Is bigger necessarily better for OPEC? Is the challenge to the petrodollar’s supremacy credible? Is shale’s boom really over? And have peak demand arguments peaked? Anas Al-Hajji, an energy consultant who runs Energy Outlook Advisers and Arabic-language energy media and research platform Attaqa doesn’t pull his punches in this conversation with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin as he takes on some of the biggest oil industry tropes.

While most digital twin implementations today are focused on operations and maintenance use cases, digital twins are increasingly being deployed during the planning, design, and execution phases of the facility life cycle. In this podcast, we will discuss how the digital twin platform ensures the handover of a high-quality digital twin for operations purposes and provides benefits during the project phase. Listen to our conversation to:* Discover the value of incrementally building the digital twin from the conceptual design phase and adopting it as a platform for project collaboration across the stakeholder value chain.* Learn about the increased transparency and visibility the digital twin provides for project progress, including 4D and 5D reporting.* Explore how to leverage the digital twin to ensure operational readiness.

Was the Saudi Arabia 1 million b/d cut really a surprise? Or was the oil market just not paying close enough attention? Helima Croft, head of global commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, talks to with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief Paul Hickin on why fears around the complicated Russia-Saudi Opec+ relationship are overdone, the consistent strategy by the Opec kingpin to create an oil price floor and why the Saudi lollipop is just as tasty as an Opec basement cookie.

How does the world resolve a climate crisis and an energy crisis at the same time? The International Energy Agency’s executive director, Fatih Birol, discusses the energy trilemma in an exclusive interview with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin [in which these two football fans also talk about the risk of the energy industry scoring an own goal].

PE Live Podcast presents a new series, "Digital Twins - the Gateway to Autonomous Industrial Facilities", in association with Hexagon. The first episode, "Realizing the business value of Digital Twins", is hosted by Karolin Schaps, a regular contributor to Petroleum Economist, in conversation with Adrian Park, Vice President Pre-Sales - EMIA, Hexagon, and Hans Kouwer, Director Industry Consulting – EMIA, Hexagon.

Can commodity supercycles and recessions co-exist? Will the banking crisis have a bigger impact on demand or supply for oil? And what next for China, Russia, the US and OPEC? Goldman Sachs’ head of commodity research Jeff Currie discusses these questions and more in an exclusive interview with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief Paul Hickin.

PE Live Podcast presents a new exclusive episode in association with King & Spalding. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the LNG market. This podcast focuses on why and how US exports in a radically altered LNG market and what’s changing in the current market dynamics.

PE Live Podcasts presents a three-part series: "Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity – the vital next step in digitalisation" in association with Hexagon. This episode "The importance of choosing the right strategic cybersecurity program for the critical infrastructure" is hosted by Karolin Schaps, a regular contributor to Petroleum Economist, in conversation with Owen Rooney, Vice President of Sales, Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence, and Syed M. Belal, Director - OT Cybersecurity Consulting Services, Hexagon.

PE Live Podcasts presents a three-part series: "Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity – the vital next step in digitalisation" in association with Hexagon.This episode is part two of the series: "Asset Inventory: The foundational element in OT/ICS cybersecurity" is hosted by Karolin Schaps, a regular contributor to Petroleum Economist, in conversation with Edgardo Moreno, executive industry consultant at Hexagon.

PE Live Podcasts presents a new series: "Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity – the vital next step in digitalisation" in association with Hexagon. This episode is the first in the series: "Reducing the risks of the operational technology assets that matter most" is hosted by Ian Simm, a regular contributor to Petroleum Economist, in conversation with Rida El Hajj, Vice President Sales and Syed M. Belal, Director OT Cybersecurity Consulting Services, who both join us from Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division.