The COP Shop Podcast #4: Taking stock
The deal’s been done and, as the dust settles on the Glasgow Climate Pact, EV Europe editor Allister Thomas and James Close, head of climate change at NatWest Group, dig into the detail.
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The COP Shop 2: Tackling energy and agriculture’s joint climate challenges
Energy and agriculture: Two industries which may not naturally go hand in hand. But they are critical in meeting society’s needs for food and fuel and both are at a crossroads in tackling carbon emissions.
The COP Shop Podcast #1: COP26 preview and the role of green finance
The stage is set. The (energy-efficient) lights are lit. After nearly a year of delay, the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC is finally upon us.
Jackdaw, Gas and Jackie Bird
Allister’s back from Glasgow having been ejected from the Scottish Press Awards (what do you mean Jackie Bird hasn’t listened to the Energy Voice podcast?).
Cambo conundrum, ‘death knell’ for oil, and the Energy Transition’s missing link
On this week’s Energy Voice Out Loud the team kick off discussion with Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for a review of oil and gas licences, including the controversial Cambo project in the West of Shetland. Will there be a U-turn from Boris Johnson or will this political football be kicked into the long grass?
Inspiring a new generation of energy leaders – EVOL ✕ My Energy Future
The energy sector must continue to expand and evolve if key climate targets are to be met. Young people will be key to driving this change, filling tens of thousands of energy roles in the coming decades.
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.
EVOL: Passports, long nights with reports and FAR-cical plans
On this week’s EVOL, Mark’s talking passports… Nope, not about Brexit.
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?
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.
EVOL: Exploration ‘nuclear option’, windy business, and decom down under
Mark and Ed are away, so the digital journalists will… play…?
EV Out Loud: New name, new fuel, new village
On this week’s EVOL, in association with the EIC, the team give their thoughts on news that Oil and Gas UK – the North Sea’s leading trade body – is considering a rebrand, potentially following others in taking fossil fuels out of the name as part of their net zero push.
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.
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: Aberdeen’s oil tourism, Bojo’s export ethics and Kishorn’s high hopes
Boris Johnson having an ethical dilemma? Oil tourism in Aberdeen? An FPSO being refurbished in Kishorn??
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.
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: 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 Load: Pricing, politics and the hot potato
Where were you when oil prices went negative, Grandpa?
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