Emma Delaney has 22 years’ experience in the energy sector, having held a variety of roles globally across the Upstream and Downstream sectors.

After joining BP in 1995, Emma held a number of commercial roles in BP’s Downstream European business, before moving to the Asia Region in 2003 to oversee the mitigation of non-technical risks for major projects.

In 2005, she was appointed VP for the Tangguh LNG project, responsible for managing the economic, social and environmental risks during the construction phase of the LNG terminal in Papua Barat, Indonesia.

Emma has held positions of Commercial Director Iraq and Upstream CFO Asia Pacific, as well as Head of Business Development.

In January 2017, Emma was appointed Regional President, Mauritania and Senegal for BP. In her current role she is responsible for establishing BP’s newest Upstream region and managing BP’s partnership with Kosmos Energy to explore and develop an emerging world class hydrocarbon basin in Mauritania and Senegal.

Emma studied Economics at Trinity College Dublin before completing a Masters in Management at ESCP Europe, graduating in 1995.