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Diversity

Head and shoulders photo of Monica Collings set against blurred background of bright coloured shapes

23/7/2025 Comment / Monica Collings

Lonely at the top: why the energy industry needs more women in leadership

Monica Collings OBE, the newly appointed Chair of POWERful Women, reflects on her experience as often the lone woman in the boardroom and emphasises the urgent need for greater diversity in energy leadership.

Human factors

Head and shoulders photo of Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute

15/2/2023 Comment / Juliet Davenport

65 million is not enough

Ahead of hosting International Energy Week 2023*, which is gearing up for discussions on transitioning out of the energy and climate crises, EI President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI warns we ignore workforce issues at our peril.

Diversity

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7/6/2023 Comment / Katie Jackson

Talent for net zero: how making diversity core to business can reap dividends

Following the publication of POWERful Women’s annual State of the Nation research report last month, Katie Jackson, Chair of POWERful Women and Executive Vice President for Acquisition, Divestment and New Business Development at Shell, emphasises the benefits of diversity for businesses, particularly in the still lagging energy industry.

Diversity

Head and shoulders photo of Fiona Hathorn, CEO and co-Founder, Women on Boards UK

18/1/2023 Comment / Fiona Hathorn

Why we need board diversity to achieve net zero

Fiona Hathorn, CEO and co-Founder of Women on Boards UK and a speaker at International Energy Week 2023*, discusses the importance of board diversity and outlines some practical steps to improve it within energy companies.

Mergers and acquisitions

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6/8/2025 Comment / Niall Henderson

Recognising a key attribute of successful energy entrepreneurs

How do large energy corporates approach a new business relationship with small tech start-ups or technology developers? Here, Niall Henderson FEI, Global Head of Gas and Low Carbon M&A at BP, offers advice from his experience.

Health and safety

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EI Member only

25/3/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Going beyond understanding ‘what went wrong’

The Energy Institute has launched an updated and expanded version of EI 3295: Reporting, investigating and learning from incidents, accidents and events, writes Energy Institute Senior Content Officer Kristy Jooste.

International Energy Week

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12/3/2025 Comment / Steve Hodgson

Looking forward to 2040 and an end for new UK oil and gas projects

While plans for the how the UK can transition to not-far-from-zero by 2040 are published, shorter-term priorities of the oil and gas industry intrude. Steve Hodgson FEI, Editor-at-Large at New Energy World, spent a day at International Energy Week.

Oil and gas

EI Member only

8/10/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Phil Kirk FEI: 1966–2025

The UK energy industry is mourning the untimely death of popular oil and gas executive Phil Kirk FEI, who died of cancer aged 59 in August. Kirk, founder of the corporate antecedent of Harbour Energy, was known for his personal charm, common touch and an unconventional approach that brought him great success during the upheaval caused by the US shale gas revolution in the 2000s and 2010s.

Diversity

Head and shoulders phot of Monica Collings

EI Member only

28/1/2026 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

When goodwill isn’t enough: why DEI in energy needs accountability, not just intent

The Chair of POWERful Women (PfW) – who appears on stage at next month’s International Energy Week – offers her recommendations about how to move the dial on gender inclusivity in boardrooms in the UK and beyond. She spoke with Sara Siddeeq.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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EI Member only

11/10/2023 Feature / Bob Laslett,Toby Williams

Competing in the net zero race

In the race to net zero, the oil and gas sector has a significant role to play using its extensive experience for the transition to renewable power. Bob Laslett and Toby Williams of project engineering and consultancy firm Laslett International put the picture in focus.

New Energy World™

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Lonely at the top: why the energy industry needs more women in leadership

65 million is not enough

Talent for net zero: how making diversity core to business can reap dividends

Why we need board diversity to achieve net zero

Recognising a key attribute of successful energy entrepreneurs

Going beyond understanding ‘what went wrong’

Looking forward to 2040 and an end for new UK oil and gas projects

Phil Kirk FEI: 1966–2025

When goodwill isn’t enough: why DEI in energy needs accountability, not just intent

Competing in the net zero race