Podcast Episodes

Talent Intelligence with Amelia Chahal

Head of Talent Intelligence for HC Group, Amelia Chahal, joins us to discuss their offering and the Global Energy Trading Compensation Report 2025 available for purchase.

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Published on 8 months ago

Challenging Energy Narratives with Jarand Rystad

Episode 246

In this episode, we stress test and challenge some of the key recent narratives in the energy world. Will we still see peak oil demand by 2030? Is there under investment in oil production that could …

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

China and Oil with Tom Reed

Episode 245

Today we are focused on China and its oil market. How has their oil sector developed over the last 50 years? Who are the teapot refiners? And how is the market now structured in the wake of COVID, sa…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Notes from The FT Commodities Global Summit 2025: Uncertainty, Security and Opportunity

Once again, we attended (Www.hcgroup.global) the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne. Leaders in the commodities sector gather for this excellent event to share their views on the s…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Powering the Data Center Arms Race with Adam Mirick

Episode 244

Today we're talking about data centers and the global arms race to develop them. What is driving that demand? What are the demands of the AI sector and how is technology changing to meet it? And what…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

ESG is dead…Long Live ESG! with Anastasia Kuskova

Episode 243

Today we return to the subject of ESG and sustainability. In the wake of COVID, organizations globally made huge commitments around ESG goals. Sustainability teams were hired and grew rapidly. Today,…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Democratization of Oil Trading with Greg Newman

Episode 242

Oil Trading remains the preserve of wealthy industry participants. Few organizations have the means and access to trade the myriad OTC contracts that underpin the markets. However, much as we have se…

Published on 9 months ago

Challenge, Crisis and Leadership in Asset-Backed Trading with Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard

Episode 241

This is Part 2 of our mini-series on Asset-Backed Trading. In the previous episode, we covered the key  reasons and decision points in creating asset-backed trading organizations. In this episode, we…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Argus Crude Summit: Shifting landscape of crude oil trading with Peter Keavey and Paul Chapman

Episode 240

On February 6, host Paul Chapman was invited to be on a panel at the Argus Crude Summit Americas in Houston. Moderated by Matthew Oatway, Peter Keavey, Global Head of Energy and Environmental Product…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Building an Asset-Backed Trading Platform with Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard

Episode 239

In Part One of our miniseries on Asset-Backed Trading, Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard  join us to discuss why commodity producers, refiners and wholesalers are developing value-chain opt…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago