The regular weekly Out Loud show sees journalists from Energy Voice come together to highlight and discuss the biggest stories of the week, and there are lots of other special series and in-depth episodes too. Appropriately enough, the show absolutely crackles with energy!
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Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Ed, Allister and Hamish try to make sense of what has been a whirlwind few days for the global energy industry. Leaks from Nord Stream 1 and 2 have turned the Baltic Sea into a glass of lemonade. Worryingly, unidentified drone sighting are on the up, as geopolitical tensions heighten.
It may seem like a lifetime ago, but the team react to last week's not-so-mini-budget. Bucking the trend, the North Sea did well out of the Chancellor's announcement with IR35 and project acceleration.
And Allister does his best Eeyore impression, delivering some downbeat findings about the potential for hydrogen to decarbonise domestic heating.
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Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Back to earth after a bumper ONS, Energy Voice sits down with Andy Barr, sales director for oilfield equipment Europe at Baker Hughes, to dig into the key takeaways from the conference.
In this special paid partnership episode, we head across the conference floor to get key views of speakers in the thick of it at ONS in Stavanger.
Then back in the studio, the team mull over the theme of “Trust”, alongside the challenges to overcome and technologies needed to take the industry forward at a crucial time for transition and energy security.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Objecting to the noise and emissions of Foinaven, the good residents of Fairlie have been up in arms – and on the phone to Energy Voice – in protest. While the decommissioning industry may be sad to see it leave for Denmark, the locals are at best divided on its presence.
Egypt has turned out to be a tricky location for M&A this year. One deal has already fallen apart and TransGlobe’s desire to merge with Gabon-focused Vaalco is under fire. Small caps are under pressure, but there are no guarantees that size will solve all problems.
The people chose the name Boaty McBoatface for a larger vessel but scientific sobriety ruled this out, relegating it instead to an autonomous vessel. While the scale is somewhat diminished, Boaty has set off for valuable duty this week, heading off to inspect decommissioned assets in the North Sea.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Big news this week with Shell CEO Ben van Beurden announcing his plan to step down. What will his legacy be from his near-decade at the helm, and what's in store for successor Wael Sawan? Bullish Africa Oil has plans afoot across the continent, from Kenya and Nigeria to South Africa. And it turns out the UK's onshore decom market is in a much healthier place than once thought.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
The team reflects on the momentous news of the death of the Queen last week and the outpouring of condolences from the energy industry and beyond.
Meanwhile, they take a deep dive into new PM Liz Truss’ raft of energy policies – and her pick of Jacob Rees-Mogg to take on the energy portfolio.
Pivoting from the UK, the team then look at the latest developments from TotalEnergies in the South African gas market.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Elon Musk and Allister both visited Stavanger this week, leaving the Norwegians scrambling for an iron and a practical route to the energy transition. While Mr Musk was keen to fly the flag for hydrocarbons in the immediate term, the protesters had much less time for such talk.
The UK has taken steps to secure its gas storage in the immediate term, approving Centrica’s plans to bring back the Rough storage facility. Given some of the panicky talk about blackouts, such a move has been well received.
And finally Nigeria may be on the brink of halting its reliance on fuel imports, if they can finally figure out the riddle of refinery maintenance and new production at the Dangote Refinery. While Ed casts a cynical tone over proceedings, the government has signalled a determination to confront its problems.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
In the third episode of our energy storage boxset series, content editor Andrew Dykes is joined by co-host and BDO associate director Viran de Silva, as well as Rhe Energise CEO Stephen Crosher and DNV VP for energy transition and innovation development, Sarah Kimpton.
Having taken a deep dive into the world of batteries, we now look at the other vectors available for storing energy from compressed air to heat – with a particular focus on the longer-term flexibility of hydrogen and pumped hydro.
The Megawatt Hour is a special podcast series brought to you by Energy Voice Out Loud in paid partnership with BDO.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Tragedy strikes again at Keppel’s yard with the third fatal accident so far this year and the team discuss the outlook for the Singapore offshore and marine player.
In other news, Ed tells us about emerging gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean that could eventually help relieve the EU’s gas crunch.
Moreover, there is optimism in the UK as Ed frets about his ever-rising gas bill. For once Hamish delivers some positive news, as UK gas producers step-up in the country’s hour of need. Gas output is rising, but whether the producers’ motives to pump up the volume are altruistic is another matter.
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
For more information on how you can speak to those professionals across multiple platforms to build your brand and generate actionable business leads, visit energyvoice.com/content-services.
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Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Another week of diverse topics for the EVOL crew… everything from Sir Keir Starmer to Scooby Doo.
It’s been a busy political period with Labour calling for a revised / extended windfall tax to pay for an energy price cap freeze, causing angst for the North Sea industry. But how do industry arguments stack up against crippling costs for homes and businesses?
A global gas shortage hasn’t been enough, it seems, to get the Abadi LNG project off Indonesia up and running, despite being one of the world’s largest untapped gas resources. But there’s hope that Japan might just help Pertamina buy out Shell’s stake.
On the other side of the world, an entirely different crisis is playing out for the crew of a tanker which has been arrested off Equatorial Guinea. They thought they were fleeing pirates but it was, in fact, the Nigerian navy..
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
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Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Tullow Oil’s plans to merge with Capricorn Energy came under more fire this week, with concerns that the Scottish company was not getting enough buck for its bang. While the move looks promising for Tullow, the appeal for Capricorn is much less clear – potentially throwing the deal into doubt.
Allister, fresh back from the big city lights of New York, talks us through the storm gathering ahead of Shell’s plans to develop the Jackdaw field. With the price cap set to rise, people still don’t seem to see the appeal of developing domestic energy supplies.
Hamish reflects on a storm from last year that broke a Valaris drillship free from its moorings in Hunterston. As usual there are plenty of lessons available from such a near tragedy, but are companies paying enough attention?
About Energy Voice
Energy Voice investigates and reports on what matters in global energy, helping sector leaders understand the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning current events, and giving them a view on what’s coming over the horizon. Each year, 3.4m professionals use Energy Voice as a trusted source of breaking news and insight.
For more information on how you can speak to those professionals across multiple platforms to build your brand and generate actionable business leads, visit energyvoice.com/content-services.
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