The Wood Podcast

Gulnar Karimova is a graduate subsea engineer based in Wood's Galway office, but her career began on a different path. Gulnar joined Wood six years ago as a junior electrical designer/engineer, but recently she made a career change to become a graduate subsea engineer and relocated from Azerbaijan to Ireland. Find out more about Gulnar's story by reading her blog and visiting Our Remarkable page:...

Recorded live at CERAWeek, Katie Zimmerman shares her reflections as a participant in forums discussing creation of viable hydrogen hubs and learnings on decarbonization from the mining industry. From strategic solutions with the highest potential to the geographic locations where we must focus our efforts, Katie covers what it will take to create not just hydrogen hubs but a successful hydrogen e...

Recorded live at CERAWeek, Justin Jackson shares his reflections as a participant in a forum discussing investment in refining amidst uncertain demand. From key projects and priorities setting us up for a cleaner future to the ground-breaking technologies that will get us there, Justin covers exactly what it will take to accelerate the energy transition while ensuring energy security.    This is e...

Recorded live at CERAWeek, Craig Shanaghey shares his reflections as a participant in the North Sea forum focused on the role the UK North Sea plays in overcoming the world’s energy trilemma of security, equity and sustainability. From policy and capital to solutions and technology, Craig shares his insight on the role governments, operators, developers and supply chain plays in coming together to...

Recorded live at CERAWeek, Jennifer Richmond shares her reflections from her first time at CERAWeek, her drive to leverage Wood’s position to deliver the fast and furious transformation of industry, and how digital and decarbonisation solutions are key. Jennifer also answers one major question: can women have it all?    This is episode 2 out of a 5-episode series.    This episode features:  Jennif...

Live from CERAWeek 2023, Ken Gilmartin shares his reflections from the event. New policy such as the Inflation Reduction Act is helping to place greater urgency on excelling the energy transition globally. Wood’s new strategy in Energy and Materials positions us as a key partner in adapting existing assets and creating new digital and decarbonisation solutions and technologies at scale and at pace...

We explore the future skills needed in a rapidly evolving energy industry and how professionals and organisations can best prepare for changes to the industry and workplace.  ·         How has the current job landscape in the industry changed and what implications does that have on the skills needed from the workforce of the future? ·         How can the industry fill the growing skills shortage t...

We discuss our collective ability to achieve a sustainable balance between the demands for energy security and the needs for energy transition.   ·         How can energy companies deliver on net-zero ambitions while helping to safeguard global energy security? ·         What are the immediate opportunities for companies to safeguard energy supply in the current environment? ·         What factors...

We’re halfway through ADIPEC 2022, and our CEO Ken Gilmartin has joined us from our live podcast studio in the heart of the exhibition to share his reflections on the strategic panel – maximizing energy and minimising emissions, the circular economy and what next, within the implementation phase.   This is episode 9 out of the 11-episode series. This episode features: Ken Gilmartin, chief executiv...

We explore how we can meet the vital need for energy security through the delivery of mega projects. ·         What is energy security and why is it important?  ·         What are the industries priorities for energy security and decarbonisation within mega projects?  ·         What enables final investment decisions for mega projects?   This episode is brought to you from our live podcast studio...

Wood and its partners are delivering some of the world’s most challenging problems - in this case enabling technologies to deliver a circular economy for plastics.  ·         The increase in the global demand for plastics vs the world’s current plastic-waste problem ·         What needs to be done to divert plastic-waste away from the environment and to achieve a circular economy, with a focus on...

We discuss how the Middle East can become a global hydrogen player. We cover the key steps to maximise the regions hydrogen potential, the technology commercialisation required and the likely impact of COP27 on future strategy.  ·         What are the key steps to maximise the advantages that the Middle East has for developing the hydrogen industry? ·         What are the key technologies that can...

We discuss Wood’s lifecycle approach to digital twin and how this helps to execute major projects, whilst outlining the importance of transforming businesses and maintain digital twins in order to create real lasting value. We explore: ·         Using digital twins to transform the operating phase of an asset ·         Executing major projects by producing digital twins of an asset ·         Impor...

We discuss the regulations and policies required to accelerate decarbonisation solutions in the Middle East, how we integrate renewable solutions in existing infrastructure and the challenges faced in modifying assets, as well as the workforce and skill-sets required to undertake this transition. ·         Regulations and policies required to accelerate decarbonisation solutions ·         Integrat...

We will be exploring the unique relationship between the UK and the UAE and how the countries – with all of their expertise, heritage and ambition – can work together to lead the way on the global energy transition. How are the countries working together to decarbonise energy while ensuring security of supply? How can they work together to reskill a workforce for a low carbon energy ecosystem? How...

We discuss the methane detection challenges operators are facing around the world and how newly enacted regulation is changing the decarbonisation landscape across industrial assets.    How are operators managing methane emissions today? How will newly enforced regulations affect operations? What can operators do to overcome these challenges? This episode is brought to you from our live podcast st...

Listen to our experts discuss the role of technology in optimising energy producing assets to ensure energy security. What role is technology playing in maximising the potential of existing operating assets to ensure energy security? Can technology help us drive efficiencies in cost and site capacity? How do we guarantee that operational efficiency is considered early on and is not an after-though...

As the industry aims to drive greater efficiency and optimise operations, digital solutions are being explored and introduced into the maintenance lifecycle. Wood and Xplorobot guests discuss the everyday challenges they are overcoming at manufacturing plants and refining facilities through autonomously operating robotics. They share the results from their pilot programme and the potential use cas...

The International Energy Agency released a report in 2021, outlining the critical role minerals will play in the energy transition. The report highlighted the startling mismatch between the world’s climate ambitions and the availability of critical metals & minerals needed to realize a clean energy economy.      This is the second of two episodes exploring the future of mining, with this episo...

The International Energy Agency released a report in 2021, outlining the critical role minerals will play in the energy transition. The report highlighted the startling mismatch between the world’s climate ambitions and the availability of critical metals & minerals needed to realise a clean energy economy. So how will we resource the energy transition? And, will mining ultimately decarbonize...

Wood experts focus on the production of blue hydrogen and the challenges and connected perceptions around Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) versus Autothermal Reforming (ATR). What are some of the technologies available for making blue hydrogen, and how do they work? How do some of those technologies stack up in terms of the energy transition? What are some of the myths around blue hydrogen?  Brian Mc...

There is a lot of interest in how hydrogen can be one of the solutions in the race to net zero. But do we really understand how hydrogen can enable that transition and what the stages really are? Join our experts as they explain how we can simplify the rhetoric that surrounds hydrogen. Josh Carmichael, Wood, Vice President of Hydrogen Josh has more than a decade experience in the renewable energy...

In our world of transition, how do organisations and even countries stay on path to achieve net zero? Following the Biden Administration’s commitment to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and in the lead up to the UN Climate Conference later this year, Wood experts and guest from Wood Mackenzie’s consulting practice discuss drivers behind net-zero goals and the keys to mapping and delivering on these...

Our Power of Partnership podcast series is focused on how disruptive and innovative working models can unlock solutions to many of our world’s most critical challenges. During this episode, we explore how new and innovative partnerships can be the catalyst for the future success of the energy industry in the UK continental shelf (UKCS). We look at how redefined client-supplier relationships can un...

The rapid evolvement of artificial intelligence is changing the pace at which we enhance industrial processes for the future. Wood and Microsoft guests speak to how they are teaming up to leverage the full potential of data science and domain expertise through Project Bonsai, a disruptive tool making the power of AI automation within reach for operators. What factors and technology do we depend on...