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Podcast: Katherine Roe, CEO of Wentworth Resources
In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Katherine Roe, CEO of Wentworth Resources. Listen in to hear about her passion for sustainable energy provision in Tanzania, and her transparent and empathetic approach to leadership.
New York Energy Capital Assembly 2022 Takeaways
In Partnership with the NYSE, the Energy Council was delighted to return to New York on 17 May 2022 to bring together 200+ decision makers from institutional investors, private equity funds, E&P companies & emerging clean tech companies as they look to collaborate and navigate the evolving energy investment landscape as a result of the disruption brought about by the energy transition.
The practical steps oil & gas companies can take to decarbonize their portfolios and improve their ESG ratings
Decarbonisation goals must be aligned with the practicalities to ensure neither factor of the ‘energy trilemma’ – affordability, accessibility and sustainability – are compromised by the pursuit of one aspect over another.
ESG ratings have become an important metric, used by investors, financiers and credit risk agencies to assess the compatibility of an organisation with global climate goals. The Paris Climate Accords have influenced institutional lenders to be more cautious in their approach to high-emissions industries, with oil and gas producers being among the central targets.
The Moral Dilemma: Is the Russian Invasion Forcing Investment into Oil & Gas?
The Energy Council have been monitoring the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and on 27 April 2022, we hosted a webinar to explore the short, mid, and long-term impacts on the energy sector. Read the key takeaways from the webinar here.
The Energy Council’s E&P Companies to look out for in 2022
The Energy Council has selected some of the most promising oil and gas companies to look out for this year. We examine their unique approaches to maintaining relevance within the sector and their approaches to reimagining their business models.
Executive Interview: Kaveh Pourteymour, Founder & CEO, CIO Global Solutions
The Energy Council sat down with Kaveh Pourteymour, Founder & CEO, CIO Global Solutions ahead of WECA 2022. His area of expertise Digital Strategy and transformation in highly complex environments. Find out more.
Podcast: Khady Ndiaye, Vice President and Regional Director, West Africa at Kosmos Energy
In this month’s episode of the Women’s Energy Council podcast, we sat down with Khady Ndiaye, Vice President and Regional Director, West Africa at Kosmos Energy. Besides sharing her own interesting journey to senior oil and gas executive, Khady also gives us insight into the journey of the oil and gas industry in Africa, and the future that still lies ahead for the region.
Webinar: The Moral Dilemma: Is the Russian Invasion Forcing Investment into Oil & Gas?
The Energy Council have been monitoring the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and on 27 April 2022, we hosted a webinar to explore the short, mid, and long term impacts on the energy sector. With governments across Europe debating how to combat dependence on Russia’s natural gas reserves, while simultaneously maintaining energy security and imposing severe sanctions on Russia, we heard from industry leaders about their views on the situation.
The Energy Council News Round-Up: A selection of Russia-Ukraine energy analyses
The matrix of threats emerging from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine make it difficult to keep abreast of developments, whether these be the increase of global oil and gas prices, or the effect of sanctions, or which states could assist Russia in avoiding the impacts of sanctions, or how wheat prices will begin to soar. As most of us watch from the sidelines, trying to navigate how the markets will respond to these threats and how, in turn, that may affect our daily lives – we can be overwhelmed by the tsunami of information analyzing and predicting outcomes.
Global gas report – the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on global supply
The broad macro effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on oil and gas supplies upended the global energy markets, creating varied questions to the energy security of many nations. The most drastically affected have undoubtedly been the Ukrainians themselves, yet the over-reliance on Russian oil and gas supplies has led to a scramble for alternative supplies – most notably by European states. However, the constraints created by this market shock could provide the impetus to engage more constructively with low-carbon fuels, encourage investments into publicly-traded oil majors with net-zero strategies and hopefully, underscore the struggles of the 900 million people without access to electricity prior to the war.
Energy Council 2022 Global Industry Survey Report
The Energy Council’s annual Future Outlook Survey Report for 2022 is now available. Over 500 people from across the world responded to this year’s survey, and we have put together the report to reflect their thoughts, outlook, and ambitions regarding their approach to ESG, shifting oil prices, technological advances and the energy landscape as a whole.
Podcast: Behnaz Rahimi-Zand, Senior Process Engineer of Technip Energies
In this second installment of our March features month podcasts, we had the pleasure of speaking with Behnaz Rahimi-Zand, Senior Process Engineer for Technip Energies. Beginning her career at home in Iran, Behnaz shares her life experiences as a female engineer with all of its challenges and opportunities Listen to the full episode here.