Energy Voice – Out Loud

This week, the commons threw out a proposed bill to 'get Britain drilling', the hydrogen sector offered insight into project delivery, and Wood Mac painted a bleak picture for global oil. Host and Aberdeen features lead, Ryan Duff, news reporter editor Mat Perry, renewables reporter Micheal Behr, and North West correspondent Floyd March discuss the weeks headlines.  Up first, Michael asks if the Conservative Party's proposed Get Britain Drilling Bill was little more than political theatre after it was shot down by a 215 MP majority. We reflect on the opposition party's approach to oil and gas and how it has positioned itself as the Labour government looks to make good on its manifest commitment of banning exploration in the North Sea.  Next, Floyd discusses the state of play in the hydrogen sector after he attended Hydrogen Week. Although some projects have stalled due to delays in Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 announcements and the governments strategy for the fuel source, industry remained positive.  Finally, Mat talks us through Wood Mac's latest insights into the global impacts of ongoing oil supply constraints in the wake of war in the Middle East. He highlights that although the UK may be able to weather the storm that will be high prices, other nations will not be as fortunate. 

This week All Energy returned to Glasgow's SEC as industry bosses and thought leaders discussed the energy transition and the UK's approach to policy.    Aberdeen features Lead Ryan Duff caught up with Nexos’ new chief executive, Daniel McAteer, about his firm’s recent turnover in senior leadership and how he plans to deliver growth at the Aberdeen firm.   He also caught up with Mark Baxter, project director of Ocean Winds’ Caledonia offshore wind farms just before the renewable energy initiative got sign off from government. Mark provided insight into how transmission charges are impacting Scottish projects.   The Ocean Winds project boss also detailed his ambitions to submit bids for contracts for difference for the California North wind farm. Mark explained how he hopes to secure a strike price for at least one half of the Caledonia site as he explained the issues facing floating projects as the industry looks ahead to Allocation Round 8.   Finally, Ryan spoke with Energy Voice columnist and former British diplomat, Greg Quinn, about the issues that prime minister Kier Starmer faced this week as Labour MPs turned their back on the party leader.

In this conversation, brought to you by Scottish Enterprise, Aberdeen features lead Ryan Duff discusses offshore wind with Terry Hogg, innovation systems team leader for Scottish Enterprise, and Nassima Brown, strategy director at Fennex.   What is demand driven innovation? That is the question that kicks things off as the trio discuss Scottish Enterprise's interaction with supply chain to ensure that relevant technologies hit the market to help deliver renewable energy ambitions.    The trio discuss the offerings of the state-backed investment firm while calling attention to how Fennex has benefited from engagement with Scottish Enterprise.    Offshore wind has been around a while but there is still so much that can be done, and one thing is for certain, the renewable energy source is only going to accelerate as Scotland looks to deliver on its energy transition targets. 

Energy Voice News Editor and Women in New Energy host, Erikka Askeland, sits down with Maisa Monteiro Da Cunha, delivery lead at Aize, to explore her global journey through oil and gas, offshore operations and into digital transformation.   From growing up in Argentina to working across Europe and the UK, Maisa shares honest insights on leadership, skills, and navigating change in a traditionally risk‑averse industry. Key themes include: - Building a career in energy without a fixed roadmap - What it’s really like to be one of the few women on site - Digital transformation, safety and sustainability offshore - Why skills matter more than job titles - Advice for the next generation of women in energy Recorded as part of Women in New Energy, Energy Voice’s flagship platform celebrating diversity, leadership and innovation across the UK energy value chain.     Subscribe for more conversations with the people powering what happens next and join us at the Women in New Energy event in June. https://womeninnewenergy.com/ #WomenInNewEnergy #EnergyVoice #WomenInEnergy #EnergyCareers #DigitalTransformation #OffshoreEnergy #EnergyLeadership #EHS #EnergyTransition #WNE #EFWD

This week the UK felt the effects of oil firms taking their investment overseas as Ineos and Shell doubled down on US spending and BP was rumoured to exit the country. Also, EIC hosted its Energy 360° Summit in London! Host and Aberdeen features lead, Ryan Duff, news reporter editor Mat Perry, and renewables reporter Micheal Behr discuss the state of play in UK waters while news editor Erikka Askeland catches up with delegates in the big smoke. Up first, our trio of reporters chat about what BP's potential move form the North Sea means for the market and what it's confirmation of intention to sell its stake in the East Coast Cluster means for carbon capture storage in the UK. Also, they touch on why firms are looking to other countries after Ineos made some punchy comments about UK energy policy. Next, Erikka speaks with Neil Golding, director of market intelligence at EIC, about the outrageous fortunes of the energy technologies of the future and was surprised by his answer when she asked what his favourite clean energy technology was. She then caught up with Sam Long, chief executive of trade body Decom Mission, who talked about why decommissioning needs to get sexier and what punters can expect when Decom Week kicks of at the end of the month. And finally, for those who are interested in a sneak peak at what to expect at Offshore Europe 2027 in Aberdeen, she also caught marketing manager Michael Enser who was also at the Energy 360 Summit to parse the energy trends between now and then.