EIC Podcasts

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Our host Stuart Broadley speaks with former Shell and ADNOC executive John MacArthur, inspirational energy transition expert and adviser.

John reflects on his life’s work, sharing insights into the criticality and complexities of delivering the energy transition, the balance between commerciality and sustainability, reflecting also on his work at COP28 and the role of innovation in shaping a net zero future. The discussion offers valuable lessons for businesses, policymakers, and investors, highlighting the importance of resilience, course correction, and techno-optimism in navigating today’s volatile energy landscape.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• ⁠⁠Learn more about the EIC⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Explore EIC membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Follow the EIC on LinkedIn⁠⁠

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Our host Stuart Broadley speaks with Lourenço Fróes, Coordinator of the new FPSO program at Petrobras. With over 20 years at the company, Lourenço shares insights into Petrobras’ ambitious $111 billion investment plan, which includes ten new FPSOs by 2029, refinery expansions, and major offshore projects.
The discussion explores how Petrobras is balancing scale with sustainability, delivering record-breaking production while maintaining one of the lowest carbon intensities in the industry. Lourenço also highlights the importance of local content for Brazilian shipyards, and how innovation in digitalization, subsea CO₂ separation, and project optimization is shaping the future of Petrobras.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• ⁠Learn more about the EIC⁠
• ⁠Explore EIC membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠Follow the EIC on LinkedIn⁠

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Our host Stuart Broadley speaks with Lesley Batchelor CBE, renowned export champion and former Director General of the Institute of Export & International Trade. Together, they discuss lessons from Survive and Thrive research, the need for long-term strategies over short-term targets, the role of government and policy in enabling exporters, and the importance of passion and persistence in building global success. Drawing on decades of experience supporting businesses across the globe, Lesley shares her insights into why developing new international markets remains one of the most underused yet essential growth strategies for energy companies. Listen now and learn why international trade should be at the heart of any company’s growth journey.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC
• Explore EIC membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn

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Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), is joined by market intelligence managers Sharanya Kumaramurthy, Chris Shirley, and Tom Bacon to unpack the future of offshore wind. Together, they explore key findings from recent EIC regional reports covering South America, APAC, and Europe. From shifting energy policies and supply chain bottlenecks to the promise and challenges of floating offshore wind. The discussion highlights what’s driving momentum, and what’s holding it back, through the insights of our experts. Listen now to discover how policy, economics, and innovation will shape the next phase of the energy transition.

What Is the EIC?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠⁠

• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠⁠

• Stuart R Broadley HonFEI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-r-broadley-honfei-a041a58/

• Chris Shirley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-shirley-749684120/
• Sharanya Kumaramurthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharanya-kumaramurthy/
• Tom Bacon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-bacon-114bb8aa/
  

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Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), sits down with Massimiliano Tacconelli, Vice President of Nuclear and Big Science Director at Walter Tosto. They discuss how the company transitioned from being almost entirely focused on oil and gas to generating nearly half of its revenues from the nuclear sector. Max shares how long-term investment in people, strategic vision, and a blend of innovation and tradition have helped them overcome challenges and drive the company’s growth.

What Is the EIC? What Are the World Energy Supply Chain Awards?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

The organisation is behind the World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA), which celebrates excellence and innovation across the energy supply chain. EIC also publishes the annual Survive & Thrive Insight Report, which explores the strategies member companies are using to grow in an increasingly complex and competitive global energy landscape.

EIC’s members bring exceptional capability across engineering, manufacturing, services, technology, innovation, digital solutions, and asset management. Collectively, they represent the future of the energy industry, driving the net zero agenda, enabling the energy transition, and advancing sustainability and a just transition.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Read the Survive & Thrive reports: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/SurviveandThrive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠⁠

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Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), speaks with Vincent Ladougne, Group Business Development Director at Ponticelli. Together, they discuss how Ponticelli is navigating risk, driving innovation, and demonstrating resilience while building a future beyond oil and gas through standout projects in solar photovoltaics and floating offshore wind. Vincent also highlights the challenges of reindustrialising Europe’s fabrication capacity and the complex logistics involved in pioneering projects.

What Is the EIC? What Are the World Energy Supply Chain Awards?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

The organisation is behind the World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA), which celebrates excellence and innovation across the energy supply chain. EIC also publishes the annual Survive & Thrive Insight Report, which explores the strategies member companies are using to grow in an increasingly complex and competitive global energy landscape.

EIC’s members bring exceptional capability across engineering, manufacturing, services, technology, innovation, digital solutions, and asset management. Collectively, they represent the future of the energy industry, driving the net zero agenda, enabling the energy transition, and advancing sustainability and a just transition.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Read the Survive & Thrive reports: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/SurviveandThrive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠⁠

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Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), speaks with Nigel Corfield, Industrial and Commercial Customer Director and Board Director at Wave Utilities. Together, they explore the pivotal role Wave played in highlighting the lack of statutory obligation to meet future industrial water demands. Through proactive collaboration with customers, regulators, and Durham University, Wave helped secure approximately £70 million in investment for a new desalination plant and led a national conversation on water strategy.

What Is the EIC? What Are the World Energy Supply Chain Awards?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

The organisation is behind the World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA), which celebrates excellence and innovation across the energy supply chain. EIC also publishes the annual Survive & Thrive Insight Report, which explores the strategies member companies are using to grow in an increasingly complex and competitive global energy landscape.

EIC’s members bring exceptional capability across engineering, manufacturing, services, technology, innovation, digital solutions, and asset management. Collectively, they represent the future of the energy industry, driving the net zero agenda, enabling the energy transition, and advancing sustainability and a just transition.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠⁠
• Read the Survive & Thrive reports: ⁠⁠⁠⁠the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/SurviveandThrive⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠⁠

• Download the Wave / Durham University Water Scarcity Report: ⁠⁠https://www.wave-utilities.co.uk/decarb-report

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In this inaugural episode of the Energy Focus Podcast, EIC CEO Stuart Broadley sits down with Mike Pettigrew, CEO of ASCO Group, to discuss the opportunities and obstacles shaping international trade and export in today’s global energy supply chain. From ASCO’s remarkable turnaround story to its bold expansion into frontier markets like Namibia and Cote d’Ivoire, Mike offers candid insights on leadership, sustainability, and navigating the uncertainties of geopolitics and the energy transition.

What is Energy Focus?

Energy Focus is the EIC’s flagship quarterly magazine, delivering in-depth features, regional market insights, and expert commentary on the global energy industry. The Energy Focus Podcast builds on this trusted content by offering a fresh, conversational perspective from the magazine’s contributors and energy leaders.

Liked this episode? Don’t miss the magazine! Read Energy Focus to hear more from leading operators, contractors, industry bodies, and academic institutions across oil and gas, power, nuclear, and renewable sectors.

The Energy Focus publication is produced by Redactive. You can learn more about their services on their website, linked at the end of this description.

Special thanks to EIC supporting editor Lucas Machado, who also contributes to the production of the magazine.

What is the EIC? 

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

Stay Connected with EIC

•  Learn more about the EIC: www.the-eic.com
•  Read the Energy Focus Magazine: https://www.the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/EnergyFocusExplore 

• EIC membership: www.the-eic.com/Membership
•  Redactive website: https://redactive.co.uk/.
•  Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-

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Our host Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), sits down with Dean Rossiter, Managing Director of Transcar Projects. They explore the company’s remarkable transformation journey, overcoming the twin shocks of the pandemic and an oil price collapse. Dean shares how his background in IT enabled him to lead an in-house development team in creating and refining TRANSFREIGHT, a cloud-based logistics operating platform tailored to meet client needs. By focusing on usability, real-time reporting, and seamless integration, the team delivered a system that set them apart in the market, while reinforcing long-term client relationships and enabling significant growth.

What Is the EIC? What Are the World Energy Supply Chain Awards?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

The organisation is behind the World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA), which celebrates excellence and innovation across the energy supply chain. EIC also publishes the annual Survive & Thrive Insight Report, which explores the strategies member companies are using to grow in an increasingly complex and competitive global energy landscape.

EIC’s members bring exceptional capability across engineering, manufacturing, services, technology, innovation, digital solutions, and asset management. Collectively, they represent the future of the energy industry, driving the net zero agenda, enabling the energy transition, and advancing sustainability and a just transition.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠
• Read the Survive & Thrive reports: ⁠⁠⁠the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/SurviveandThrive⁠⁠⁠
• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠

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This is the launch episode for the 2025 Survive & Thrive Insight Report, the ninth edition of EIC’s renowned annual research that showcases many of world’s most inspiring energy businesses.

This podcast is sponsored by Lloyd’s Register.

Featuring 140 energy supply chain businesses, representing all energy sectors, and from around the world, this research provides unique and often surprising findings about which growth strategies companies preferred for their growth and investment in 2024, and why.

In this episode of the Survive and Thrive podcast, Stuart Broadley, CEO of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), is joined by Rebecca Groundwater, EIC’s Global Head of External Affairs, to discuss the findings from the 2025 edition of the Survive and Thrive report. 

Together, Stuart and Becca reflect on key industry trends, including the rise of service & solutions strategies, the cautious adoption of AI, the standout success of the Middle East region and the ongoing challenges associated with developing new export markets. This episode offers a comprehensive snapshot of a sector that is adapting, thriving, and preparing for what lies ahead.

What Is the EIC? What Are the World Energy Supply Chain Awards?

The Energy Industries Council (EIC) is one of the world’s largest energy trade associations. As a not-for-profit organisation, it supports more than 950 member companies involved in the global energy value chain. EIC operatesinternationally, with offices in London, Kuala Lumpur, Rio de Janeiro, Houston, Dubai, and soon, Berlin.

It is energy agnostic, supporting all parts of the energy sector. From mature renewable onshore and offshore sectors like wind, solar and hydropower; to grid infrastructure and large nuclear; to hydrocarbon sectors like oil & gas, LNG, FPSO, decommissioning, upstream, midstream and downstream; to emerging low-carbon sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, CCUS, energy storage, BESS, biofuels, SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), and geothermal.

EIC provides a wide range of services, including access to global market intelligence, CAPEX and OPEX project data, consulting support, events, business development opportunities, and advocacy. It also facilitates connections with key decision-makers and policymakers in the energy sector worldwide.

The organisation is behind the World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA), which celebrates excellence and innovation across the energy supply chain. EIC also publishes the annual Survive & Thrive Insight Report, which explores the strategies member companies are using to grow in an increasingly complex and competitive global energy landscape.

EIC’s members bring exceptional capability across engineering, manufacturing, services, technology, innovation, digital solutions, and asset management. Collectively, they represent the future of the energy industry, driving the net zero agenda, enabling the energy transition, and advancing sustainability and a just transition.

Stay Connected with EIC

• Learn more about the EIC: ⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com⁠⁠⁠
• Explore EIC membership: ⁠⁠⁠www.the-eic.com/Membership⁠⁠
• Read the Survive & Thrive reports: ⁠⁠⁠the-eic.com/MediaCentre/Publications/SurviveandThrive⁠⁠⁠
• Follow the EIC on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/energy-industries-council-the-eic-⁠⁠

• Learn more about Lloyd's Register: ⁠https://www.lr.org