Sep 10, 2026 – 10.17amDallas | The top executive overseeing Woodside Energy’s major expansion into the United States through the $24 billion Louisiana LNG plant will leave the company after being overlooked for the chief executive role.Woodside announced the departure of executive vice president and chief operating officer international Daniel Kalms on Thursday and said Gulf of America vice president Paa-Joe Akoto-Ampaw would act in the role while the company searched for a permanent replacement.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Woodside loses key executive overseeing $24b LNG bet in the US
Daniel Kalms is the second senior executive responsible for the energy giant’s Louisiana LNG project to leave the company in the past six months.






