Climate change denials, Asian deep waters, and fishy tales
On this week’s EVOL, we discuss Orcadian Energy chief executive Steve Brown’s climate change tweets that have landed the boss of the London-listed North Sea oil minnow in hot waters.
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CCS mess, BP’s billions and Cambo – where’s the love?
Chevron’s admission that the CCS leg of its Gorgon LNG project in Australia has been a bit lame could result in fines for the US major. We ask: Should the UK, with its aspirations for carbon capture, be taking careful note, or forging ahead confidently?
Acorn, Hydrasun and ‘rona resurgence on the rigs
On this week’s Energy Voice Out Loud, the team take a look at progress on the Acorn project in Aberdeenshire, racing to become the first operational CCS scheme in the UK.
Football, offshore explosions, mud volcanos and CCS
On this week’s EVOL, we talk about the Pemex “ring of fire” in the Gulf of Mexico, which has raised some serious environmental questions. We then move on to Hamish’s tale of the “mud explosion” in the Caspian, which has the team scratching their heads.
Short sellers, shareholders and carbon lobbyists
ReconAfrica has been on a tear recently but short sellers have cried foul, raising concerns about the company’s viability. Has it found 120 billion barrels? Or nada? Either way, people on the internet have Opinions and are extremely keen to share them.
Planes, boats and green fuel – the 10 Point Pod tackles jet zero and sustainable shipping
Advancements in international trade and travel in the last century mean that many enjoy a life that would have once been unimaginable.
EVOL: Passports, long nights with reports and FAR-cical plans
On this week’s EVOL, Mark’s talking passports… Nope, not about Brexit.
EVOL: ScotWind stampede, up a Nigerian creek and Equinor’s Knarr-ly plan
This week, Hamish, Ed and Mark discuss the latest entry of an oil giant into the bidding process for ScotWind, as TotalEnergies planted its flag in the … seabed… With just a month before the application window closes, we mull whether some oil giants might be conspicuous by the absence.
EVOL: Dynamite, Denmark and superfuel
It is an episode for the decommissioning devotees this week with tales of explosions, safety concerns and platforms going overseas, with a bit of green fuel thrown in for good measure.
EV Out Loud: Blowing, towing and get going
Cerulean Winds have a plan to tackle the North Sea’s electricity problem and golly it’s a big one. The answer is offshore wind, and the company has set out a plan for a cool £10 billion pound investment. To get this going, pitfalls are ahead, of course, but the major challenge is likely to be the mess of regulators and permits.
EVOL: Shell’s head start, UK oil on the cusp, and decom hot potato
In this week’s pod, in association with Dräger, the team discusses how green groups and a judge combined to give Shell a leg-up in the race to net zero. Did Shell say thank you? Did it heck.
10 Point Pod talks putting green public transport on the right track
Behavioural changes amongst the public have a key part to play in reaching net zero by 2050.
A CCS arms race, an all-subsea solution, and pirate gas
In this latest, swashbuckling EVOL podcast, in association with Dräger, Energy Voice’s scurvy sea dogs, Mark, Ed and Hamish, plot a course through the week’s top tales.
Sinking rig, Paper Tiger, and Afrenta
There’s no other place to start this week than with the news of the Velesto Naga 7 oil rig sinking off Malaysia. Our man in Asia, Damon Evans, takes us through the events. No one was hurt, but will there be an open inquiry? And how will the rig be recovered?
Options, debts, and a battered Bentley
Mozambique was on the mind this week, with Total officially hitting the big red force majeure button on its LNG plans. The French company is not waiting around though, and is working on projects elsewhere in the world, including the US and Russia.
Catcalling, killed in battle, and a farewell to Foinaven
This week’s EVOL kicks off with a discussion on harassment of women offshore, and the shocking stat that nearly 60% of female workers have experienced some form of catcalling in the UK North Sea.
Zero emission vehicles in the headlights as the 10 Point Pod talks cars, manufacturing and urban myths
For the majority of people, the most obvious impact of the energy transition will be on transportation.
Building a baseline for diversity and inclusion – EVOL ✕ OGUK podcast
This latest episode of the EVOL X podcast is dedicated to “Building a Baseline”, the very first report into the state of diversity and inclusion in the UK oil and gas sector.
First oil for Uganda looms, all hail the Play Dough Decom King, and blowing off steam
First oil for Uganda could be just four years away thanks to Total-led, multi-billion project that has been 15 years in the making. It’s all perfectly exemplary and transparent. Or maybe it’s “greenwashy” and obfuscating. Could it be both?
EVOL: Twitches, itchy feet and wheel woes
Hurricane Energy is no longer jumpin’ jack flash, with recent news from the company being described by one analyst as “another twitch” in its death throes. Once, shareholders had piled in to the company’s fractured basement story but now it seems there is less and less that can be done by the management team.
EVOL: Terrorists in Mozambique, grid charging gripes, and Shell’s giant see-through knob
In this week’s episode, in collaboration with OGUK, Energy Voice’s three April fools, Ed, Hamish and Mark, put the jokes to one side for half an hour and take a stroll through the last week’s top tales.
The 10 Point Pod goes nuclear as the team ask, where is the buzz?
The success of the hit 2019 TV series Chernobyl has done the reputation of nuclear power no favours.
EVOL: The deal, the nightmare and The Rig
The government has set out its plans, in the nick of time, for the oil and gas sector to cut carbon emissions and evolve to 2030. There are plenty of hopes and big numbers, but it’s clear the industry is expected to stump up a fair amount of cash to make the dreams come true.
EVOL: Exploration ‘nuclear option’, windy business, and decom down under
Mark and Ed are away, so the digital journalists will… play…?
EVOL: Wheeling and dealing… and protesting
After a run of days of oil industry wheeling and dealing which have left the EV team breathless, Allister battled through the breaking news that CHC is swooping in to buy the oil and gas helicopter business of rival operator Babcock.