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Episode 1547Mar 31, 2026

Inside the "Super Bowl of energy”

Marketplace’s Elizabeth Trovall joins Kimberly to share her insights from the annual CERAWeek conference.

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Haitham Al Ghais (R), Secretary General of OPEC, speaks with Carlos Pascual during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas on March 7, 2023.
Haitham Al Ghais (R), Secretary General of OPEC, speaks with Carlos Pascual during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas on March 7, 2023.
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Last week, at a time when the war with Iran has been roiling global energy markets, executives from energy companies all over the world gathered for CERAWeek, the “Super Bowl” of energy conferences. But as Marketplace’s Elizabeth Trovall tells us, conflict in the Middle East wasn’t the only hot topic there. Trovall joins Kimberly to discuss how the energy sector is confronting a wide range of disruptions, from geopolitics to technology.

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Inside the "Super Bowl of energy”