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Hedi Grati joins EnergyCents to discuss the global refining industry's adaptation to changing demand, feedstocks, and competition. Topics include contrasting market trends, peak oil demand, refinery conversions, and navigating evolving industry priorities.

Expert Darragh Punch discusses electrifying pickup trucks in the US market, highlighting challenges, benefits, and market trends. The conversation explores consumer preferences, hybrid technologies, range capabilities, and major players like Ford, Rivian, GM, and Tesla. Future market trends and upcoming electric pickup releases are also analyzed.

Singapore, which relies on natural gas to fire nearly all of its power generation, has plans to increase to about 30% the share of renewables in its electricity mix by 2035. The island city-state lacks available landmass for large-scale solar and wind installations and intends to rely on neighboring countries to generate renewable power and export it to Singapore via undersea cables. Vince Heo and Hui Min Foong join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss Singapore's Low-Carbon Import Project and consider some of the plan's technical, commercial, and political challenges. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

This week on EnergyCents, emissions expert Deb Ryan joins Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to talk about the implications of emissions mitigation across the business landscape, from investment in decarbonization technology and what projects are on the horizon. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

Geologic and political borders are not always the same. Can Guyana's success as an oil province extend to next-door Suriname? Siddhartha Sen and Isaac Nuti join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss offshore exploration activity in Suriname, and consider which projects may have the highest likelihood of extending Guyana's commercial success. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

Led most recently by Guyana, and Brazil before it, Latin America has been a remarkable success story for global oil exploration over the last 25 years. Flavio Fernandez and Jaka Hardiwinangun join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to review Latin American exploration activity in 2023, and highlight the region's high impact wells to watch in 2024. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

Expert Justin Cochrane discusses high impact exploration wells in Africa for 2023-2024, highlighting successful wells in Namibia. The podcast explores key discoveries in African oil fields, expectations for upcoming wells, and trends in gas and liquid exploration in different regions. The episode also covers exploration wells in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Guyana, and Mortimer, emphasizing anticipation for significant discoveries in the energy sector.

Sales of electric vehicles continued to rise in the United States in 2023, though the rate of adoption has been slower than many planners envisioned. Devin Lindsay joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the status of EV adoption in the US after a bumpy 2023, and flag trends to watch in 2024 as automakers transition their fleets away from internal combustion engines. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

Led by the Americas, supply growth from non-OPEC countries fully met the growth in global oil demand in 2023. This balance, along with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, U.S. elections in November, and changing shipping patterns weigh on the minds of oil strategists in 2024. Aaron Brady and Ha Nguyen join EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to share their thoughts on the biggest events that will shape oil markets in 2024. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en

At completion, Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery will process 650,000 barrels per day and be the largest single-train facility in the world. The much-delayed refinery began accepting test deliveries recently as it moves closer to commercialization. Dan Evans joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the uniqueness of the massive Dangote project, and consider the post-commercialization implications for the Atlantic Basin and downstream markets more broadly. Learn more about S&P Global Commodity Insights energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en