FT Energy Weekly

In this week’s podcast: We are mostly in the UK this week – first we look at estimates for shale gas, then we ask the question, who is going to pay for the £200bn needed to upgrade the ageing energy infrastructure, and then we consider the prospect of onshore oil and gas with Anthony Lobo, head of UK oil and gas at KPMG. We end the show in France with Total and we ask Anish Kapadia, director and senior research analyst at Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co, what we should expect from an investors meeting coming up on Monday.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: How quickly can Libya return to a pre-war production level of 1.6m barrels of oil a day? Zimbabwe and the fight between the government and mining companies over indigenisation laws; and, the eagerly expected promise of oil and gas in Greenland fails to deliver.Presented by David Blair with Javier Blas, William MacNamara and Vincent Boland.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: Former chief executive of BP, Tony Hayward, strikes his first deal at the head of his new investment vehicle, Vallares; after the failure of one of the largest solar panel producers in the US - we ask Jeremy Leggett, founder and executive chairman of the solar equipment company, Solarcentury - is this a signal the sector is in trouble? and, Chinese energy company CNPC is poised to win the first oilfield to be tendered in Afghanistan for a decade.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Vincent Boland and Pilita Clark in the studio in London and Matthew Green in Islamabad - interviewed by Serena Tarling.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: Exxon’s deal with Rosneft puts an end to BP hopes for drilling in the Arctic; Spain’s largest oil producer Repsol is kept in check by two large shareholders; and shale gas - is it a low-carbon solution for the UK?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Vincent Boland and David Blair.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Libya - as the end to the conflict approaches, oil companies get ready to return to production; mining giant BHP Billiton reports record results; and, delays in deforestation permits by the Indian government could prove costly to Essar Energy.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Javier Blas, William MacNamara and David Blair.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Why oil demand is slowing worldwide; how the commodities market is echoing the 2008 financial crisis; and Germany's utilities are starting to feel the impact of the decision to stop nuclear power.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with David Blair and Javier Blas. Produced by LJ Filotrani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Local people in the south of England campaign for a nuclear power station - we talk to MP for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins, about the plant at Dungeness; plans for wind turbines in the sea off the Normandy coast spark renewed opposition from anti-wind groups across Europe; and, bumper results from the world's miners as high commodity prices boost earnings but cost pressures are mounting.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Pilita Clark and William MacNamara.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: Interim results from BP fail to please investors; solar power - how economic is it? We ask CEO of Canadian Solar, Dr Shawn Qu; diamond company De Beers gets a new chief executive; and, Centrica - what should we expect from its results?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Vincent Boland, Pilita Clark, William MacNamara and David Blair.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: Greenland - is oil exploration the key to economic independence? High oil and gas prices push up costs for global mining; and, we ask whether integrated oil companies have a future or will others follow ConocoPhillips, and split in two?Presented by David Blair with William MacNamara and Vincent Boland in the studio in London and Sylvia Pfeifer in Greenland.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: We talk to former speaker of the California state assembly and founder of G24 Innovations, Bob Hertzberg, about the UK’s white paper on reforming the electricity market; we look at Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard’s announcement on carbon pricing; and, we discuss the possible takeover of mining company Macarthur Coal by US-based Peabody Energy.Presented by David Blair with Pilita Clark and William MacNamara.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: We talk to Deloitte’s head of nuclear, Daniel Grosvenor about nuclear power plans in the Middle East; we look at German utility RWE and the possible sale of UK subsidiary Npower; and, we discuss China’s steps into the European wind market with the country’s biggest turbine maker securing an Irish wind farm deal worth €1.5bn.Presented by David Blair with Pilita Clark and Vincent Boland.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Smart meters in the UK will save energy companies billions - but consumers only £23 per year. And BG Group revise the oil reserve estimates in Brazil. Good fortune for the company, but what does it mean for the energy market?Presented by Pilita Clark, with David Blair, energy correspondent, and Vincent Boland, Lex writer. Produced by Rob Minto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP looks to settle potential claims over the Gulf spill; global airlines prepare to be included in EU emission targets; and we talk to Sangram Nayaka, organiser of the Energy Investment Summit in Dehli about India’s energy policy - nuclear vs renewables?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Pilita Clark and Vincent Boland in the studio in London, and Andrew Charlton from Aviation Advocacy in Geneva.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: ENRC, the FTSE100 miner implodes; Greenpeace continues its campaign to kick oil companies out of the Arctic; and, energy prices in the UK.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with William MacNamara, Chris Thompson in Greenland and Adam Scorer from Consumer FocusProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Germany to phase out nuclear power; UK utility Centrica leaves a major gas field dormant; plus, the report into the Fukushima disaster raises questions about reactor structures.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair and Vincent Boland in the studio and Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: Crude oil predicted to hit $130; UK green investment bank to open early next year; US energy policy; plus, comments from Energy Source.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Javier Blas and Kiran Stacey in the studio and Karen Harbert, CEO of the US Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy, in Washington.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP fails to complete its $16bn share swap with Rosneft; we look at the UK's energy policy; and, dropping oil prices - is this a temporary blip or a long-lasting correction? We ask Deloitte analyst Dr Joseph Stanislaw, for his view of the oil market.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Pilita Clark and Kiran Stacey in the studio in London and Catherine Belton in Moscow.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: We talk to the chief economist of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol about dropping oil prices, cuts in Iraqi production targets and the future energy mix, post-Fukushima.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Pilita Clarke and Kiran Stacey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Anger over North Sea oil and gas hike; feed-in tariffs for solar; air passengers face higher prices from rising costs of jet fuel; and comments on Energy Source.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Vincent Boland, David Blair, Pilita Clark and Kiran Stacey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's show: BP’s future - a City analyst gives his view; Rex Tillerson, head of Exxon Mobil, on nuclear power, the Middle East, and BP; and is solar energy being undermined by the UK government’s plans?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with Alastair Syme of Citigroup, David Blair, energy correspondent, and Kiran Stacey, Energy Source editor.Produced by Rob Minto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We ask where can BP go if the Rosneft deal fails and what should we expect from Bob Dudley, at BP's AGM tomorrow?; Glencore is gunning for Xstrata; and an Iraqi oil production milestone.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Vincent Boland, William MacNamara and David Blair.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Oil prices hit $120 a barrel; UK government tax rise causes Norwegian group Statoil to reconsider projects in the North Sea; Statoil makes a significant oil discovery in Norway; and your comments on Energy Source.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Javier Blas and Kiran Stacey in the studio, Andrew Ward in Stockholm and David Blair in Paris.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Fukushima update; Germany's shifting stance on nuclear; Opec cashes in on rising oil prices; and, your comments on Energy Source.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Javier Blas and Kiran Stacey in the studio, Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin and Jonathan Soble in Tokyo.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We start the show with the UK Budget - what it means for the energy sector in Britain, we move on to a consideration of the global energy mix in the light of rising oil prices and the failure of the nuclear plant at Fukushima, we then take a closer look at the uranium markets and we finish with comments on the blog Energy Source.Guest this week is Tony Ward, head of power and utilities for Ernst and Young.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Javier Blas, William MacNamara and Kiran Stacey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's show: We start with an update on the latest developments at Fukushima. We then look at how the explosions in Japan have affected the energy markets across the world and what the situation could mean for the future of nuclear power. We end the show with comments on our blog Energy Source.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Javier Blas, David Blair and Kiran Stacey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the struggle continues in Libya, what effect is it having on the oil market? Plus: can gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field challenge the dependency on Russian supplies?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with Javier Blas in London and David Blair in Baku.Produced by Rob Minto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's show: Libya and the effect the civil unrest is having on the country's oil production and what this means for the oil industry globally.Presented by David Blair with Javier Blas.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: A return to feed-in tariffs for solar with guest Aldo Beolchini from merchant bank NextEnergy Capital. We ask what reaction has the Department of Energy and Climate Change review of the tariffs provoked in the sector. And we look forward at what to expect from next week's International Energy Forum for Opec in Riyadh.Presented by David Blair with Javier Blas.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We look at comments made by Frank Chapman, chief executive for gas and oil supplier BG Group, that the gas sector faces a "huge supply" challenge to bring online enough gas to meet demand; we discuss the UK government review of feed-in tariffs for solar; we look at why earning for ships carrying oil products are at or close to the bottom and have been too low to cover most owners' costs since mid-2009.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Vincent Boland and Robert Wright.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP - its fourth quarter results and Bob Dudley's long-awaited strategy update as chief executive, and a court ruling that potentially scuppers BP's proposed alliance with Russia's Rosneft; surging oil prices - $100 a barrel. We ask what significance the unrest in Egypt has had on pushing prices up and we look at the impact closure of the Suez Canal could have on the industry; China and the country's seemingly vast appetite for unconventional gas which is impacting on global M&A figures.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Vincent Boland, Leslie Hook and Robert Wright.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We turn our attention to BP's 4th quarter results due next Tuesday. We ask Theepan Jothilingam, oil and gas analyst from Morgan Stanley, what he thinks Bob Dudley's inaugural speech will focus on. We then look at the looming board shake-up at Swiss-based trading house Glencore and we end the show in Hinkley Point in Somerset, the site of the UK's new nuclear reactor - the first to be built for many years.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair and Javier Blas.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP and its unveiling of a $16bn share swap with Rosneft, Russia's biggest oil producer; the continued battle by Opec to keep oil prices from escalating towards $100 a barrel and beyond; National Grid and the long-awaited ruling from New York state regulators on the amount it can charge its customers in the US.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair and Vincent Boland.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP and final conclusions of the commission into the cause of the Deepwater Horizon disaster; Eon - profits and bill increases; mining companies and the FTSE 100.Guest in the studio: Author of 'In Too Deep' - a book which promises to lift the lid on the corporate culture that led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion - Stanley Reed.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair and William MacNamara.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Rising oil and commodity prices and the threat to the global economic recovery; Northern Ireland's water debacle; a BP update.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Javier Blas and Vincent Boland.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Sylvia Pfeifer talks to legal director for Addleshaw Goddard, Roger Clayson about challenges operators of new nuclear reactors face in the UK; she talks to David Blair about Opec's meeting on Saturday in Ecuador; to Jonathan Waghorn from Investec about acquisitions and mergers in the oil and gas sectors; and to Fiona Harvey in Cancun about how the climate summit is progressing.Presented by Sylvia PfeiferProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: The early onslaught of winter in Europe has pushed the prices up of natural gas, thermal coal and oil. We’ll be asking what this means for electricity prices and what the outlook is for the rest of the winter.Climate talks start again this week in Cancun and with the Kyoto Treaty due to expire in 2012, we’ll be examining what the chances are of getting a binding agreement at this year’s summit. But we start this week’s show with Engineering UK’s annual report launched today warning of an engineering skills shortage. To tell us more we welcome the chief executive of Engineering UK, Paul Jackson, as our guest this week.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair, Javier Blas and Fiona Harvey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We look at movements in the coal industry as the US prepares to become the world's most active market, we look at oil prices and the call from Opec's secretary general Abdalla El-Badri for tighter regulations, we hear about the EU's proposed target of cutting emissions by 30 per cent in part by looking to the food and drink industry and we discuss the upcoming consultations in the UK on the reform of the electricity market. Guest in the studio this week is Bill Easton from Ernst & Young's power and utilities team.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with David Blair and Javier Blas in the studio and Fiona Harvey in Brussels.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We take a look at Europe's energy markets and the impact of oil and gas prices on electricity bills, we ask what now for BHP Billiton in the light of its failure to take over Canadian PotashCorp and we look at the prospect for investment in renewables in the wake of the G20 meeting.Presented by David Blair with Javier Blas in the studio and guests Colette Lewiner from Capgemini and Michael Lynch from Strategic Energy and Economic Research.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: Just two topics today, firstly BP and the Presidential Commission and the consensus of the panel that the company did not put cost before safety in drilling the Macondo, and secondly, the floating of ENEL Green Power and the outlook for green energy. Guest in the studio is Estelle Lloyd from Clean Energy Pipeline, and Sheila McNulty joins us from Houston.Presented by Sylvia PfeiferProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We take a look at BP's third quarter results which show the company back in profit, we look at Ali al-Naimi, Saudi's oil minister's comments about crude oil and we end the show with a look at the Singapore International Energy Week and the future of fossil fuels.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with guest Jason Kenney, director of Pan-European oil/gas research for ING Commercial Banking, and David Blair in the studio.Report from Singapore by Fiona Harvey.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We take a look at the third quarter results from Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, UK offshore wind investments and potential oil finds in the North Falklands Basin.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with Fiona Harvey and Chris Thompson in the studio and Sheila McNulty in Houston.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We look at the UK's comprehensive spending review and what it means for the energy sector. We also discuss the oil group TNK-BP and its moves to diversify outside of Russia and we end the show with China's five-year plan for energy efficiency.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Fiona Harvey in the studio, Catherine Belton in Moscow and Leslie Hook in Beijing. Our guest this week is Dr Jim Fitzgerald, the assistant director in Ernst & Young's renewable energy practice.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: a new head of BP but which way is US energy policy going? Potential oil production has jumped in Iraq – but what does it mean for Opec? Plus: is Potash bound for BHP?Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with Javier Blas and William MacNamara in the studio, and Sheila McNulty in Houston. Our guest this week is Joseph Mason, chair of banking at Louisiana State University.Produced by Rob Minto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast: We discuss whether Chris Huhne’s claims for his Green Deal being the most “ambitious energy-saving plan ever put forward” are really anything more than political rhetoric. We take a look at an alternative energy source provided by the moon - tidal energy. We ask this week’s guest Tim Cornelius from tidal company Atlantis whether this really is a viable alternative to oil and gas. Lastly we look at Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation and the legal battle the company is involved in with Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer, with Fiona Harvey and Will MacNamara. Studio guest this week is Tim Cornelius from tidal company Atlantis.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We look at BP and how the company has been faring since the release of its report last week on the oil explosion of April 20. We talk to our correspondent Sheila McNulty in Houston, who has been following the fallout closely. We also look at the breaking story which we covered in the FT this morning, on BP and safety lapses in the North Sea. After that we hear from Berlin correspondent Gerrit Weismann about Germany chancellor Angela Merkel's deal to extend the life-span of the country's nuclear power plants. And finally we take a reflective look at oil cartel OPEC in the week which marks its 50th anniversary.Presented by David Blair with Fiona Harvey and Javier Blas in the studio and Sheila McNulty down the line from Houston.Fiona Symon interviewed Gerrit Weismann on Merkel and the extension of the life-span of nuclear plants in Germany.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP’s internal investigations report - we ask what the legal implications are for the company and are joined by Steve Cunningham, chief executive of metering company Landis + GYR, who tells Fiona Harvey, the FT's environment correspondent, all about smart grids and smart meters.Presented by Sylvia Pfeifer with Michael Peel the FT’s legal correspondentProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: How BP is faring in front of the US Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the ongoing investigations into the cause of the oil explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20. We also turn our attention to Cuba's preparation for oil exploration in the waters off the Gulf of Mexico, just 50 miles off the US - we ask what this means for the trade embargo on the Caribbean nation. We look at the Canadian potash industry and the battle over pricing, production and marketing and lastly we discuss mining media mogul Anil Agarwal and his moves to make Vedanta the natural resources champion in India.Presented by the FT's energy editor Sylvia Pfeifer with;FT correspondents for mining William MacNamara, for commodities, Javier Blas and down the line from Houston Sheila McNulty, the FT's US energy correspondent.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We look at the swift departure of Tony Hayward and ask what his replacement Bob Dudley has to offer. We also turn our attention to Turkey and the news from the International Energy Agency that the Turkish refiner, Tupras, has stepped in to supply Iran refined petroleum after several other international companies cut off their supplies to the country. And lastly we take a look at what’s going on with Ofgem and its surprising turnaround on the rules surrounding post-privatisation regulation; making it easier for energy companies to raise the money needed to modernise the electricity grid.We also say goodbye to Ed Crooks who leaves his job as energy editor for a new post with the FT in New York and we say hello and welcome to his replacement Sylvia Pfeifer.Energy Weekly is taking a summer break and will be back in the autumn on September 1.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: BP's plans to raise an estimated $8.7bn from asset sales to help pay for the cost of the oil spill and forecasts from the National Energy Administration about China overtaking the US in energy consumption.Presented by Ed Crooks with Carola HoyosProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast: We discuss what impact delaying fitting a replacement cap on the leaking well will have on BP; we take a look at the fallout from 'climategate' which we discussed in last week's show; we take a look at what effect carbon credits are having on European energy and industrial companies; we take a look at the case for investing in 'smart grids'.Presented by Ed Crooks with Fiona HarveyProduced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.