
Gulf Intelligence Podcasts
Gulf Intelligence (GI) is the leading strategic consulting group in the Middle East focused on the international energy & natural resources industry. The Dubai-based firm uses more than 10 years of operational experience in the region to offer trusted, fully compliant, and strategic advice. The GI consultancy provides expert and hands-on assistance to international clients looking for opportunities or seeking solutions in the Arab Gulf, as well as supporting national energy stakeholders expand their global engagement.
Latest episodes

Aug 31, 2023 • 25min
Podcast: Middle East & Africa Sustainability Leaders March Forward
Featured Speaker:
Marcelo Piva, Regional Sustainability Director for Greater Middles East and Africa, Tetra Pak
The awareness of the climate emergency is rising among all sectors of society. In the corporate world, the pressure on organizations to execute more ambitious commitments to mitigate their carbon footprint and environmental impact is mounting. Both internal and external stakeholders, such as investors, clients, employees, and commercial partners are increasingly scrutinizing the actions and outcomes from organizations in the sustainability front. Under this context, a growing number of organizations is pursuing the concept of the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. At the front of this, dedicated sustainability teams are emerging across different sectors to lead the sustainable shift. Monitoring the environmental impact of operations, designing sustainable products and services, and executing strategies to improve the sustainability credentials of companies are among the duties of a sustainability professional’s job description. With the role on the rise across sectors, what should a Head of Sustainability’s key priorities be in the next few years?
Moderator: Ignasi Perez, Associate, Gulf Intelligence

Aug 24, 2023 • 23min
Podcast: Middle East & Africa Sustainability Leaders March Forward
Featured Speaker:
Florence Bulte, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chalhoub Group
The awareness of the climate emergency is rising among all sectors of society. In the corporate world, the pressure on organizations to execute more ambitious commitments to mitigate their carbon footprint and environmental impact is mounting. Both internal and external stakeholders, such as investors, clients, employees, and commercial partners are increasingly scrutinizing the actions and outcomes from organizations in the sustainability front. Under this context, a growing number of organizations is pursuing the concept of the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. At the front of this, dedicated sustainability teams are emerging across different sectors to lead the sustainable shift. Monitoring the environmental impact of operations, designing sustainable products and services, and executing strategies to improve the sustainability credentials of companies are among the duties of a sustainability professional’s job description. With the role on the rise across sectors, what should the Chief Sustainability Officer's (CHANGE T key priorities be in the next few years?
Moderator: Brian Cozzolino, Director, Gulf Intelligence

Aug 17, 2023 • 19min
Sustainability Leaders March Forward: Pathways to Net Zero?
Featured Speaker: Samar Al-Hameedi, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, ADNOC.
The awareness of the climate emergency is rising among all sectors of society. In the corporate world, the pressure on organizations to execute more ambitious commitments to mitigate their carbon footprint and environmental impact is mounting. Both internal and external stakeholders, such as investors, clients, employees, and commercial partners are increasingly scrutinizing the actions and outcomes from organizations in the sustainability front. Under this context, a growing number of organizations is pursuing the concept of the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. At the front of this, dedicated sustainability teams are emerging across different sectors to lead the sustainable shift. Monitoring the environmental impact of operations, designing sustainable products and services, and executing strategies to improve the sustainability credentials of companies are among the duties of a sustainability professional’s job description. With the role on the rise across sectors, what should a Vice President of Sustainability’s key priorities be in the next few years?
Moderator: Sean Evers, Managing Partner, Gulf Intelligence

Jul 14, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 14th
What will be the price of Brent crude oil when the new season of Podcast resumes on Sept. 3rd? Closer to: $90/$85/$80/$75 Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1679746727257989121 The Daily Energy Markets Podcast wrapped up for the ’22-’23 Season today, with outlook from Matt Stanley, Client Liaison Lead, Insights - Africa, Middle East & Asia, Kpler; Danial Rahmat, Senior Energy Security Consultant; and Jose Chalhoub, Political Risk & Oil Analyst; Consultant, Venergy Global. We are taking a break during the summer months of UAE and we will be back on September 3rd!

Jul 13, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 13th
Markets, including oil, have now moved into a post FED tightening cycle: Agree/Disagree? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1679381971426746368 Listen in for your daily dose of energy insights from today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast featuring Ole Hansen, Head, Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank; Sara Akbar, Chairperson & CEO, OiLSERV, Kuwait & Non-Executive Director, Petrofac; and Andrew Critchlow, Head of News, EMEA, S&P Global Commodity Insights.

Jul 12, 2023 • 34min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 12th
This week's Oil price rise is more demand led by end of rate tightening cycle rather than OPEC+ supply constraint: Agree/Disagree? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…21744516988928?s=20 Adi Imsirovic, Director, Surrey Clean Energy; Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO, Vanda Insights; and Abhi Rajendran, Head of Global Oil/Downstream Markets, North America Energy Research, Energy Intelligence, shared their energy markets outlook for the coming months in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

Jul 11, 2023 • 34min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 11th
What will have biggest impact on direction of oil prices in Q3: 1. China Stimulus; 2. OPEC+ Cuts; 3. FED Rate Hikes; 4. None of Above? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…60229846761472?s=20 Take cue for outlook into second half of the year from today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast, during a discussion with Neil Atkinson, Former Head of Oil Markets Division, International Energy Agency; Laury Haytayan, MENA Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute; and Victor Yang, Senior Analyst JLC Network Technology.

Jul 10, 2023 • 30min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 10th
Brent crude oil has finally broken out of the grip of $75 to the upside: AGREE/DISAGREE? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…95324794707969?s=20 We took the views of Omar Najia, Global Head of Derivatives, BB Energy; Richard Redoglia, Chief Executive Officer, Matrix Global Holdings; and Walter Simpson, Managing Director, CCED in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

Jul 7, 2023 • 31min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 7th
Higher interest rates may be increasing borrowing costs for businesses & consumers, but it is unlikely to have much impact on oil demand in 2023? AGREE/DISAGREE Vote here: https://twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1677214250232864770 We capped the Daily Energy Markets Podcast talk this week with market outlook from Peter McGuire, Chief Executive Officer, XM Australia; Dr. Carole Nakhle, Chief Executive Officer, Crystol Energy; and Bill Spindle, Senior Global Correspondent, Cipher.

Jul 6, 2023 • 31min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - July 6th
This is a show, don't tell, oil market -- it wants to see/feel supply cuts before price reaction? AGREE/DISAGREE Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1676852016432267267 Robin Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Qamar Energy; Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence; and Paul Hickin, Editor-in-Chief, Petroleum Economist, comment on OPEC producers Saudi and Russia’s further voluntary cuts and what it signals to the markets, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.