Wondering how the upcoming US election could impact US oil production and benchmark crude prices? Listen to Eloise Radley, Senior Market Reporter and Ignacio Sotolongo, Senior Editor at ICIS discuss this topic. 

Germany has announced a higher-than-expected increase in the German storage fee from 1 July, even though the levy is expected to be scrapped at the start of 2025. The announced short-term rise combined with Austria’s OMV warnings about a possible gas supply curtailment amid a court case ruling lifted European gas prices in the second half of May. The almost simultaneous news triggered volatility across hubs as markets remain on edge over the regional supply outlook as the Russian gas transit...

Eloise Radley, Energy Market Reporter, and Ignacio Sotolongo, Senior Editor at ICIS, sit down to discuss how geopolitics has impacted US oil production in recent years and how things could change if we see a new administration in November.

Deputy Crude Editor Cecilia Barreiro and Energy Market Reporter Eloise Radley sit down with Market Editors, Nazif Nazmul and Shruti Salwan to discuss how we can tackle the transport sector in a transitioning world. Are sustainable fuels the answer to decarbonising transportation? Or is there a lack of support in Europe? Join us as we address the current use of biofuels and Sustainable Aviation fuel in Europe, policy and challenges. 

Crude prices rose above $90/bbl for the first time this year last week,  after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced they will extend voluntary oil production cuts until the end of the year. Worries of tight supply could continue to drive oil prices higher, with some market participants even suggesting $100/bbl crude by the end of 2023. In this podcast, ICIS crude oil experts outline three things which could intensify an oil supply deficit in Q4. 

As European countries are looking to wean themselves off Russian gas imports, buyers have been looking for opportunities elsewhere, including in the Caspian region. A number of central and eastern European countries have expressed interest in buying gas from Azerbaijan but Italian buyers who are already off-taking volumes would like to increase imports. However, does Azerbaijan have enough resources to supply central, southern and eastern Europe? If not, will CEE countries compete with Italy...

Corporate governance rules at Ukraine’s energy state owned enterprises (SOEs) have been critical to market reforms and to helping the country secure a long-term gas transit contract with Russia. As Ukraine is preparing to receive billions of euros for the reconstruction of its war-torn energy sector, consolidating corporate governance rules are even more important as a guarantee against possible corrupt practices. However, in this interview with ICIS’ senior journalist Aura Sabadus, Dr Andriy...

In this episode, ICIS power editor Laura Mendes and Sakshi Chandra, UN Energy Engagement Analyst, for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) to discuss the 24/7 carbon-free energy concept and its role in the energy transition.

ICIS Director of Energy Analytics, Matteo Mazzoni and Matthew Jones, Lead Analyst, discuss the key takeaways of the electricity market design reform proposals.

SINGAPORE (ICIS) - Over 5.3m tonnes of Japanese long-term LNG contracts are up for expiry in 2023 at a time when last year's largest buyer plans to reduce LNG procurement and boost nuclear and renewable power generation.How will Japan’s energy strategy influence the Asia Pacific LNG market?ICIS senior market reporter Yun Xie talks with Yuriy Humber, founder of Japan NRG and ICIS senior LNG Analyst, Joachim Moxon.

ICIS Director of Energy Analytics Matteo Mazzoni and Lead Analyst Matthew Jones discuss: what are the European Commission trying to achieve, current situation of PPAs, role of CfDs, main positions of the member states on key issues and what the outcome is likely to be.

In 2022, when Gazprom stopped supplies to Bulgaria, the country switched at short notice from nearly full dependence on Russian gas to complete diversification. It commissioned a new interconnector with Greece, tapped LNG imports and ramped up off-takes of Caspian gas. More recently it signed a deal for access to Turkey’s infrastructure, which could open up a new supply route to southeast Europe.  However, Luka Dimitrov, senior energy journalist focusing on southeast Europe tells regional gas...

What could a potential price cap from the European Commission mean for Europe's energy markets? Join Ed Cox, ICIS global energy editor as he discusses implications with ICIS market development director Ben Wetherall and Richard Street, head of international regulatory affairs at Lexis Nexis. 

Ukrainian energy companies are facing one of their toughest winters ever, scrambling to repair infrastructure damaged by ongoing Russian missile attacks ahead of winter and secure financial resources to keep the energy system running. Despite the risks, European companies are importing and injecting gas in storage, taking advantage of falling gas prices and Ukraine’s large available capacity. In the third interview of a three-part series,  ICIS Energy expert Aura Sabadus talks to Olga...

Ukrainian energy companies are facing one of their toughest winters ever, scrambling to repair infrastructure damaged by ongoing Russian missile attacks ahead of winter and secure financial resources to keep the energy system running. Despite the risks, European companies are importing and injecting gas in storage, taking advantage of falling gas prices and Ukraine’s large available capacity. In the second interview of a three-part series, ICIS Energy expert Aura Sabadus talks to Artur...

Ukrainian energy companies are facing one of their toughest winters ever, scrambling to repair infrastructure damaged by ongoing Russian missile attacks ahead of winter and secure financial resources to keep the energy system running. Despite the risks, European companies are importing and injecting gas in storage, taking advantage of falling gas prices and Ukraine’s large available capacity. In the first interview of a three-part series, ICIS Energy expert Aura Sabadus talks to Dmytro...

What did industry executives and market participants have to say about winter expectations, Russia and the lack of US LNG offtake agreements signed at Gastech in Milan?ICIS LNG Americas reporter Fauzeya Rahman chats with LNG markets reporter Victoria Tchen on what she reported on from the gas and LNG industry conference in early September and what could come next.

Amid already record high ICIS TTF prices and rising demand from Asia buyers, what will the LNG market look like this winter? ICIS LNG Americas reporter Fauzeya Rahman and Chris Rene, deputy editor of the Gas in Focus report, discuss the four key factors that will determine the outlook for the upcoming busy winter season. 

According to a recent ICIS long-term electric vehicles (EV) forecast European countries are on track to achieving the COP26 commitment to transition to 100% zero-emission car and van sales by 2035. ICIS deputy power editor Laura Mendes and energy market reporter Cem Bektas look at how this is achievable, discuss e-mobility developments in Europe and how it will impact power markets. 

As the US bans Russian energy imports, ICIS experts analyse the impact of rising sanctions on global energy markets, and the outlook for Russian gas flows to Europe.

European companies are stepping away from Russia, but Russian gas and LNG continues to come to Europe.For how long will this continue and what happens if Europe stops importing Russian gas?ICIS Global LNG Editor Ed Cox and Head of Gas and LNG Analytics Tom Marzec-Manser discuss the growing crisis.

As more intermittent sources of energy become key to the energy transition, battery storage is set to play an important role in balancing power grids across Europe. As the technology gathers pace ICIS Energy Market Reporters Laura Mendes and David Battista discuss the future of the battery storage market.

A year after the military coup in Myanmar and after a recent exodus of oil and gas companies, ICIS Global LNG Editor Ed Cox and Head of Asian LNG Analytics Alex Siow discuss what could come next for the country’s energy market. They also discuss the 2022 ICIS LNG Global Supply & Demand Outlook. For more information, or to receive a copy of the Outlook, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

As military tensions have been mounting on the Ukrainian – Russian border, observers are trying to understand whether gas flows could be disrupted as a result. ICIS senior journalist Aura Sabadus has asked Sergiy Makogon, CEO of the Ukrainian gas transmission system operator, GTSOU, and Szabolcs Ferencz, CEO of the Hungarian counterpart, FGSZ, how the situation is seen on the ground and what measures the operators are putting in place to limit risks.