at Chevron and CEO of Enterprise Oil , the latter of which was bought under his leadership by Shell in 2002 . Laidlaw then took a dip away from the energy sector through leadership roles at HSBC , the UK Government ’ s Department for Transport and Hanson , now Heidelberg Materials .
Laidlaw ’ s steering voice in the energy sector was not missed for long , however . He has had influence industry-wide as Chairman of the Petroleum Science and Technology Institute , Director of the National Engineering Laboratory and President of the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association – all indications to his exemplary contribution to the industry and efforts to ensure its bright , green future .
Continuing his impact , Laidlaw joined Centrica as Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Disclosure Committee in 2006 , a role he held until founding independent international oil and gas exploration and production company Neptune in 2015 , which launched three years later .
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