LNG industry celebrates women’s contribution
Inaugural ExxonMobil Power Play Awards build on success of networking initiative
The contributions of three women to the global LNG business were recognized at a gala event at the Gastech conference in Houston on Wednesday evening. The Power Play Awards grew out of an eponymous networking initiative that first appeared at LNG18 in Perth 2016 and has since become an established series of events featuring at LNG conferences around the world. Tracy Lothian, senior vice president of Rovuma LNG marketing at ExxonMobil, was the leading force of the initiative since it began and created the awards. Three awards were presented on the night: The Rainmaker—for a female professional who has delivered exceptional value and business results—was presented to Phaedra Deckart, general m
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