BOARD STATISTICS OF TOP 80 UK ENERGY COMPANIES*
Company 2019 No on board women on board % women on board Exec board women exec board % of women members members Exec members Shell 12 6 50 2 1 50 Good Energy Group plc 6 3 50 1 1 100 Wood plc 8 3 37 2 0 0 BP Plc 14 5 35 2 0 0 National Grid 12 4 33 4 1 25 Ørsted 9 3 33 2 1 50 Sellafield Ltd 10 3 30 3 0 0 SSE Plc 10 3 30 3 0 0 Centrica Plc 12 3 25 4 0 0 Iberdrola (Scottish Power) 9 2 22 1 0 0 Drax Group Plc 10 2 20 3 0 0 E.ON UK Plc 6 1 15 6 1 16 EDF Energy 8 1 12 2 0 0 Subsea 7 Ltd 8 1 12 2 0 0 Ineos 3 0 0 3 0 0 The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd 4 2 50 0 0 0 Faroe Petroleum Plc 5 2 40 0 0 0 Hunting Plc 7 2 28 2 0 0 Greenergy 7 2 28 7 2 28 James Fisher and Sons Plc 8 2 25 3 0 0 Echo Energy plc 6 1 16 1 0 0 Ophir Energy Plc 8 2 25 2 0 0 InfraStrata 4 1 25 2 0 0 Independent Oil & Gas Plc 5 1 20 3 0 0 Pressure Technologies Plc 5 1 20 2 1 50 Awilco Drilling Plc 5 1 20 0 0 0 GETECH Group Plc 5 1 20 1 0 0 HydroDec Group Plc 5 1 20 2 0 0 NU Oil and Gas plc 6 1 16 3 1 33 NWF Group Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 Velocys Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 Premier Oil Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 Amerisur Resources Plc 6 1 15 3 0 0 Cabot Energy 6 1 15 4 0 0 Rockhopper Exploration 7 1 14 2 0 0 Plexus Holdings Plc 7 1 14 3 0 0 Genel Energy Ltd 7 1 14 2 0 0 Telecom Plus Plc 'The Utility Warehouse' 7 1 14 3 0 0 Hurricane Energy Plc 8 1 12 3 0 0 Mainstream Renewable Power 8 1 12 2 0 0 EnQuest Plc 8 1 12 2 0 0 SOCO International Plc 8 1 12 3 1 33 Cairn Energy Plc 8 1 12 2 0 0 Tullow Oil Plc 8 1 12 3 0 0 Chrysaor 9 1 11 2 0 0 Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc 9 1 11 2 0 0 Ascent Resources Plc 2 0 0 2 0 0 Cavendish Nuclear Ltd 3 0 0 3 0 0 Egdon Resources Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Flow Group 5 0 0 1 0 0 Hardy Oil & Gas Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 IGas Energy 5 0 0 1 0 0 JKX Oil & Gas Plc 5 0 0 0 0 0 President Energy Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Quadrise Fuels International Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 RusPetro Plc 2 0 0 2 0 0 Serica Energy Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Solo Oil Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 Sound Oil Plc 6 0 0 3 0 0 Union Jack Oil Plc 5 0 0 2 0 0 Baron Oil Plc/ Gold Oil 3 0 0 2 0 0 Borders and Southern Petroleum Plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 Bowleven Plc 2 0 0 1 0 0 Columbus Energy 3 0 0 2 0 0 Eland Oil & Gas Plc 7 0 0 2 0 0 Enteq Upstream Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Gulfsands Petroleum Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Hague and London Oil PLc 2 0 0 1 0 0 Jersey Oil and Gas plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 Neptune Energy 3 0 0 3 0 0 Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Company Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 Sirius Petroleum Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Sterling Energy Plc 4 0 0 1 0 0 The Parkmead Group Plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 Tower Resources Plc 4 0 0 1 0 0 UK Oil & Gas Investments Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc 6 0 0 3 0 0 Total 480 77 173 10 Averages 16% 6%
*Energy companies either listed on the London stock exchange or having a head office in the UK.
Companies highlighted in grey are the largest employers listed making up 75% of those directly employed in the sector. Green percentage figures meet the Davies 2020 33% target of women on their boards or PfW 2030 30% target of women on their executive boards.
Data as at April 2019
BOARD STATISTICS OF TOP 80 UK ENERGY COMPANIES*
In alphabetical order
Company 2019 No on board women on board % women on board Exec board members women exec % of women Exec board members members Amerisur Resources Plc 6 1 15 3 0 0 Ascent Resources Plc 2 0 0 2 0 0 Awilco Drilling Plc 5 1 20 0 0 0 Baron Oil Plc/ Gold Oil 3 0 0 2 0 0 Borders and Southern Petroleum Plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 Bowleven Plc 2 0 0 1 0 0 BP Plc 14 5 35 2 0 0 Cabot Energy 6 1 15 4 0 0 Cairn Energy Plc 8 1 12 2 0 0 Cavendish Nuclear Ltd 3 0 0 3 0 0 Centrica Plc 12 3 25 4 0 0 Chrysaor 9 1 11 2 0 0 Columbus Energy 3 0 0 2 0 0 Drax Group Plc 10 2 20 3 0 0 E.ON UK Plc 6 1 15 6 1 16 Echo Energy plc 6 1 16 1 0 0 EDF Energy 8 1 12 2 0 0 Egdon Resources Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Eland Oil & Gas Plc 7 0 0 2 0 0 EnQuest Plc 8 1 12 2 0 0 Enteq Upstream Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Faroe Petroleum Plc 5 2 40 0 0 0 Flow Group 5 0 0 1 0 0 Genel Energy Ltd 7 1 14 2 0 0 GETECH Group Plc 5 1 20 1 0 0 Good Energy Group plc 6 3 50 1 1 100 Greenergy 7 2 28 7 2 28 Gulfsands Petroleum Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Hague and London Oil PLc 2 0 0 1 0 0 Hardy Oil & Gas Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 Hunting Plc 7 2 28 2 0 0 Hurricane Energy Plc 8 1 12 3 0 0 HydroDec Group Plc 5 1 20 2 0 0 Iberdrola (Scottish Power) 9 2 22 1 0 0 IGas Energy 5 0 0 1 0 0 Independent Oil & Gas Plc 5 1 20 3 0 0 Ineos 3 0 0 3 0 0 InfraStrata 4 1 25 2 0 0 James Fisher and Sons Plc 8 2 25 3 0 0 Jersey Oil and Gas plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 JKX Oil & Gas Plc 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mainstream Renewable Power 8 1 12 2 0 0 National Grid 12 4 33 4 1 25 Neptune Energy 3 0 0 3 0 0 Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Company Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc 9 1 11 2 0 0 NU Oil and Gas plc 6 1 16 3 1 33 NWF Group Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 Ophir Energy Plc 8 2 25 2 0 0 Ørsted 9 3 33 2 1 50 Plexus Holdings Plc 7 1 14 3 0 0 Premier Oil Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 President Energy Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Pressure Technologies Plc 5 1 20 2 1 50 Quadrise Fuels International Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Rockhopper Exploration 7 1 14 2 0 0 RusPetro Plc 2 0 0 2 0 0 Sellafield Ltd 10 3 30 3 0 0 Serica Energy Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 Shell 12 6 50 2 1 50 Sirius Petroleum Plc 6 0 0 2 0 0 SOCO International Plc 8 1 12 3 1 33 Solo Oil Plc 3 0 0 1 0 0 Sound Oil Plc 6 0 0 3 0 0 SSE Plc 10 3 30 3 0 0 Sterling Energy Plc 4 0 0 1 0 0 Subsea 7 Ltd 8 1 12 2 0 0 Telecom Plus Plc 'The Utility Warehouse' 7 1 14 3 0 0 The Parkmead Group Plc 5 0 0 3 0 0 The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd 4 2 50 0 0 0 Tower Resources Plc 4 0 0 1 0 0 Tullow Oil Plc 8 1 12 3 0 0 UK Oil & Gas Investments Plc 4 0 0 2 0 0 Union Jack Oil Plc 5 0 0 2 0 0 Velocys Plc 6 1 16 3 0 0 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc 6 0 0 3 0 0 Wood plc 8 3 37 2 0 0 Total 480 77 173 10 Averages 16% 6%
*Energy companies either listed on the London stock exchange or having a head office in the UK.
Data as at April 2019