In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast ahead of NOG Energy Week in Nigeria, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), on how Africa is strengthening its downstream energy sector amid ongoing global disruptions. The discussion explores the growing importance of resilience, highlighting efforts to build integrated, self-sustaining supply chains, harmonise fuel standards, and unlock intra-African investment. With rising demand and shifting geopolitics, Africa is increasingly prioritising energy security and regional collaboration. The conversation sets the tone for key themes expected to take centre stage at NOG Energy Week in Abuja, where industry leaders will focus on scalable, future-ready solutions.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Andrew Smart, EMEA Senior Managing Director & Energy Lead at Accenture, to discuss the global energy industry’s response to the unprecedented disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Smart examines how resilience, supply flexibility, alternative routes, and strategic reserves, alongside the evolving definition of energy security, are helping the energy sector navigate the extraordinary situation. The conversation also highlights the growing role of AI and technology in enabling faster, smarter decision-making, and considers how companies and governments can build greater agility to withstand future shocks and volatility across global markets and evolving energy landscape.

In the latest episode of the Energy Connects podcast,ahead of Global Energy Show Canada in June, we examinehow Canada is advancing from energy transition tofull-scale transformation. Featuring insights from Hon. Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta, host Chiranjib Sengupta explores the rise of sovereign compute, growing AI-driven power demand, and the push for large-scale decarbonisation. Minister Hodgson and Premier Smith talk about the critical role of CCS, hydrogen, and data centre-ledinfrastructure growth, alongside efforts to build resilient and secure energy systems. The discussion highlights how policy,technology and resource strength are aligning to shape the next phase of energy intelligence in Canada and beyond.

In this episode of the Energy Connects podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Norbert Rücker, Head of Economics and Next Generation Research at Julius Baer, to unpack the structural shifts reshaping global energy markets amid unprecedented volatility. The conversation explores the implications of the Strait of Hormuz disruption, the UAE’s exit from OPEC, oil market fundamentals, and the role of storage and geopolitics in price formation. Rücker also examines Europe’s resilience and how the energy transition is strengthening energy security during periods of crisis.

Two months into a conflict that has rewritten the rules of global energy security, this episode of the Energy Connects podcast examines how resilience is shifting from physical infrastructure to digital intelligence. With the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a systemic stress point, the industry faces growing cyber‑physical risks alongside traditional supply challenges. Featuring insights from Secretary Doug Burgum, US Secretary of the Interior and the Chair of the US National Energy Dominance Council; Saravan Penubarthi, Chief Technology Officer at AIQ; and Jake Loosararian, CEO of Gecko Robotics, the discussion explores why AI is now central to managing disruption, strengthening asset resilience and safeguarding global energy systems in an increasingly volatile world.

In this episode of the Energy Connects podcast, host Chiranjib Sengupta speaks with Grant Dougans, Partner at Bain & Company, about how geopolitical tensions and market volatility are elevating energy infrastructure as a strategic asset. Recorded as a part of ADIPEC’s Energy and Geopolitics series, the discussion focuses on why resilience has become critical to energy security. Dougans highlights the practical strategies companies and countries can adopt to strengthen infrastructure and supply chains in an increasingly fragmented world. He also discusses the outlook on potential consolidation and restructuring across the industry.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast, produced as part of ADIPEC’s Energy Markets and Geopolitics series, industry leaders examine how geopolitical volatility is reshaping global energy investment. From scaling up investment in upstream projects, oil markets and spare capacity to nuclear, hydrogen and renewables, the discussion highlights why resilience now demands investing in all energy systems, not replacing some of them. Featuring insights from His Excellency Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General; Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy and Secretary General of Arab Energy Club; and Nicolas Souche, Regional Industry Manager for Infrastructure at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the conversation explores the urgent need to mobilise capital and de risk infrastructure to secure long term energy security.

In this episode of the Energy Connects Podcast as part of ADIPEC's Energy and Geopolitics series, Jamie Webster, Partner and Director, Center for Energy Impact at Boston Consulting Group, examines how the Middle East conflict is reshaping global energy dynamics. He discusses the evolving definition of energy security since 2022, the renewed need for energy addition, and the mounting pressures on supply chains beyond oil and gas. Webster highlights the importance of resilience, diversified sourcing, strategic stockpiling and dialogue between governments, while warning of wider economic effects across chemicals, fertilisers and critical feedstocks. He also reflects on how shifting geopolitics may reshape global partnerships in an increasingly fragmented landscape.