Energy Voice – Out Loud

Road to ADIPEC: Sustainability and technology to COP28

It seemed that every discussion at ADIPEC had an element of COP28 involved and now it has arrived, but what can we tell about how industry is ready for change? The Road to ADIPEC series concludes with Charlotte Wolfe-Bye, chief sustainability officer…

EVOL: Offshore skills passports, green fertiliser and CEO CVs

The team broadcast live from another winter wonderland this week – or possibly a car park. Allister updates us from the long wait at Skills Passport control, with a solution now looking likely in 2024. The move to align training standards for oil and…

EVOL: Grangemouth, E-FWD and decom clash

The team assemble (in person!) for a rundown of the week’s going’s on – and there’s been a lot of them. Andrew Dykes leads on job fears and future scenarios for Scotland’s last oil refinery, Grangemouth. Ed’s got a new report on the state of CCUS, an…

EVOL: Super regulator, wind bailouts and Tullow’s turn

The AGCC has proposed a new regulator to oversee the energy industry, safe from political interference. Ryan takes us through the pros and cons of the plan, although a comparison to the Bank of England falls slightly on deaf ears. The German governme…

EVOL: Penguins protest, Rosebank sale and low-carbon crude

Why is Shell suing Greenpeace? That question and more on this weeks EVOL as the team dive into the latest clash between the oil major and NGO on the Penguins North Sea FPSO. The pod squad also talk reports of Equinor seeking a sale of a portion of it…

EVOL: US wind impairments, LNG delays and grounded helis

While this quarter’s earnings fortnight has ushered in big deals in US oil and gas, it has also spelled out big trouble for US offshore wind. Andrew breaks down the impact of some major writedowns by the likes of BP, Equinor and Orsted, all of whom h…

EVOL: The fuel of the future, and it always will be

It’s an all-hydrogen special this week with the EVOL team digging through the ups and downs of quite how the fuel will play a part in the energy transition. Shell has cut back its hydrogen plans, citing a sharper focus on profits. The company is shed…

EVOL: Oily money, Seagreen success and ship-shape wind turbines

Climate activists made headlines this week after a blockade of the Energy Intelligence Forum in London, involving none other than Greta Thunberg. Somewhat trapped at the scene, Ed Reed reports his findings from one of the liveliest conferences in rec…

Bridges and Bottlenecks 02: Grids and Storage

In the second episode of Brides and Bottleneck, the podcast series by Energy Voice Out Loud in partnership with DNV, we tackle arguably the biggest talking point in the energy transition, grid connection and storage. Joining Energy Voice's Print Feat…

EVOL:Gas supplies, the methanol option and M&A

Terrible news this week from the Middle East, with a Hamas terrorist attack throwing Israel into disarray. One outcome of this was a decision to restrict exports, coinciding with potential sabotage on the Balticconnector, adding up to more pressure o…