Leadership

Biography

David Lawler is Chief Executive Officer of Caturus, expanding his previous role as CEO of Kimmeridge Texas Gas and Director of Commonwealth LNG beginning in 2024.

Prior to joining Kimmeridge Texas Gas, Mr. Lawler served as Chairman and President of BP America from 2020 to 2023 as the chief representative in the U.S., leading the collective efforts of bp’s businesses with 30,000 employees and $150+ billion of capital deployed during his tenure. This included forming and implementing the company’s U.S. strategy targeted to achieve net zero by 2050. In addition to his role as Chairman and President of bp America, Mr. Lawler also served as Chief Executive Officer of bpx energy, bp’s onshore unconventional and midstream business. He led a $10.5 billion acquisition of BHP’s onshore assets, the largest acquisition for bp in more than 20 years.

His earlier energy experience included three years in executive roles at SandRidge Energy and PostRock Energy Corporation. These followed a decade at Shell E&P in leadership and technical assignments within the deepwater and gulf coast business units and providing business planning and support to the CEO of Shell Americas.

A Denver native, Mr. Lawler graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering before earning an MBA from Tulane University. He is also a Trustee of the Colorado School of Mines and a Director of the American Petroleum Institute, where he served on the Executive Committee from 2020-2023.