EV Out Loud: Sliding scales, unstacked rigs and offshore horror
On this week’s episode, in association with Fasken: should pay for contractors move with the oil price, the EVOL team pondered, while wondering how far would such a move go.
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EVOL: A gas leopard, humble learnings and rough sky diamonds
Energy Voice’s latest podcast, in association with the International School Aberdeen, is a real diamond in the rough.
EVOL: BiFab, B******t and Pirates
What does a failed Scottish wind manufacturer, pirates in Equatorial Guinea and Aberdeen cow pat have in common? They’re all discussed on this week’s EVOL, of course – in association with the International School Aberdeen.
EV Out Loud: Platforms, attics and the Bulldozer
On this week’s episode, in association with the ISA, the pandemic may have stopped Ed from physically rifling through Mark’s pens, but COVID-19 has reappeared offshore, where number of workers have had to be removed from North Sea platforms.
King Chrysaor, dratted imperialists, and five days of Forties at 50
In this week’s episode, in association with the ISA, the EV boys got under the skin of the week’s biggest slab of M&A news, which sees private-equity backed Chrysaor cement its position as the UKCS’s production King through a merger with Premier Oil.
Think global, act local – EVOL ✕ Baker Hughes
The coming of the Energy Transition era, combined with the Covid-19 and the latest oil price downturn, has made it absolutely imperative for energy companies to show resilience and adaptability.
Shell cuts, Dolphyn hydrogen and feeling tender with Fluor
This week’s Energy Voice Out Loud, in association with International School Aberdeen, kicks off with news of Shell cutting their global workforce by up to 9,000.
EVOL: Sellers, contractors and Namibian not-frackers
As Premier Oil is trying to rework its acquisition of North Sea assets from BP, what might Exxon make of such a state of affairs? There’s a list of companies bidding for Exxon’s assets, but the interminable renegotiations are probably best avoided.
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:
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.