Energy Voice – Out Loud

EVOL: From the ONS floor to the studio with Baker Hughes

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 c…

EVOL: Fairlie’s Foinaven, small cap squawks and McBoatface

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 di…

EVOL: Bye bye Ben

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…

EVOL: Condolences, new PM and TotalEnergies

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 Jac…

EVOL: The Musk, the Rough and the Dangote

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 m…

The Megawatt Hour 03: Storing energy for longer, from hydro to hydrogen

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 developm…

EVOL: Fatal accidents at Keppel, discoveries in the Med, and Ed’s gas bill

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 Mediterr…

EVOL:Pirates, price cap and Abadi

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 t…

EVOL: Investors, protesters and lessons

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…

EVOL: Rosebank, the Philippines and wads of cash

Summer holidays have thinned Energy Voice’s ranks during a busy week for oil, gas, LNG, and everything in between. After much speculation, it seems Rosebank is a goer, and Equinor has the documents to prove it. A major report laden with economic and …