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. T…

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 cu…

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,…

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 imp…

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 eve…

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 Humb…

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 coul…

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 p…

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 p…

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 p…

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…

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 an…

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 Outl…

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 …

Energy market reporter Cecilia Barreiro and senior analyst Tamas Vargas -from major brokerage firm PVM- deep dive into the origins of the Russia/Ukraine tensions and discuss how rising geopolitical issues between Russia and the West over Ukraine might impact the energy market. Tamas Varga shares his viewpoint with ICIS about the Russia and Europe e…

The Medgaz natural gas pipeline expansion was expected to be completed by early January 2022, but there are no announcements yet. ICIS market reporter Laura Mendes talks with Cem Bektas about the pipeline’s current status and what impact the expansion will have in the Spanish gas market.

Unrest in Kazakhstan has brought a focus on the role of Central Asian gas exports to China and Russia. This comes as China looks to further diversify its energy supply mix and continues to sign new term LNG contracts. Ed Cox, Global LNG Editor at ICIS, talks with market expert Aura Sabadus and energy reporter Yun Xie on the latest in the region and…

Hydrogen editor Jake Stones and Scottish Renewables director of policy Morag Watson breakdown the key outcomes of COP26 for hydrogen and its role in the energy transition by reviewing the main policy decisions and whether momentum towards net zero will remain.

After a year of record-breaking news, ICIS LNG editors Ed Cox, Ruth Liao, and head of gas analytics Tom Marzec-Manser recap the key highlights and market drivers of 2021. From historic spot price surges to changing Russian gas flows, the team dives into how the LNG market responded.

Energy reporters Laura Mendes and Diane Elijah discuss the COP26’s outcomes and unresolved issues and what this means for limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Hydrogen editor Jake Stones and independent adviser for hydrogen David Scrimgeour discuss the potential for the largest hydrogen market in Europe, Germany and also the potential for significant green hydrogen supply from COP26 host nation Scotland.

The sharp recovery in oil demand has outpaced supply growth and resulted in a drawdown of global oil inventories, as coronavirus lockdown measures ease. The supply and demand balance is threatened, especially in a global energy crunch time. While unwinding its outstanding output cuts, OPEC+ has resisted pressure to further raise supply amid concern…

Hydrogen editor Jake Stones and CCUS and hydrogen expert Tony Smith discuss the impact of the UK government's announcement to select HyNet and the East Coast Cluster for track 1 of its cluster sequencing programme, reviewing how the programme could shape the future of the country's market.

A key topic of debate at the moment in both Germany and Poland is the role of coal as a power source within each country’s energy mix, with Germany on track to close down at least 2GW of coal by 2022. ICIS Energy market reporters Laura Mendes and David Battista talk about the progress of German and Polish coal de-commissioning programs and how this…

Energy market reporter Laura Mendes and lead hydrogen reporter Jake Stones discuss key developments in European hydrogen. This episode covers a recent announcement from INEOS to invest £1bn at the Grangemouth industrial cluster in Scotland to support blue hydrogen production, the UK’s future of hydrogen, and what the German elections might mean for…

How is demand reacting to record LNG spot prices? In this ICIS podcast episode, LNG reporter Fauzeya Rahman chats with LNG editors Ed Cox and Ruth Liao on how global markets are reacting to record high prices and what to expect this winter.

The German election for a new federal government and chancellor will take place on 26 September. A key topic of debate at the moment is energy policy. And the main policy proposals are promising to be more climate ambitious than the current outlook. ICIS Energy market reporter Laura Mendes talks with in-house analyst Roy Manuell to look at the poss…

European natural gas prices resumed their rally on news that Russia’s Gazprom chose not to book additional firm capacity to ship gas via Ukraine in October. The news came at a time when near record gas prices are sending shockwaves across related industries from fertilizers to food processing or leading to a chain of bankruptcies in the energy reta…

Germany will retire a large total of baseload power generation over the next decade, increasing the country’s need for grid flexibility. The latest paper published by the ICIS analytics team covers potential routes for new gas capacity: “Filling the Supply Gap: Does Germany Need New Gas?” ICIS Energy market reporter Laura Mendes talks with analyst …

As corporates worldwide pledge to decarbonise their operations, guarantees of origin certificates are set to gain ground as an essential tracking tool. Green credentials have been trading since the early 2000s, but oversupply has long hampered their market consolidation. Now, new trends reveal that oversupply is being replaced by a shorter market f…

Crude demand across the world remains volatile with the spread of the Delta variant - nowhere more so than in the US market. Americas crude editor Ignacio Sotolongo and market reporter Andrew Putwain discuss the latest trends affecting one of the world’s largest producers; including the bounce back in shale oil production, and the Atlantic hurrican…

Carbon-neutral cargoes began trading in 2019 and will likely gain momentum moving forward. Who is participating and where is this new field heading? LNG reporter Fauzeya Rahman chats with lead analyst Alex Froley about the rise in carbon-neutral activity and its longterm outlook.

At the end of June, the ICIS 2050 long-term power forecast was extended across the Nordics and the Baltic regions, for which different decarbonisation scenarios were identified. In this new episode of the ICIS Energy podcast, reporter Federica Di Sario joins in-house analyst Roy Manuell to explore the findings of the modelling expansion.…

Onshore and offshore wind expansion in Europe will be key to achieve the new climate neutrality targets from the Fit for 55 package. Energy market reporter Laura Mendes discusses key issues in wind energy development in Europe with ICIS analyst Roy Manuell and WindEurope Chief Policy Officer Pierre Tardieu.…

The launch of the UK carbon market was preceded by many speculations on its potential bearish impact on EUA prices. Over a month later, the opposite seemed true. In this new episode, economics student and ICIS intern Sabrin Jama explores the direct and indirect linkages between the two systems with carbon analyst Sebastian Rilling and reporter Euge…

With global LNG spot prices extremely high, what markets are most attractive for US LNG? LNG reporter Fauzeya Rahman talks with ICIS global LNG Editor Ed Cox and LNG Editor for the Americas, Ruth Liao, on the current spot price rally, US LNG margins and the 2022 outlook for global LNG demand.

As the first half of the year ends on a bullish note for German gas and power prices, market reporters Laura Mendes and Arlind Neziri look ahead to what the rest of the year could hold in terms of fundamental drivers.

At a time when a flurry of studies warn against the risk of fossil fuel stranded assets, investing in renewables is a necessity. Yet, many are the risks, but also the opportunities, that renewables investors should be aware of. In this episode, ICIS reporter Federica Di Sario discusses the main trends and expectations in the renewables space with L…

Energy market reporter Laura Mendes talks with ICIS analyst Roy Manuell about how Portugal is set to become the cheapest European market post-2030 and its leading role in new forms of clean energy finance.

The switch from coal to gas has been driving decarbonisation over the past years, but methane leakage can hamper environmental gains. For this episode, energy market reporter Federica Di Sario discusses the challenges of the current state of the EU’s methane leakage policies with ICIS lead analyst Andreas Schroeder.…

At a time when long-term planning is a necessity for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, accurate forecasting becomes an indispensable tool in the energy space. An extension of the 2050 ICIS horizon modelling to Southern Europe has allowed ICIS analysts to form a long-term view of power market fundamentals. In this episode, ICIS experts Federica D…