Energy
Murat Kutluturk and Candas Gulez, ETRM Energy Consultancy and Risk Management
ETRM is a global energy consultancy, working at every level – from generation and transmission to distribution and service – across the wholesale, retail and utility sectors. Murat and Candas explain how the company works to internationalise best practice, Turkey’s new pricing mechanism for renewable energy, and its role as a bridge between eastern suppliers and western consumers.
April 9, 2012
Energy
Rui Cartaxo, CEO and Chairman, REN
Energy security is one of the hot-button issues for countries around the world – and with Europe committed to a significant shift to renewables over the next decade it is a big concern across the continent. REN’s activities in the transportation of natural gas gives it a reliable source of electricity to supplement the less consistent contribution of wind power. Rui Cartaxo discusses the state of the European energy market and REN’s expansion plans.
March 14, 2012
Energy
José Francisco Arata, President, Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp
Pacific Rubiales is working on two big technological innovations. STAR – Synchronised Thermal Additional Recovery – could increase the recovery factor in heavy oil reservoirs from 15 to 45 percent. Llanomulsion could significantly reduce the costs of pipeline transportation. José Arata discusses the company’s progress and the positive implications for its bottom line.
March 5, 2012
Energy
Surong Bulakul, CEO, Thai Oil Public Company
Thaioil operates Thailand’s most productive refinery, but has been diversifying over recent years into a broader energy converting company. Surong Bulakul discusses how the company’s flexibility, efficiency and reliability have helped it refocus on new markets and higher value products; and integrating CSR activity into everyday operations.
March 2, 2012
Energy
Tony Hayward, CEO, Genel Energy International
Kurdistan is the “last easy oil province,” says ex-BP boss Tony Hayward. The country was embroiled in conflict for decades when the rest of the Middle East was being explored for oil, but today it has emerged as one of the world’s last on-shore prospects. The new CEO of Genel Energy discusses the company’s assets in the region, its $2bn balance sheet, and its plans to diversify.
February 27, 2012
Energy
José Francisco Arata, President, and Jairo Lugo, Senior Vice President of Exploration, Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp
Pacific Rubiales is responsible for nearly a quarter of Colombia’s oil output – and sustaining, if not growing, this marketshare is vital for the company and the country. Senior VP of Exploration Jairo Lugo outlines the firm’s plans to invest an additional $1.3bn in exploration over the next five years, evaluating a potential 4.4 billion barrels of oil.
January 4, 2012
Energy
Chris Faulkner, CEO, Breitling Oil & Gas
Hydraulic fracturing is the new bugbear of environmental campaigners – but the oil and gas industry has actually been using the technique for more than 60 years. Chris Faulkner discusses its importance around the world and how once unproduceable plays in the US are being tapped with a combination of horizontal drilling and fracking.
November 14, 2011
Energy
Peter Wenzel Kruse, Senior VP of Group Communications, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Wind power is becoming mainstream – and as nations look to embed turbines into their grid, top quality designs and engineering is a must to ensure reliability. Peter Kruse discusses Vestas’ investment commitment to R&D and explores the company’s “High Five” arguments for wind.
August 23, 2011
Energy
Dan Barry, Global Director of Clean Energy, Gazprom Marketing and Trading
The Clean Energy department of Gazprom M&T is responsible for the energy giant’s carbon trading and actions on the emissions reductions markets. Mr Barry discusses his team’s role in Rimba Raya, the uniquely successful deforestation project, and the elephant that remains in the room for carbon markets.
July 23, 2011
Energy
Pavel Fedorov, First Vice-President for Finance and Economics, Rosneft JSA
Russia is the world’s largest oil producing country, and Rosneft is the largest oil & gas operator in the Russian market, producing 120m tonnes of oil per year, or 2.5m barrels of oil equivalent a day. VP Pavel Fedorov explains the company’s operation.
April 5, 2011