A Hurricane of false hope, decom ‘cowboys’, and a refinery fit for a legendary Rangers FC manager
Join the Energy Voice team in the latest podcast episode, in association with Baker Hughes, as they discuss the latest and biggest news stories:
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EV Out Loud: OGA tussle, BP in Aberdeen, and tensions in Somaliland
Join the Energy Voice team in the latest podcast episode, in association with Baker Hughes, as the team discusses the biggest news stories this week:
EV Out Loud: Decom cash, a rig dash and a South African splash
Should the government stump up some of the cash it was going to pay out for decommissioning ahead of time, in order to get the ball rolling? Decom North Sea thinks so, although other opinions are available. At a time when the national debt is hitting record levels, and a number of sectors are calling for help, the government may not want to help out the oil and gas industry.
EVOL: Exxon stiffed, Equinor downsizing and who Dunnett at Ithaca?
Ed triumphantly returned from his semiaquatic sojourn in Somerset to join Mark and Allister for another ear-captivating edition of Energy Voice Out Loud, in association with the EIC.
Energy Voice Out Loud: Sexy stats, dirty spills and… financial restructuring
This week the EVOL team watch the movements of Greenpeace’s Esperanza vessel as the activist group attempts to catch out oil companies polluting in the North Sea.
EVOL: Choppers, bunkers and Chevron
In this episode, in association with the EIC, the war of words has continued in the helicopter space with another contract going to fiercely competitive Babcock. While the company has remained silent about its winning ways, others vying for contracts have been less restrained. Babcock, if you’re reading this, give Mark a call to explain.
EV Out Loud: Sour grapes, BP’s big shift and The Brothers Gupta
With Allister on his hols (somewhere in lockdown Aberdeen), special guest Stuart Broadley, chief executive of the Energy Industries Council – which sponsors this episode – joined Mark and Ed to size up the week’s biggest stories.
EV Out Loud: Idle threats, rusty rig museums and oil’s big skills crisis
Listeners to this week’s EV podcast, in association with Burness Paull, are in for a real treat; we were delighted to welcome on board a special guest with bags of insight and intelligence, James McCallum.
EV Out Loud: A whopper of a law suit, an oil rig graveyard, and a bitter row
In this latest EVOL podcast, in association with Burness Paull, energy news gladiators Ed, Allister and Mark pierce the armour of the week’s hottest stories.
Piper Alpha and its safety legacy – with Steve Rae
"If I had went into the accommodation I don't know if I would have ever came out"
Functioning safer – EVOL ✕ Katoni Engineering
The oil and gas industry’s safety track record is improving, but there is considerable way to go. Operators and safety consultants should consider three areas.
EV Out Loud: Disrespect, carbon disagreements and Zambian courts
Operators should not disrespect service companies by asking for swingeing cost cuts, a BP exec told Mark this week.
Building back greener – EVOL ✕ Burness Paull
Major new deals and project announcements in the UK offshore wind sector have made a big splash for two reasons.
EV Out Loud: Decom double-helping and Senegalese squabbles
Check out this week’s bumper Energy Voice Out Loud podcast, in association with Burness Paull, in which Mark and Allister dish out a double-dose of North Sea decommissioning insight, as aged platforms and vessels find their resting places.
EV Out Loud: Cuts, quits and costs
Jobs, jobs and more jobs came into focus for the EVOL team in this week’s podcast, in association with Burness Paull, as the oil price squeeze takes its toll on upstream operators.
EV Out Loud: Net zero natter, Riyadh’s riches and decom doom-mongering
On this week’s Energy Voice Out Loud, in association with Burness Paull, the troupe have a net zero natter on the North Sea’s ambitions.
EV Out Loud: Dictators, oil at $40, suppliers getting squeezed… and a nuclear interview
In this week’s episode, brought to you in association with Burness Paull, the team lift the lid on the oil industry in perennially crisis-hit Libya; Opec and its buddies’ latest efforts to boost oil prices; and candid comments from a director at the OGA, who thinks some oil companies are living on another planet.
EV Out Loud: Scary predictions, sidestepped questions and quarantine exemptions
This week’s EVOL sees the team delve into some stark analysis from Fatih Birol of the IEA – dubbed the Demon Headmaster – on spending cuts in the energy sector this year and their long-term implications.
EV Out Loud: Yoda, Ghana and nada
The Energy Voice Out Lead team, still working from their respective EVOL lairs, take some time this week to consider how the oil price blues are threatening spending plans, upending agreed deals, and leaving workers out in the cold.
EV Out Loud: Copters, the OCA row and a pipeline
With last week’s harrowing, technical gremlins consigned to the dustbin of history (but please don’t remind Allister, he’s still a bit shaky), the EV team climbed back into the saddle for another blast of educated(-ish) guesswork.
EV Out Loud: Job cuts, covid crisis and divisive dividends
What a week it’s been. The team tackle the swathe of job cuts announced for the North Sea and beyond, as well as what measures might be taken to support the industry.
EV Out Load: Pricing, politics and the hot potato
Where were you when oil prices went negative, Grandpa?
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