
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

Jun 1, 2023 • 33min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - June 1st
OPEC+ will Not Cut Output further at its June meeting. Agree or Disagree? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…64079034834944?s=20 These and more insights from Richard Redoglia, Chief Executive Officer, Matrix Global Holdings; Paul Horsnell, Head of Commodities Research, Standard Chartered Bank; Matt Stanley, Partnerships Lead, Middle East, Kpler, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

Jun 1, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - June 15th
Global Oil Demand will Peak by Decade end, according to IEA's new forecast. AGREE/DISAGREE Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…37838158651392?s=20 Hear more from Robin Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Qamar Energy; Laury Haytayan, MENA Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute; and Henning Gloystein, Director - Energy, Climate & Resources, Eurasia Group, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

May 31, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 31st
A compromise deal on the US debt ceiling extension will be positive for energy demand and prices: AGREE or DISAGREE? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…02295488749570?s=20 Catch up on the headlines surrounding OPEC, shipping, and macroeconomic outlook in GCC and global markets, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast with guest speakers Amena Bakr, Deputy Bureau Chief, Energy Intelligence; Rustin Edwards, Head of Fuel Oil Procurement, Euronav NV; and Daniel Richards, MENA economist, Emirates NBD.

May 30, 2023 • 33min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 30th
A key gauge of Chinese stocks was on track to enter a bear market --20% DOWN IN 2023-- on a sluggish economic recovery, weakening yuan and tensions with the US: Do you still buy H2 China oil demand will rally? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…39780607131648?s=20 Listen to the discussion on demand outlook in China, Europe, and all things commodities; insights on OPEC+; and geopolitics, with commentators Adi Imsirovic, Director, Surrey Clean Energy; Laury Haytayan, MENA Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute; and Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist & Global Strategist, ADM Investor Services International, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

May 29, 2023 • 31min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 29th
Will Debt Ceiling deal now be the catalyst to allow oil prices to break above $80? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…76105220128770?s=20 Hear views from Omar Najia, Global Head, of Derivatives, BB Energy; Bora Bariman, Managing Partner, Hormuz Straits Partnership; and Serena Huang, Head of APAC Analysis, Vortexa, in this week’s opening of the Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

May 26, 2023 • 33min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 26th
Would Saudi Arabia be willing to proceed with further oil supply cuts if Russia continues not to comply? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…90212258480128?s=20 The Daily Energy Markets Podcast capped the week with this question hanging over the markets, with views from Kate Dourian, FEI, MEES Contributing Editor & Non-Resident Fellow, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington; Danial Rahmat, Senior Energy Security Consultant based in Tehran; and Dr. Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Former Deputy Secretary of Energy for Hydrocarbons, Mexico's Ministry of Energy & Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting.

May 25, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 25th
OPEC’s obsession with speculators and speculation is a distraction from its real job of trying to balance oil supply and demand, and optimize oil prices: Agree or Disagree? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…27376457973760?s=20 These and more discussion on commodities, questions on Russia’s role in OPEC, storage updates in Fujairah, among others. Catch up with Tony Quinn, Operating Partner, Prostar Capital & CEO, Tankbank International; Ram Narayanan, Director/ VP - Strategic Market & Business Development, Vedanta; and Paul Hickin, Editor-in-Chief, Petroleum Economist, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast. Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, Arabian Gulf Business Insights moderated the discussion.

May 24, 2023 • 32min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 24th
What impact would it have on oil prices if OPEC+ formalized the so-called "voluntarily" production cuts of 1.66 million b/d cuts implemented this month by 9-member countries when the group next meets on June 4th: Push Prices Above $80; No change as already priced-in Market; OR Prices will fall without more cuts? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…63745086263297?s=20 Hear views from Sara Akbar, Chairperson & CEO, OiLSERV, Kuwait & Non-Executive Director, Petrofac; Salih Yilmaz, Senior Equity Research Analyst - Energy, Oil & Gas, Transition, ESG at Bloomberg Intelligence; and Rachel Ziemba, Founder, Ziemba Insights & Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.

May 23, 2023 • 31min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 23rd
Commodity markets have priced in that the US debt ceiling and banking crisis is over: Agree OR Disagree? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…02441758457856?s=20 Listen to the discussion on demand outlook in China and all things commodities, and insights on OPEC+ with our speakers today: Ali Al Riyami, Consultant & Former Director General of Marketing, Ministry of Energy & Minerals, Oman; Maleeha Bengali, Founder, MB Commodity Corner; and Victor Yang, Senior Analyst, JLC Network Technology.

May 22, 2023 • 33min
PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 22nd
Given demand concerns, is there any chance we could see $80 oil again this year – YES or NO? Vote here: twitter.com/gulf_intel/status/1…39427041472512?s=20 Get a sense on the direction of travel this Monday morning with Omar Najia, Global Head of Derivatives, BB Energy; Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO, Vanda Insights; and James McCallum, CEO & Chairman, Xergy Group & Professor of Energy, Strathclyde University, in today’s Daily Energy Markets Podcast.