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Bill Langin
Bill Langin is a globally-experienced leader with proven delivery across integrated value chains, having led teams spanning early growth and exploration activities, major capital project delivery, and day-to-day operations. Those experiences have brought partnerships with a variety of stakeholders, including the US and foreign governments, NGOs, technology partners, and contractors ranging from major industrial engineering and construction firms to small, local businesses. The intent of creating shared value and a deep focus on enabling every individual to perform at their best has resulted in safe project execution and robust operational performance that ultimately delivers impactful bottom-line results for Shell, our partners, and our shareholders.
Bill began his career in the energy industry with Shell in 2003 and has made significant contributions across numerous global businesses, operational and geological settings, and throughout the industry lifecycle. Bill joined Shell as an exploration geophysicist to evaluate opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico, and later, Brazil. In 2010, Bill shifted his attention to the onshore, first embedded in the Appalachia asset and later overseeing Shell’s exploration efforts across the onshore United States. Bill moved to Oman in 2014 to serve as Exploration Manager for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Shell’s joint venture with the government of Oman. With the Shell – British Gas (BG) merger in 2016, Bill had the opportunity to play a key role in the integration of Queensland Gas Company (QGC) into the Shell portfolio as the General Manager for the Upstream business at QGC in Brisbane, Australia. On March 1, 2020, Bill assumed the role of Vice President Exploration – North America and Brazil and was accountable for the safe delivery of exploration programs in the U.S. and Mexican Gulf of Mexico as well as Brazil. With the completion of Shell’s corporate reorganization, Bill has been named to the role of Senior Vice President – Deepwater Exploration starting August of 2021.
Bill is active in broader industry efforts through the National Offshore Industries Association where he sits on the Board of Directors and is chairman of the ESG Committee. He also serves on the advisory boards for The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences and the Rice University Professional Master’s program. Bill grew up in northern Pennsylvania. He then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geosciences from Princeton University in 1999 and a PhD in Geophysics from Cornell University in 2003. Bill is married to Jennifer and they have two children, Tyler and Trace.
Bill began his career in the energy industry with Shell in 2003 and has made significant contributions across numerous global businesses, operational and geological settings, and throughout the industry lifecycle. Bill joined Shell as an exploration geophysicist to evaluate opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico, and later, Brazil. In 2010, Bill shifted his attention to the onshore, first embedded in the Appalachia asset and later overseeing Shell’s exploration efforts across the onshore United States. Bill moved to Oman in 2014 to serve as Exploration Manager for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Shell’s joint venture with the government of Oman. With the Shell – British Gas (BG) merger in 2016, Bill had the opportunity to play a key role in the integration of Queensland Gas Company (QGC) into the Shell portfolio as the General Manager for the Upstream business at QGC in Brisbane, Australia. On March 1, 2020, Bill assumed the role of Vice President Exploration – North America and Brazil and was accountable for the safe delivery of exploration programs in the U.S. and Mexican Gulf of Mexico as well as Brazil. With the completion of Shell’s corporate reorganization, Bill has been named to the role of Senior Vice President – Deepwater Exploration starting August of 2021.
Bill is active in broader industry efforts through the National Offshore Industries Association where he sits on the Board of Directors and is chairman of the ESG Committee. He also serves on the advisory boards for The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences and the Rice University Professional Master’s program. Bill grew up in northern Pennsylvania. He then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geosciences from Princeton University in 1999 and a PhD in Geophysics from Cornell University in 2003. Bill is married to Jennifer and they have two children, Tyler and Trace.
Bill Langin
Senior Vice President Exploration, Shell