Hilary Mercer

Hilary Mary Mercer
Born	January 1958 (age 67) United Kingdom
Occupation	Engineer
Known for	Work on oil and gas projects, especially in Pennsylvania

Hilary Mercer is a British engineer known for her work on oil and gas projects, especially in Pennsylvania. She has been elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Early life

Mercer grew up in Manchester. She graduated in Engineering from St Hugh's College, Oxford. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

She became vice president of Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in 2017. ^[3]

She led Shell's integrated gas and Liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects (onshore and floating LNG) and later became responsibilities in the Pennsylvania petrochemicals complex in the United States. ^[4]

Mercer is known for her work in management of large-scale oil and gas projects, specifically the Stanlow Oil Refinery, Shell Technology Centre ^[3] the Sakhalin-II LNG Project, ^[5] and the chemical processing plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania. ^[6]

Recognition

Mercer was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2018. ^[7] She is a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Association of Project Management. ^[3]

References

1. "St Hugh's Chronicle 2017-2018 p49" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2025.
2. Corkery, Michael (2019-08-12). "A Giant Factory Rises to Make a Product Filling Up the World: Plastic". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-03-05.
3. "Shell's Mercer has legacy of managing world-scale projects". BIC Magazine. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
4. "Shell's Mercer has legacy of managing world-scale projects". Business & Industry Connection Magazine. October 1, 2020.
5. "Hilary Mercer". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
6. "Shell Sees New Role for Former Steel Region: Plastics (Published 2019)". 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
7. "Hilary Mercer". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2025-10-13.