Speakers

Mark Agnew is the Global Wells and Production Engineering Chief for ExxonMobil, spearheading innovation and execution across drilling, completions, well integrity, and production optimization.  He joined ExxonMobil in 1991 and has driven results in technical and management assignments in Wells, Reservoir Engineering, Upstream and Downstream Commercial, and Operations across the USA – including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and Houston Headquarters and internationally in Indonesia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Mark served as the Middle East Joint Venture Wells Manager and Qatar Subsurface Manager from 2017-2023 where he supported EM’s valued partnerships in the region, including with ADNOC Offshore in Abu Dhabi and Qatar Energy in Qatar.

Appointed to his current role in 2023, Mark continues to shape ExxonMobil’s global wells and production strategy.

Mark has been an SPE member since 1986 and currently serves on the SPE North American Advisory Council. 

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.  He serves on the University of Texas Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering External Advisory Committee and was honored as a 2025 Distinguished Alumnus of the Department.