Karen Andries
Global Energy Leader | Joint Ventures, CCS & Strategic Investments | Aligning Business Performance with Climate Ambition
- Role
- Ccs - Senior Commercial Advisor at Chevron
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karen Andries
Global energy executive with 25+ years of experience across upstream, downstream, and integrated energy portfolios. Sustained delivery across business development, joint ventures, and strategic investment governance across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.Experienced in leading complex, capital-intensive projects and advising senior leadership on commercial strategy, portfolio transformation, and energy transition priorities. Recent focus includes Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and low-carbon initiatives, approached through a commercially viable and execution-driven lens.Recognized for bridging strategy and delivery, aligning diverse stakeholders, and translating energy transition ambition into investable, scalable business solutions.Open to senior-level discussions related to CCS, strategic energy investments, joint ventures, and energy transition leadership.
Experience
Ccs - Senior Commercial Advisor
Feb 2026 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Driving commercial strategy and customer engagement for the Bayou Bend CCS project, a joint venture between Chevron, TotalEnergies, and Equinor developing a large-scale CO₂ transportation and storage system in Southeast Texas.The project includes approximately acres dedicated to geological storage and aims to support industrial decarbonization across the U.S. Gulf Coast, enabling CO2 emitters to progress toward net zero.
Education
University of Cambridge
Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Business Sustainability management program
2019
KU Leuven
Master of Science in Business Engineering, Handelsingenieur, International Relations and Affairs
1991 — 1996
University of Cambridge
Business and Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Emissions
2021
Skills
- Analysis
- Joint Ventures Management
- Finance
- Energy
- Petroleum
- Engineering
- Project Planning
- Business Development
- Strategy
- Gas
- Upstream
- Cross Functional Relationships
- Coaching
- Business Planning
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Management
- Financial Analysis
- Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Mentoring
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