The Energy Executive 360 with Emilio Faulmata

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Julien Balkany, Chairman of Panoro Energy, to explore his journey from investment banker and fund manager in New York to leading the transformation of an African independent oil & gas company. At just 27 years old, Julien found himself as a French outsider with no technical oil & gas background trying to convince seasone...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARDA), to explore one of the most important but often overlooked questions facing the energy industry today:Who will actually turn our energy ambitions into reality? Having held leadership positions across ExxonMobil, the Nigerian National...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Ian Cloke, Co-Founder & COO of Afentra, to explore his extraordinary career in global oil & gas exploration — from getting lost in the jungles of Borneo as a PhD student to discovering billion-barrel oil basins across Africa. With more than 30 years of experience spanning companies including Conoco, Mobil, and Tullow Oil...

In Episode 14 of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, Emilio Faulmata steps away from the traditional interview format for a raw solo episode filmed in Paris — reflecting on the journey of building one of the fastest-growing independent energy podcasts from nothing. From filming early episodes across Spain, Aberdeen, London, Kuwait and South Africa, to sitting down with CEOs, founders and some highly...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Emily Watt, former BP executive and now founder of Pontiva Advisory, to explore what it really takes to step away from a high-powered corporate career and build something from the ground up. After nearly two decades in leadership roles — including heading trading and shipping across Europe and Africa at BP — Emily shares the def...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Akinwole Omoboriowo II, Chairman of Genesis Energy, to explore one of the most important — and misunderstood — challenges in global energy: building scalable power systems in emerging markets. Akinwole breaks down what it really takes to deliver electricity where it doesn’t exist — and why in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, the...

In Part 2 of Episode 11 of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, Kahina Abdeli-Galinier reflects on the decision to leave Schlumberger after 17 years and why the pull of entrepreneurship ultimately became impossible to ignore. Having spent much of her career building new businesses and initiatives within SLB — including transformational platforms such as Delfi and SEES — Kahina explains how that exper...

In Part 1 of episode 11 of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, Kahina Abdeli-Galinier, CEO of Blue Spark Energy, breaks down the strategic case for reinventing well intervention — and why revitalising existing oil & gas wells may become one of the most pragmatic levers in the energy transition. We explore how pulse power technology works, why scale removal and well productivity optimisation matt...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, Sarim Sheikh breaks down the three forces that are fundamentally reshaping global energy markets in 2025: politics, artificial intelligence, and the collapse in battery storage costs. Sarim explains why the political consensus around the “energy transition” has fractured, why oil’s resurgence surprised even seasoned analysts, and why coal — stil...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, Amy Miller (co-founder and CEO of PRAGMA) explains what the UK is getting wrong about energy policy, why the term “energy transition” is misleading, how the UK was hours away from a blackout in January 2025, and why oil and gas faces a growing talent and purpose crisis. Amy’s path to founding PRAGMA didn’t start in boardrooms or strategy meeting...

NJ Ayuk JD — Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, best-selling author, and the driving force behind African Energy Week. This conversation reveals the philosophy and battles that took NJ from being underestimated to becoming a global industry force. From taking on a 30-year established organisation and winning, to treating every negotiation as if it were his last, NJ breaks down the m...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podast, we dive deep into the unfiltered truth about Africa’s energy future with NJ Ayuk JD — one of the continent’s most influential energy voices, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, and best-selling author of Billions at Play and A Just Transition. This conversation cuts through the noise and exposes the realities that global narratives...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we step inside the mind of Tareq Qaddumi — executive, artist, builder, CEO of SPETCO and founder of OTB & AOTA. Tareq represents a rare intersection: oil & gas discipline meets creative rebellion. Between boardrooms and basketball courts, drilling programs and streetwear drops, API specs and art canvases — he lives at the intersection of...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Foday Mansaray, Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone — a leader at the forefront of shaping one of Africa’s most promising energy frontiers. A self-proclaimed “Oil & Gas man,” Foday embodies Sierra Leone’s ambition to redefine its place on the global energy map. In this powerful conversation, he shar...

In this episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Mounia Attiga, an energy & sustainability strategist whose career journey and powerful insights shed light on the future of leadership, identity, and collaboration in the energy sector. From her early beginnings at Schlumberger to her current role at Vodafone and position as Chair of the Lean In North Africa Network, Mounia’...

Today, we uncover the journey of Jordan Ferguson—CEO of Pier Solutions—whose story captures resilience, risk, and the future of energy leadership. This episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast dives into mindset, purpose, and the realities of the energy transition, while offering hard-hitting lessons for young professionals and industry leaders alike. Jordan’s path from humble beginnings to eng...

Today on The Energy Executive 360 Podcast, we sit down with Lewis McDonald—Global Co-Head of Energy at world-renowned law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer—for a deep-dive interview on energy law, leadership, and the future of the global energy system. From billion-dollar oil, gas, and renewables deals to the massive rise in global energy demand, Lewis shares how mindfulness, resilience, and int...

Today, we unlock the story behind one of the energy industry’s boldest CEOs—Sherif Foda—who built NESR from scratch into a $1.3B oilfield services powerhouse. This episode of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast with Emilio Faulmata goes beyond headlines and dives deep into mindset, risk-taking, and the future of energy in the Middle East and beyond. Sherif Foda, founder & CEO of NESR, ex-Schlumbe...

I am Emilio Miguel Faulkner Matamoros, but from today onwards you may refer to me as Emilio Faulmata ... This is the very beginning of The Energy Executive 360 Podcast . Just me, a mic, a mission — and quite a lot of belief. I don’t have a big audience (yet). I’m not famous. There’s no studio, no team, no investor. But I do have a vision: to make this the biggest energy podcast in the world, and t...

The Energy Executive 360 Podcast is here. Hosted by Emilio Faulmata , this new podcast sits down with the most influential leaders in global energy to uncover their stories, their mindset, and their vision for the future. For too long, the energy industry has been misunderstood, even vilified. We’re changing that. By giving energy’s biggest decision-makers a platform to speak openly, honestly, and...