DAVID LAWLER, Chief Executive Officer, Kimmeridge Texas Gas

David C. Lawler was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kimmeridge Texas Gas and Director of Commonwealth LNG in June 2024.  Lawler has over 33 years of experience in the energy sector.  Prior to joining Kimmeridge Texas Gas, Lawler most recently served as the Chairman and President of BP America from 2020 to 2023.  As the chief representative in the United States, Lawler led the collective efforts of bp’s businesses, representing 30,000 employees and capital deployed of $150+ billion since 2005.  This role included the formation and implementation of the integrated US strategy to achieve net zero by 2050 in collaboration with the US Leadership Team, along with the oversight of the resilient hydrocarbons, convenience and mobility, and low carbon energy business units.

In addition to his role as Chairman and President of BP America, Lawler also served as CEO of bpx energy, bp’s onshore unconventional and midstream business from 2014 to 2023.  In 2018, Lawler led the $10.5 billion acquisition of BHP’s onshore assets, the largest acquisition for bp in more than 20 years.  Lawler built a world class team to operate and grow BHP’s assets, delivering significant year-on-year improvements in process safety, emissions, flaring, production, operating cost, capital efficiency and free cash flow, increasing the value of the business to more than $21 billion in 5 years.

Lawler joined bpx in 2014 from SandRidge Energy, a US-based oil and gas independent, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for three years. For four years prior to SandRidge, Lawler was Chief Executive Officer and President of PostRock Energy Corporation and its predecessor entities.  Prior to PostRock, he worked for Shell E&P Company for 10 years in leadership and technical assignments within the deepwater and gulf coast business units and provided business planning and support to the CEO of Shell Americas.  Lawler began his career as a Production Engineer with Conoco and as a Drilling Engineer with Burlington Resources.

A Denver native, Lawler graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 1990 before earning an MBA from Tulane University in 2003.  He is also a Trustee of the Colorado School of Mines, appointed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis in 2022, and a director of LNG Energy Group (TSXV:LNGE), a regional growth platform based in Latin America.  Lawler is also a Director of the American Petroleum Institute and served on the Executive Committee from 2020-2023. More information at: https://www.ktgllc.com/management/