Author focus

Focus on Géopolia:

Consultancy created in 1995, Géopolia provides insights and solutions based on a geopolitical and geoeconomics approach to prominent stakeholders of the energy industry. 

Géopolia’s founder and CEO, Philippe Sébille-Lopez, is the author of a well-received book on the geopolitics of oil. 

 

Focus on OilSERV:

Founded in 2006, OilSERV has become a leading integrated oilfield services company in the Middle East. 

‘OilSEV is an established oil and gas services company that provides customers with the complete project life cycle suite of services. OiLSERV is diversified and is involved in various activities from traditional oilfield services, drilling and workover off wells up to the provision of production facilities and operation and maintenance of the facilities. More recently, with the global energy transition move, OiLSERV also provides technologies to support the ESG imperatives of its customers in the Middle East and North Africa region. For example, its Production & Energy Solutions business provides early production facilities while also focusing on Energy Transition and Technology offerings.’

Focus on Dii Desert Energy:

‘Dii was established in the Middle East 11 years ago, so before everyone was taking solar energy as seriously as they are now, when the region’s energy production was still very oil-and gas-focused. Over the years, we have acquired a strong expertise across the whole energy sector, and the company is now a known market enabler in the GCC. Dii advises governments and private practices and brings the two together. In recent years, we have been asked to advise on several projects relating to renewable energy.’ 

Focus on DNV Dubai:

DNV was founded in 1864 in Norway and has now a global presence all around the world. 

 ‘DNV is an organization of more than 11,500 people. Our activity revolves around key infrastructure sectors, including, the entire energy value chain. As DNV is owned by a foundation, all of its profits are recycled back into the organization. As a result, it is able to spends 5% of its annual revenues on research and development dedicated to produce or improve industrial standards and certification testing. Thanks to our deep and specific expertise, DNV also has an advisory activity. In this regard, DNV is focused on supporting our customers to accelerate the energy transition and to meet the challenges of the climate crisis.’ 

 

Focus on Veolia Water Technologies (VWT):

‘VWT is a subsidiary of the Veolia group. We specialise in energy, waste, and water. The group is determined to become the world’s ecological transformation champion and VWT is contributing to this to a great extent. We are the leading specialist in water treatment, but also provide a range of sustainable solutions, including in the energy sector.’ 

 

Focus on TotalEnergies:

TotalEnergies is broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale. We focus on different aspects of the energy sector. In fact, we produce a wide range of energies, like oil and biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity. As a company, we have started a long time ago to rewire our brains to stop focusing about oil and gas exclusively, but rather commit to concrete sustainability goals, and become a world class player of the energy transition.’ 

 

Focus on EDF Renewables:

‘EDF Renewables is a world leader in renewable energy electricity. The company develops, builds, and operates clean energy power plants in more than 20 countries both for our own account and for third parties. Its development is mainly focused on wind and solar photovoltaic power. EDF Renewables operates mostly in Europe and North America but is continuing to grow by moving into promising emerging regions such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and the Middle East. The company has strong positions in offshore wind power, but also in other areas of the renewable energies industry such as energy storage. EDF Renewables develops, builds, operates and maintains renewable energies projects, both for itself and for third parties. As of 30 June 2020, the company’s gross installed capacity amounted to 13,287 MW worldwide, with net installed capacity standing at 8,184.9 MW and gross capacity under construction at 8,869 MW.’ 

 

Focus on Abu Dhabi-headquartered Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC):

Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC) started back in 2005. We are a not-for-profit membership industry association, that aims to foster the collaboration between the private and public sector on renewable and clean energy within the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). Essentially, we focus on advancing the policy landscape. To that end, we act as a voice of the private sector, advocate for specific policies, and educate policymakers on what changes can be made in order to accelerate the development of clean and renewable energy. At CEBC our action is divided into five working groups that deal with climate finance (1), energy efficiency (2), the future of mobility (3), hydrogen and energy storage (4), women in clean energy (5).’ 

 

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