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CERAWeek Conversations offers insights on the energy future and timely perspectives on critical issues and responses in the wake of the global pandemic and oil price volatility. Participants include senior executives, government officials, thought leaders, academics, technology innovators, and financial leaders. View CERAWeek Conversations at www.ceraweek.com.
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.htmlEngage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and join the conversation using the hashtags #CERAWeek and #CWAgoraExplore previous podcast episodes: https://soundcloud.com/ceraweek-conversationsLearn more about CERAWeek: https://ceraweek.com/about/index.html
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.htmlEngage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and join the conversation using the hashtags #CERAWeek and #CWAgoraExplore previous podcast episodes: https://soundcloud.com/ceraweek-conversationsLearn more about CERAWeek: https://ceraweek.com/about/index.html
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.htmlEngage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and join the conversation using the hashtags #CERAWeek and #CWAgoraExplore previous podcast episodes: https://soundcloud.com/ceraweek-conversationsLearn more about CERAWeek: https://ceraweek.com/about/index.html
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.htmlEngage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and join the conversation using the hashtags #CERAWeek and #CWAgoraExplore previous podcast episodes: https://soundcloud.com/ceraweek-conversationsLearn more about CERAWeek: https://ceraweek.com/about/index.html
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.htmlEngage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and join the conversation using the hashtags #CERAWeek and #CWAgora Explore previous podcast episodes: https://soundcloud.com/ceraweek-conversationsLearn more about CERAWeek: https://ceraweek.com/about/index.html
On September 2, the G7 announced it would pursue a price cap on Russian oil. How would such a plan work? U.S. Treasury Department officials explore its complex dimensions and their impact for the international community.
The energy industry – and the oil and gas sector in particular – needs to demonstrate continual improvement in its efforts to decarbonize its business. Great improvements have been made, but what options are available to get to the next level?
S&P Global experts unpack issues of decarbonization, biofuels, regional conflicts, growing demand and future sources of supply and explore where we are headed with agricultural price, volatility and availability.
As of mid-October, Ukraine’s energy system has been under attack, denying power to more than 30% of the country. Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko makes real the impact – and how Ukraine seeks to rebuild and persevere. This conversation was recorded on October 20, 2022.
Investment in new oil supply was $700 billion in 2014 but spending has been well below since. Global refining capacity also declined in 2020 & 2021. Has upstream and downstream investment reached a peak? Will future spending pay off for investors?
Copper – the "metal of electrification" – is essential to the energy transition. Could a looming mismatch between available copper supply and future copper demand present challenges to the achievement of Net Zero Emissions by 2050 goals?
Energy capacity additions in emerging markets are key to meeting global climate goals. How can low carbon technologies be deployed at scale in those markets? What are the most effective instruments & partnerships to facilitate capital flows?
Global CO2 emissions appeared to decline last year but figures today show that any reduction was short-lived. What elements of the energy transition have the strongest impact? What challenges lie ahead for companies to meet their 2030 targets?
The largest federal investment in infrastructure in a generation can reshape the American energy landscape and advance pathways to net zero. Leading voices on U.S. energy discuss the interplay between enhanced infrastructure and American energy.
Commemorating the 50-year jubilee of the formation of the UAE, Musabbeh Al Kaabi, CEO, UAE Investments for Mubadala shares his vision for the next half-century and the agenda for economic diversification and investments in disruptive industries.
Seasonal hurricanes, wildfires, extreme heat & deep cold spells are annual reminders of the vulnerability of manmade infrastructure. How is the power grid being hardened and energy infrastructure made more resilient to ensure reliability of supply?
Executives from bp and Microsoft discuss their partnership in power sector decarbonization and explore the collaborations needed across business and government to facilitate corporate transitions to renewable power.
Maynard Holt, CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. reflects on the 2021 India Energy Forum by CERAWeek and discusses the shared learnings and global perspectives on the energy and capital transitions from three days in Delhi.
Energy supply will depend on ocean assets—deep water, offshore oil & gas fields, and wind farms. What innovations—new materials, robotization, subsea power, and communication—can help address challenges including electrification & facility maintenance?
Through its recruitment partnership with U.S. historically black colleges and universities and the communities they represent, how is industry strengthening its talent pipeline and fostering corporate diversity?
Sasol's Fleetwood Grobler on sustainability & net zero strategies for global chemicals by CERAWeek by IHS Markit
Meeting the unprecedented challenges of the energy future will require new skills, unique perspectives, and formative experiences from a diverse set of backgrounds. How is industry responding to the call for a more inclusive workforce?
Direct air capture & other carbon capture methods need to be widely deployed to hit net zero targets by mid-century. Occidental & Worley share their visions for scaling DAC and the journey of oil & gas players into carbon management companies.
Snam's Marco Alverà on the future of fuels: Gas in the transition and the geopolitics of hydrogen by CERAWeek by IHS Markit
Xcoal's Ernie Thrasher on high energy prices and investment trends in coal by CERAWeek by IHS Markit
André de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of Eskom, discusses his strategy to strengthen the company following a period of fiscal and operational instability and to lead Africa’s largest utility through a just energy transition.
The 9/11 attacks redefined international security. Twenty years later, terrorism still haunts us and new threats have emerged. Michèle Flournoy analyzes the new paradigm of global security and collaborations for a safe & prosperous future.
How does the energy transition look to a renewable energy supermajor? Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel, discusses technologies, hydrogen, collaborations with electric vehicle manufacturers & financial innovations in the green bond market.
Net zero targets, while significant, don’t convey the complexity & scale in reorganizing the upstream supply chain – built & perfected over decades – to achieve stated ambitions. How is the upstream sector preparing for the energy transition?
Lydie Hudson, CEO of Sustainability, Research & Investment Solutions at Credit Suisse, discusses holistic approaches that companies are taking to integrate environmental, social, and governance strategies into their operating models.
Speaking at the 2021 Citizens Energy Congress, IHS Markit Senior Vice President Carlos Pascual discusses how the global community can productively manage the coming competition of energy transition amid differing pathways and unknown variables.
Exploring the relationship between solar power and battery storage, what are the technological breakthroughs in solar and battery technology and how can these advancements overcome obstacles of cost and inefficiency?
As the world pushes to both decarbonize & address the social needs caused by the pandemic, how will the policies & investments to manage these dual priorities reshape global energy? This week's CERAWeek Conversation explores energy markets, supply chains, ESG trends & more.
Can COP26 become the coalescing global action to fight climate change? Countries representing almost 75% of global emissions and 80% of global GDP have committed to net zero. The challenge will be to align climate action with these aspirations.
Latin America has the resources to diversify global supply chains and build clean energy economies. Yet public protests have disrupted political and economic life. Can the region rise resuscitate opportunities for stability and prosperity?
IHS Markit’s senior energy leaders take stock of the transition landscape and the pathways to net zero by 2050 and explore the implications for energy markets, technology, geopolitics, supply chains, and business strategy.
Rapid advancements in technologies are transforming urban areas into “smart cities.” Leaders in the innovative city space discuss the connectivity, transportation, and mobility solutions that are making cities true hubs of innovation.
U.S. DOE’s Loan Programs Office manages $46 billion in financing to scale next-generation energy infrastructure. Director Jigar Shah discusses breakthrough technologies, clean energy ventures & LPO’s role in a just energy transition.
Reducing unnecessary plastic waste is integral to achieving a sustainable global environment. But how do we get there? How is industry rising to meet the challenge? What are the latest advancements in plastics recycling technology?
Blockchain technology promises to have far-reaching economic and social implications. Through equal access, a global peer network, transparency, security, and collaboration--blockchain will transform the energy industry. The extent of blockchain potential is dependent on how well it is developed and future governance. In this session we tackle the benefits of blockchain, how to best access these benefits, and how governance could be key to the future blockchain’s success.
Joe M. Kang, President of the International Gas Union, discusses the role of gas in the future energy mix and what to expect from the next World Gas Conference in May 2022 in Daegu, Korea.
Increased digital connectivity between operational facilities and equipment leads to an imbalance of cybersecurity threats as well as threats to sensitive proprietary data. How are cybersecurity risks growing as the industry digitalizes?
Clean, renewable geothermal energy is a reliable & abundant power source that can adapt to small & large scale installations. How have technological advancements helped kickstart a revival and reintroduced geothermal to the renewable energy mix?
In the first installment of CERAWeek Conversations 2021, Bob Dudley, Chairman of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, shares insights on the leading role that the world’s largest energy producers are playing in the road to a low-carbon future.
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, explores the main themes of his new book, “The World: A Brief Introduction,” in a CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin. The world is in a unique moment in history, Haass contends, and a deeper understanding of global issues and a renewed appreciation of alliances are needed to confront the challenges ahead. Haass examines the issues, from COVID-19 responses to Iran, Russia, and U.S.-China relations, and shares insights on innovative approaches for cooperation on climate change and international trade.
Diversity, inclusion, and racial equity are core societal values, but they have shaken by the events of 2020. The massive protests that swept the country over racial injustices were calls to action and demands for change towards a more inclusive and equitable society. The energy industry has a tremendous role to play in this movement. In this timely and important CERAWeek Conversation, leaders from the oil, gas, and power sector address how their organizations have responded to the calls and discuss the ongoing actions that industry has been taking to foster cultures of diversity and inclusion.
Prior to COVID-19 the oil and gas industry had already been on a steady pace of digital transformation brought on by technological advancements and new business drivers and models. How has the pandemic accelerated this shift? Has digital transformation in a post-COVID world moved from a luxury to a necessity? Oil and gas technology experts discuss where industry is heading and the way forward with digital transformation for operators and application vendors.
Global oil markets, already bracing for slower demand pre-COVID, have been rocked this year by the pandemic, price war, and other seismic shifts to business and industry. Now facing even more constrained demand, a new price environment, capital discipline pressures, revamped shale models, a growing EV movement, and more, what is the range of scenarios and uncertainties that producers must navigate in the global oil market over the next 10 years and beyond? Chief economists from BP and ConocoPhillips and the heads of oil market research at OPEC and IHS Markit discuss the trends and structural changes that are shaping global oil post-pandemic.
Iberdrola Chairman and CEO Ignacio S. Galán joins IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin in a CERAWeek Conversation that chronicles his journey as a renewable energy pioneer and the company’s path to the forefront of the energy transition. Galán examines Iberdrola’s investments in wind and solar energy, the outlook for hydrogen and storage, and the growing competition downstream with traditional oil and gas players.
Business and academia team up to deliver roadmap for how companies can prepare for the energy transformation by leveraging technology and human talent. Arno Van Den Haak, Head of the Worldwide Business Development Oil & Gas at Amazon Web Services, and Venkat Venkatraman, Jr., Professor of Management and Department Chair at the Boston University Questrom School of Business, share the learnings from the collaboration between their organizations about the transformation ahead.
President-elect Biden will assume office on January 20 with an ambitious domestic policy agenda and an eagerness to engage with the world, while facing with the challenges of a divided electorate and a country and economy that carry the burdens of a nearly year-long pandemic. In this CERAWeek Conversation, leading experts on the economy, global energy, and international relations assess the outlook for the Biden Administration at home and abroad. Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor International Affairs, Harvard University, Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Markit, and Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS Markit, navigate an important and multi-dimensional discussion on the path forward for President-elect Biden, from economic stimulus to climate change, energy policy, trade, China, and American leadership in the world.
Vicki Hollub, president and chief executive of Occidental Petroleum, joins IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin to discuss the changing landscape for upstream operators brought on by market conditions and the movement toward lower carbon, net-zero economies. Hollub examines operational efficiencies for shale production, potential industry consolidation, and Oxy’s shift towards becoming an integrated “carbon management” company that is pursuing technological innovations in direct air capture and other lower carbon initiatives.
How industries and economies provide the world with more energy while reducing emissions is one of the most fundamental challenges of the energy transition. The path to addressing it is rooted in technology and innovation. Join this CERAWeek Conversation as the technology heads of ADNOC and PETRONAS examine the strategies, innovations, and operational efficiencies that are tackling this dual challenge.
Achieving net-zero carbon emissions is the most fundamental – and difficult – task to stabilize the climate. Leaders from government, industry, and academia debate the enormity of the challenge, from the aggressive innovations required to the policies that create market opportunities for carbon removal technologies.
Small, landlocked, and surrounded by other developing countries. Rwanda has aims for growth, overcoming any geographic limitations to transform its economy. In this CERAWeek Conversation, Claver Gatete, Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure, discusses the continental trade agenda, investments in universal energy access, and the country’s comparative advantage in financial services that are driving Rwanda towards a more prosperous future.
The development of Egypt’s abundant gas reserves has had profound impacts on its domestic energy strategy and geopolitical positioning. H.E. Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, explores the transformation that is underway in the country: The implementation of an integrated gas strategy, an agenda to diversify and decarbonize, regional energy dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean, ambitions to become an energy trading hub, and more.
As the world recovers from a global pandemic, questions abound regarding decarbonization efforts that are often considered costly. However, electric vehicle sales have proven more resilient than their internal combustion engine counter parts. Auto industry leaders discuss in this CERAWeek Conversation the opportunities and challenges that the light vehicle market is expected to face over the coming years. Alex Keros, Lead Architect of EV Infrastructure at GM, and Reinhard Fischer, Senior Vice President of Strategy at the Volkswagen Group North America, examine sales trends and market momentum for EVs, the pace of EV infrastructure build, and company strategies to navigate public policies for transportation and mobility.
Gas industry stakeholders deconstruct renewable natural gas and examine its potential to contribute to a low carbon energy system. Morgan D. Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines, Tanya Peacock, Manager of Public Policy and Planning, SoCalGas, and Richard Meyer, Managing Director, Energy Analysis, Markets, and Standards, American Gas Association, discuss RNG’s associated costs, emerging strategies for wider RNG deployment, and opportunities to advance hydrogen technologies.
The energy industry is at a critical juncture as it evolves to reduce emissions, increase efficiencies, adopt new technologies, and provide the goods, services, and materials for a sustainable future. What role can digitalization play in facilitating this transformation? In this CERAWeek Conversation, Aspentech President and CEO Antonio Pietri discusses the possibilities that digitalization can usher in for the energy future. He shares insights on the emissions reduction, the circular economy, financial prudence and sustainability, and new industrial plants of the future.
Charif Souki, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Tellurian, assesses the state of LNG in 2020 and examines the developments that are shaping the industry over the long-term. Is the natural gas trade converging into a single global market? Which projects and suppliers are best positioned to dominate market share? What will be the profile of the next wave of U.S. LNG projects? Will LNG broker a detente between the U.S. and China? In this CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin, Souki explores these issues and discusses the future of LNG.
Angola is endowed with abundant energy assets, but an increasingly competitive market for industry capital is challenging the country to strengthen its value proposition for international investors. Join this CERAWeek Conversation as two of Angola’s top energy executives discuss new strategies to attract investment and advance production possibilities. Paulino Jeronimo, Chief Executive of state oil and gas regulator ANPG, and Sebastião Gaspar Martins, Executive Administrator of Sonangol, explore regulatory and fiscal adjustments, new approaches to technology and innovation, and an agenda to reposition Sonangol as an international partner of choice.
By 2030, nearly 25 percent of light passenger vehicles produced will be plug-in capable, according to IHS Markit forecasts. What electric vehicle infrastructure will exist to support the projected rollout? What policies and investments are needed to achieve cheap, fast, and ubiquitous charging? EV industry executives discuss the future of charging and prospects for an electric transport economy.
A new global map is being shaped by dramatic shifts in energy & geopolitics. Among its contours are disruptions to the world’s long-standing energy ecosystem, a re-arranging of power global dynamics, and shifts in power relationships between countries and across industries.
The United States will inaugurate a president in January 2021 who will steer American foreign policy through a world of rising tensions and instability. The U.S.-China relationship has become the epicenter of global rivalry while the Middle East contends with entrenched conflicts and volatility. Is a new set of organizing principles necessary to mitigate conflicts, placate tensions, and establish greater cooperation in America’s strategic relationships? What are the different approaches that can be expected between a Trump and Biden presidency? In this CERAWeek Conversation, experts in energy, geopolitics, Asia, and the Middle East examine America’s place in the world and the disruptions shaping its foreign policy.
Turkey is positioned as an important nexus for international trade and commerce and regional energy dynamics. In this CERAWeek Conversation H.E. Alparslan Bayraktar, Deputy Minister of Energy & Natural Resources of Turkey examines the country’s agenda to bolster its energy security and strategies to attract foreign investment in energy. Deputy Minister Bayraktar discusses the significance of a recent major gas find, efforts to boost power sector competitiveness, and Turkey’s role in the energy transition.
Strategies for Net Zero carbon emissions have emerged as key roadmaps of the energy transition and for achieving climate reduction targets. International energy companies have charted the course through more diversified portfolios and investments in lower carbon energy sources. In this CERAWeek Conversation, Josu Jon Imaz, Chief Executive of Repsol, discusses his company’s role in the energy transition and the opportunities that lie ahead. He makes the financial case for Net Zero and shares insights on hydrogen technologies, nature-based solutions, and the coming competition as oil and gas investors shift further into renewable energy.
With over half of US states adopting renewable energy goals, and recent events in the West highlighting resiliency challenges, the need for long-duration energy storage is becoming more critical. Matching abundant, low-cost, renewable generation supply with demand requires significant deployment of energy storage, including multi-day and seasonal storage. Janice Lin, Founder and CEO of Strategen, and Geoff Brown, President of Powin Energy, discuss the deployment of “market acceptable solutions” which requires a look beyond current technologies and methods, as well as innovation in regulatory and policy circles to allow real breakthrough solutions.
How does a smaller country face the challenges of climate change and the pandemic while undergoing great change? In this CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Senior Vice President Carlos Pascual, René Ortíz , Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources of Ecuador discusses how the government aided in the response to COVID-19. He recounts how private investment is being sought to bolster and expand all sectors of energy in Ecuador and how coalitions are important to political and business success.
Explore the models of infrastructure resilience against the most powerful force of all: Nature. Eric Silagy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Florida Power & Light Company, and Sean C. Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Corpus Christi discuss the preparedness, crisis management & recovery strategies to protect & preserve critical energy assets when nature strikes.
With more than half of humanity living in urban areas, the future of cities is the future of the climate agenda. Officials from Aberdeen & Cape Town share the journey of their cities towards net zero carbon emissions. Barney Crockett, Lord Provost of Aberdeen City Council, and Phindile Maxiti, Mayoral Committee Member for Energy and Climate Change, City of Cape Town, explore various decarbonization initiatives across sectors and explain how cities are driving change.
Digital twinning allows asset managers to conduct real-time analysis under various conditions by integrating and synchronizing a multitude of network components onto a digital platform. John Hague, Executive Vice President, Operations, Aspen Technology, explains the rapid growth in demand for the technology, how companies are using digital replicas in their operations today, and the next frontiers of digital twin technology.
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO, ADNOC, and UAE Minister of Industry & Advanced Technology, shares insights on the current oil market dynamics and the UAE’s vision for its future economy. In this CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin, H.E. Dr. Al Jaber discusses the UAE’s investments to add value to its domestic industries, its initiatives to advance next-generation technologies, and the competitive edge that the Emirates holds in the low-carbon future.
Bill Vass, AWS Vice President of Engineering, examines the cutting-edge data science technologies that are transforming the energy industry – the cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning – and explores trends for the future as both tech and energy continue to rapidly evolve.
Ecopetrol has been a key pillar of Colombia’s growth and development into a modern, robust, and dynamic economy. Amid the changing landscape from COVID-19, the market downturn, and the energy transition, Chief Executive Felipe Bayón shares how Ecopetrol is positioning itself for the future. He explores the financial resilience, diversified portfolio, technology focus, and inclusive development of unconventionals that will continue to strengthen both company and country.
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are proliferating in power grids around the world as customers seek greater control over the cost and environmental footprint of their electricity use. In this CERAWeek Conversation, power industry leaders examine the technologies and business models that are driving the market for DERs. Lior Handelsman, Founder & VP Marketing, Product Strategy, SolarEdge Technologies, and Surya Panditi, President & CEO, Enel X, look at the issues of rapid uptake, digitalization, resiliency, and cybersecurity that are transforming the way customers use and generate electricity.
How will major power players respond to a future that demands greater energy but lower emissions? In this CERAWeek Conversation industry executives discuss the path to decarbonize the power sector. Ralph Izzo, Chairman & CEO, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), and H.E. Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), address the debate over carbon pricing, concerns about nuclear, the gains from energy efficiency and the impact of COVID-19 on regional consumption patterns.
Upstream oil and gas faces unprecedented headwinds: the COVID market downturn, the role of hydrocarbons in the energy transition, and investor demands for stronger returns. In this CERAWeek Conversation, industry executives make the case for upstream investment in the current environment. Timothy E. Perry, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Oil and Gas, Credit Suisse, Adif Zulkifli, Executive Vice President and CEO, Upstream, PETRONAS, and Tomás García Blanco, Executive Managing Director of Exploration & Production, Repsol assess industry trends and the pathways that can allow the upstream business to prosper going forward.
Can the energy transition be accelerated? Executives from the world’s leading oil and gas companies explore the issue in this CERAWeek Conversation. Ahmad Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco, and Shankar Krishnamoorthy, Executive Vice President, ENGIE, examine the technologies and decarbonization strategies that can have the greatest impact in lowering emissions and achieving a low carbon future.
Follow the money in the world of energy and investing in this CERAWeek Conversation. Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Chief Executive, Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company, and Marcel van Poecke, Head of Carlyle International Energy Fund, Carlyle International Energy Partners, share inside perspective on how private equity and sovereign wealth funds are strategizing for the future. They assess the market adjustments to energy investments, new opportunities to deploy capital, and the changing criteria for valuing energy assets.
Analysts and industry investors discuss the COVID-19 shock and other major forces that are emerging for next generation biofuels, with a focus on Europe and the Americas. Shailesh Sahay, Senior Regulatory Counsel, POET, Fernanda Delgado, Professor and Researcher, FGV Energia and Christoph Berg, Managing Director, Agribusiness Intelligence, IHS Markit, examine advanced technologies, carbon intensity improvements, and policy support affecting next generation biofuels.
Jason Zander, Executive Vice President of Microsoft, speaks with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin about the future of the digital world: 5G, quantum computing, industrial IoT, and the digital transformations and cloud services that are changing the business of energy.
Experts from industry look at the role of CCUS in meeting long-term emission targets. Cindy Yeilding, Senior Vice President, BP America, Jon Christopher Knudsen, Vice President, Global Business Development, Aker Solutions, and Scott Willis, Vice President, Commercial Development, Occidental Petroleum, examine the current state of CCUS technologies, prospects for decarbonizing heavy-emitting sectors, and the impact of carbon pricing on accelerating CCUS uptake.
Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, a public interest research organization based in New Delhi, connects the crises of climate change, COVID-19 and global poverty and examines a new economic agenda that emphasizes the environment and the well-being of society.
Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden speaks with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin about the financial adjustments the company made due to the market shock and examines Shell’s ambition to be net carbon zero by 2050. He explores future business areas in a lower carbon economy and explains how Shell translates its climate goals to investors and society.
Canada is the world’s fourth largest oil producer and is committed to achieving net carbon zero emissions by 2050. In a CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Senior Vice President Carlos Pascual, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Seamus O’Regan examines how the two come together into a cohesive energy policy. He explores the effects of the pandemic on Canada’s energy transition, the role of government in supporting industry, and the path forward for critical infrastructure projects.
Houston is one of the largest, most vibrant and diverse cities in the United States, and the home of CERAWeek by IHS Markit for nearly four decades. In this CERAWeek Conversation, Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin about the transformative events of the past six months on the city: COVID-19 and an agenda for racial equity and inclusion. Mayor Turner also discusses Houston’s future as the world’s energy capital and shares lessons for leadership.
The cloud and the technologies that power it have become synonymous with the modern economy, enabling connectivity, e-commerce, and digitalization. In this CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin, Andy Jassy, Chief Executive of Amazon Web Services, explains how the cloud is continually changing the nature of business and explores breakthroughs in energy industry operations and COVID-19 research that cloud services can enable. He discusses Amazon’s ambitious climate targets and describes how its culture of innovators and builders positions the company still in the early stages of a dynamically growing venture.
Leading experts in energy and technology discuss the next wave of digital transformation across industry. They take stock of COVID-19’s accelerating effect on digitalization in energy and explore the gains to be further realized in strategic collaborations, value chain efficiency, and business integration. Join Jud Jacobs, IHS Markit Executive Director, Upstream, Technology, and Energy as he leads a discussion with Ahmed Hashmi, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Upstream, BP plc. and Peter Terwiesch, President Industrial Automation & Member of the Group Executive Committee, ABB Ltd.
David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman of The Carlyle Group, discusses with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin his views on the global economy, U.S.-China relations, prospects for a COVID-19 vaccine, and the key attributes of leadership.
OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo shares inside perspective on the historic months of 2020 for the organization. In a CERAWeek Conversation with IHS Markit Senior Vice President Carlos Pascual, Barkindo examines the international dialogue that led to global supply cuts, assures of OPEC’s cooperation with U.S. shale producers, and explores the opportunities for improved governance structures in energy, climate change, and geopolitics post-COVID.
While the story of the past 50 years has been of the digital revolution, innovations in the 21st Century will be defined by the convergence of biology and engineering, according to Susan Hockfield, President Emerita of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a CERAWeek Conversation with author and Tulane University professor of history Walter Isaacson, Hockfield explores how the nexus of biology and engineering and innovations modeled after the genius of nature can lead to advances in life sciences, energy, and the human condition.
Saudi Aramco President & CEO Amin H. Nasser shares insights with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin on the first six months as a publicly listed company, preparation and responses to COVID-19, operationalizing the rapid ramp-up in oil production, and lessons learned from the U.S. shale experience. With an eye to the future, Nasser explores the priority initiatives the company is investing in and Aramco’s role in the energy transition.
In this episode, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discusses the tough public policy issues of our time: opening our economies safely, structuring a just recovery, and redefining international engagement to support equitable growth.
In this episode, Mark Carney, Adviser to Prime Minister, COP 26; U.N. Special Envoy, Climate & Finance discusses the global economy and the energy transition with IHS Markit Chairman and CEO Lance Uggla. Carney reflects on the response by governments to the COVID-19 financial shock, the trajectory of economies towards net zero emissions and approaches that investors should take to prepare for a low carbon future.