Episode 436: Race for Arctic region sparks heated debate
Greenland has been holding the headlines in recent weeks as US President Donald Trump expressed an open interest in acquiring the world’s largest island amid claims of security risks in the Arctic reg...
13 Jan 26min
Episode 435: PODCAST: US Venezuela operation raises long-term questions for global oil market
The US military operation in Venezuela at the start of 2026 resulting in the capture of president Nicolas Maduro had a modest immediate impact on oil prices. However, questions raised by these events ...
5 Jan 30min
Episode 434: PODCAST: CEE gas transmission tariff dilemma needs visionary approach
The loss of Russian gas imports, associated long-term capacity bookings and the reversal of gas flows in central and eastern Europe have led to soaring transmission tariffs and inevitably heated debat...
15 Dec 202524min
Episode 433: Energy Community contracting parties braced as CBAM regulations moving up a gear from 2026
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be moving up a gear from 2026 when EU importers are expected to purchase and surrender CBAM certificates to cover the embedded emissions of impo...
19 Nov 202522min
Episode 432: Moldova defies crises, prepares for gas market competition, EU coupling
Transmission capacity on the Romanian-Moldovan border was overbid at quarterly auctions held in November as traders have been competing to sell gas to Moldova this winter. Only five years ago such a s...
12 Nov 202534min
Episode 431: PICASSO platform is step towards EU real-time electricity market, despite concerns
The EU is moving closer towards the development of a real-time electricity market thanks to critical tools such as the Platform for the International Coordination of Automated Frequency Restoration an...
9 Okt 202527min
Episode 430: Ukraine ready for winter, US mineral deal
Ukraine has been a major buyer of natural gas on European hubs this year, scrambling to replenish heavily depleted stocks. As war-related risks persist it is still looking to secure more volumes even ...
29 Sep 202526min
Episode 429: LNG OUTLOOK: What will Japan's seventh Strategic Energy Plan mean for its LNG buyers' purchasing and investment strategies?
Senior reporter Clare Pennington interviews ICIS senior data analyst Fei Xu and senior Asia LNG reporter Paula Xiao to unpick what is going on in Japan’s LNG market. Japan is one of the world's larges...
22 Juli 202519min
