Meg O’Neill, the American business executive and CEO of Australia’s largest oil and gas company, is going to London in April 2026 to head one of the world’s six major Western publicly traded companies.
O’Neill leaves Woodside Energy after eight years at the company, five of which she spent at the helm, for a more influential corner office as CEO of BP.
She is replacing Murray Auchincloss, who abruptly resigned after just two years in the role.
With this assignment, the MIT educated chemical engineer becomes the first woman to run an oil major.
O’Neill’s great connection to Africa is that she oversaw the development of the offshore Sangomar field, the first oil field project in Senegal and the country’s admission ticket to the comity of oil producers.
