Wood Mackenzie at IMAGE 2025

On Monday 25th August, as part of the IMAGE conference, Wood Mackenzie is excited to be hosting senior industry and finance leaders to debate the upstream sector’s big strategic opportunities and challenges. Join us to hear how the industry must look to increasingly international investments to shape its future.

• What is the long-term outlook for oil and gas within the overall energy landscape?
• How should different oil and gas players position themselves to thrive through the 2030s?
• As many onshore North American basins mature, how can domestic players best return to international upstream or even debut overseas?
• What will be the right portfolio balance and characteristics for optimal resilience and sustainability?
• How can organic and inorganic growth routes best support these ambitions?

Welcome and Introduction: 1:30 p.m.–1:40 p.m.

• Jessica Ciosek, Head of Americas Subsurface Research, Wood Mackenzie

Executive Leadership Conversation: 1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m.

• Gregory Hebertson, Co-Head and Chief Operating Officer, Westlawn Americas Offshore
• Andrew Latham, Senior Vice President Energy Research, Wood Mackenzie (host)

Upstream Strategy Panel: 2:10 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

• Helen Currie, Chief Economist, ConocoPhillips
• Sunday Shepherd, General Manager Strategy, Chevron
• Christopher Watson, Managing Director, Barclays Capital
• Robert Clarke, Vice President Upstream Research, Wood Mackenzie
• Michael Steinhacker, Vice President Upstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie (moderator)

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Find us at stand 1800 (near the food court) to attend our stand presentations and demo our new Lens Subsurface solution. It will also give you the opportunity to ask your key industry questions directly to our experts.