We welcome back S&P Global Commodity Insights energy experts Reed Olmstead and David Vaucher for our 6th annual year-in-review and resolutions episode. Hosts Sam Humphreys and Hill Vaden check in to see how well we performed against 2024 energy expectations, consider some of the year’s biggest trends, and share market predictions and personal resolutions for the coming year.

Listen to prior year-end conversations with Reed and David here:

2023: Holiday Special: Annual year-in-review and resolutions with Reed and David

2022: A year-in-review: Energy markets, Taylor Swift, and ESG

2021: Review and resolution: Shale sector activity in 2021 and 2022

2020: Mirror, mirror on the wall: Reflections on 2020 and predictions for 2021

2019: Would you rather: 2020 upstream predictions

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A desire for lower-carbon, reliable electricity is reviving interest in nuclear power generation. S&P Global energy market experts Yulia Ivanovskaya and Conway Irwin join EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss how demand from datacenters is contributing to a revival of interest in nuclear power and to consider what challenges must be overcome to convert this enthusiasm to electricity.

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NewMed Energy is focused on exploring for and bringing to market natural gas discoveries from the Eastern Mediterranean. The Israel-based firm is partnered with Chevron on its Leviathan Project and has additional interests in earlier-stage projects in waters off Cyprus and Morocco. 

Kul Karcz, NewMed Energy VP of Exploration and ESG Manager, joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss NewMed’s exploration activity in the Eastern Mediterranean and consider some of the opportunities and challenges in working to monetize discoveries from the gas-rich province. 

Learn more about NewMed Energy at: https://newmedenergy.com/about-us/

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Oil markets have responded with complacency to sanctions on major producers, rerouting of tankers, and military unrest in the major supply areas. S&P Global oil markets expert Karim Fawaz joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss why this complacency may represent a new normal as spare capacity within OPEC+ and supply growth from outside OPEC meet moderating demand in the US and China.

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EVPassport is working to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by improving the user experience when charging through its focus on reliability and ease of adoption.  The California-based EV-charging platform received a $200 mm investment from Northleaf Capital Partners in 2023 and today operates more than 5,000 chargers in 35 states through partnerships with hotels, parking garages, and multi-family residential properties.

Hooman Shahidi, EVPassport CEO and co-founder, joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the company’s path since its 2020 founding and how the company’s commitment to customer experience differentiates it from other EV-infrastructure innovators.

Learn more about EVPassport at: https://www.evpassport.com/

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Despite being a key component in lithium-ion battery manufacturing for electric vehicles, Graphite has so far escaped the media attention that its comparable metals, lithium, cobalt and nickel has had. But with the roll out of EV’s and energy storage, graphite demand is expected to grow by around 20% by the end of the decade.

S&P Global metals expert Gavin Montgomery joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the role both natural and synthetic graphite have to play in the energy transition and which markets will play the biggest role in the future.

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The steel industry accounts for almost 10% of the world’s final energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Nucor (NYSE: NUE), North America’s largest steel producer and recycler, pioneered lower-emission electric arc furnace steelmaking more than 50 years ago and continues to prioritize innovation in sustainable steel as it works toward a 2050 net-zero target.

Tabitha Stine, Nucor General Manager of Energy Solutions Services, joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss Nucor’s net-zero ambition and how the steelmaker is partnering with utilities, datacenters, and others to limit its carbon footprint.

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India plans to grow its refining capacity by about 60% to 8 mmbd over the next 10 years to meet both domestic demand and spur refined-product exports. S&P Global Refining Expert Pulkit Agarwal joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss India’s ambition to expand its largely state-owned refining capacity and how planners expect to balance interest in both petrochemicals and transportation fuels.

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The United Kingdom established state-owned Great British Energy in July 2024 to develop domestic clean energy supply, create jobs, and advance the country’s net-zero ambition. Glenn Rickson joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss what role this company will play in the renewable power sector and impact this will have on risk tolerance for future clean energy developments.

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The African Energy Chamber began in 2018 to promote the continent’s energy sector and support indigenous companies’ efforts to expand their networks and engage international partners. The organization is preparing to host its fourth annual African Energy Week conference from November 4-8 in Cape Town, South Africa where this year's theme is, "Invest in African Energies: Energy Growth through an Enabling Environment."

NJ Ayuk, African Energy Chamber Founder and Executive Chairman, joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the chamber’s ambition to eliminate energy poverty by 2030, as well as its belief that goals can be realized with commitments to innovation in both traditional and emerging energy domains.

Learn more about African Energy Chamber and African Energy Week at:

https://energychamber.org/

https://aecweek.com/

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