David Lawler ’90

David Lawler ’90

Appointed January 1, 2022
Term expires December 31, 2025

David C. Lawler ’90
CEO of Kimmeridge Texas Gas (KTG); Director of Commonwealth LNG

Board Participation 

• Executive Committee of the American Petroleum Institute 
• Board of Directors of Permian Strategic Partnership 
• Board of Directors of Mewbourne College of Petroleum Engineering, University of Oklahoma 

Nationality: USA

David Lawler is the CEO of Kimmeridge Texas Gas (KTG) and a Director of Commonwealth LNG.  KTG is a gulf coast exploration and production company currently producing 400 MMCFD, with growth plans to reach 1 BCFD by 2029.   KTG will supply Commonwealth LNG with up to 4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of equity natural gas beginning in 2029.  Commonwealth LNG is a 9.5 MTPA, $7.5 billion, export facility located on the Calcasieu River near Cameron, Louisiana expected to reach FID in 2025.  The combined entities represent a fully integrated British Gas “wellhead to water” strategy delivering responsibly sourced gas to global markets.

Prior to joining Kimmeridge and Commonwealth, Lawler 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, and the oversight of resilient hydrocarbons, convenience, and mobility businesses, along with key investments in low carbon energy.  Lawler also served on the Executive Committee of the American Petroleum Institute from 2020-2023.

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 BPX, delivering significant year-on-year improvements in process safety, emissions, flaring, production, operating cost, capital efficiency and free cash flow, materially increasing the value of the business.

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 Co. for 10 years in leadership, business planning and technical assignments within the deepwater and gulf coast business units.  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.  Lawler joined the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees in 2022.