EVOL: Everything's politics, even when it's not

Job losses, electrification and jobs saved - it's never a dull moment for the crack Energy Voice Out Loud team. Host and Aberdeen features lead, Ryan Duff, renewables correspondent Michal Behr and E-FWD editor Ed Reed put their heads together to chew over the week's big stories. Electrification was once seen as the way forward for North Sea projects but companies are cooling on the concept. While it may reduce emissions, the bill for the work seems too high. The oil and gas sector has been a political football for sometime and, with Scottish election season in full swing, this week was no different. Planned job losses from Spirit Energy were seized on as prime fodder by politicos, even though - for once - there seems to be little direct link to the government's energy policies. And finally, in some good news for Aberdeen, Petrofac's asset solutions has been sold to CB&I. The new owner has had its fair share of corporate changes but can see the opportunity of engaging with the storied Aberdeen powerhouse. Job losses, electrification and jobs saved - it's never a dull moment for the crack Energy Voice Out Loud team. Host and Aberdeen features lead, Ryan Duff, renewables correspondent Michal Behr and E-FWD editor Ed Reed put their heads together to chew over the week's big stories. Electrification was once seen as the way forward for North Sea projects but companies are cooling on the concept. While it may reduce emissions, the bill for the work seems too high. The oil and gas sector has been a political football for sometime and, with Scottish election season in full swing, this week was no different. Planned job losses from Spirit Energy were seized on as prime fodder by politicos, even though - for once - there seems to be little direct link to the government's energy policies. And finally, in some good news for Aberdeen, Petrofac's asset solutions has been sold to CB&I. The new owner has had its fair share of corporate changes but can see the opportunity of engaging with the storied Aberdeen powerhouse.