000s. While there have been strides...

Published 29 July 2021 In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Gabrielle Costigan, Managing Director for AIK Energy Austria. Whether it was consulting major corporations into the digital age, building a new subsidiary from the ground up in war-torn Northern Iraq, or navigating BREXIT policy at the helm of a new Austrian company, Gabrielle has spent her career going where few others would dare. Her experience in these differing contexts equipped her...

Published 29 June 2021 In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we are in conversation with our first male ally to appear on the show! Oyango A. Snell is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Western States Petroleum Association, and describes himself as an unapologetic advocate for women and historically marginalized groups. In many of our conversations on this podcast we have discussed the need for allyship at the highest level to...

Published 26 May 2021 In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council Podcast, Amy Miller speaks with Gina Fyffe, Chief Executive Officer of Integra Petrochemicals. Gina discusses her experiences as the first woman hired to the ExxonMobil Petrochemicals Marketing team, the opportunities that often present themselves when you don’t have an end-game in mind, and the importance of recruiting good colleagues. Enjoy the episode!

Published 31 March 2021 In the last week of international women’s month, we caught up with Lamé Verre, Co-Chair Europe & Sub-Saharan Africa at Lean In Energy. Through her own story Lamé illustrates the power of a simple ‘yes’, as her decision to study in a different culture and language became the springboard for her incredible career to follow. Through the story of Lean In Energy, Lamé goes on to show the power of women as a collective, working together to support each other in...

Published 26 March 2021 In this episode we spoke with Eleanor Rowley, Vice President Exploration for the MENA and Caspian Southern Europe region at Total. During our conversation, Eleanor described the broad life experience she has gained in working in oil and gas, particularly having worked abroad for 20 of her 22 years in the industry. In reflecting on the past year, Eleanor describes the decade-worth of change we experienced, and the logistical challenges of moving a team to 100% remote...

Published 19 March 2021 In this episode, we hear from Louise Woods, Partner at Vinson & Elkins’ London office. Louise provides a wealth of knowledge in practical projects aimed at improving inclusivity. Through her work in the non-profit Arbitral Women and the projects run at V & E, she has seen the benefits of supporting women, and men, through the vulnerable return-to-work period after the arrival of a first child. She provides helpful advice for others who may be formulating...

In this episode of the Women’s Energy Council Podcast, Ima Ofulue joins us from Oando plc in Lagos, to share with us her journey to HR, and her belief in the potential of energy project development in Africa. With her background in talent development, Ima provided some useful advice for women transitioning jobs or those looking for new roles. She expressed that it can be lonely at the top for c-level women, so those in less-senior positions need only reach out for guidance and utilize the...

In this episode of the Women’s Energy Council Podcast, Amalia Olivera-Riley joins us from Tullow Oil in the United Kingdom. In discussing her journey to engineering, she highlighted the important influence parents can have on their children, with stories of her engineer father who made civil construction processes part of dinner table talk. Amalia discussed the vital role oil and gas will continue to play in the energy mix for many years to come, and how sustainable business practice will...

Lucia Martinez joins us from Greensill to discuss the evolution of her career in Banking and how she is helping launch a new Energy division at Greensill. Find out more about the Women's Energy Council here.

On this episode of the Women's Energy Council Podcast series we chat with Nicola Macleod, Executive VP, General Counsel at Spirit Energy. During the episode, Nicola shares her journey into the oil & gas industry and what she has learnt along the way including How she joined Maersk Oil  thinking it would be for a year or 2 and ended up staying for over a decade The differences between working for a large oil & gas company with an international focus vs a smaller O&G business...

During this 30 minutes conversation between Kahina Abdeli-Galinier, Marketing and Strategy Director, Schlumberger Digital and Integration and Amy Miller, CEO, Energy Council discuss Kahina's passion for science, the challenges faced by the industry that keep her on her toes, the excitement of being surrounded by such passionate people, the importance of the willingness to embrace change, the way in which the next generation are encouraging us to change our focus areas, the small changes...

In the next episode of the Women's Energy Council Podcast, Amy Miller chats with Sandra Antonovic, Chief Operations Officer of Reflex Marine.  Sandra and Amy discuss the skill of focusing on what is important and not paying too much attention to the noise around you. The importance of adaptability, quick decision making, understanding your audience and communicating with people remotely without it getting in the way of business. The importance of accepting knowledge in any form in order to...

In the next episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast series, we speak with Christine Hommes, Partner at Apollo Global Management.  We will discuss Christine’s work with next generation tech and its impact on the energy industry of the future, the impact of ESG on investment decision making today and the upside of sometimes being the only woman in the room. Find out more about the Women's Energy Council here.