Attending the AIEN NOC Conference and Workshops in London as CEO of Frontier offered a rare opportunity to reflect on the evolving role of National Oil Companies (NOCs) at a time of profound change and uncertainty in the global energy industry.

This week, Frontier hosted the 3rd Edition of the World Energies Summit, bringing together global leaders and decision-makers shaping the future of the upstream industry.

Entering the oil and gas sector for the first time is never simple. For governments, it means balancing sovereignty and competitiveness; for investors, aligning ambition with complex political realities.

The upstream sector has always been global in nature, this is what makes it so exciting to be a part of - capital moves across borders, technology is shared across basins, and discoveries and changes in policy in one part of the world can shift sentiment everywhere else as illustrated by Trump's policies.