ICIS - energy podcasts

With less than a month until a 10-year contract for the transit of Russian gas to Europe and Turkey via Ukraine expires, it is still unclear whether Ukraine and Russia would agree to sign a new agreement from 1 January.
In this podcast, Aura Sabadus, Ben Samuel and Patrick Sykes discuss the latest developments, their impact on gas prices and the gas and LNG outlook for January 2020.

With German onshore wind capacity increasing at its slowest annual rate since before 2000, German power expert Roy Manuell speaks to Market Reporter Tasmin Chowdhary about the current outlook for German renewable expansion and whether 2030 climate targets are under threat as a result of slow onshore growth.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 16 takes listeners through Dr Aura Sabadus’ investigation into claims the Romanian regulator was not as independent as the law required.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 15 explores a journey to find the right story angle from some mysterious puzzle pieces, with Jennifer Sanin.

Earlier this month, plans for Greece decommissioning all of its remaining lignite capacity by 2028 surfaced in the local press. While there have been statements about this before, the plan is yet to be confirmed by the government. Market reporters Federica Di Sario and Tasmin Chowdhary delve into the information available thus far and discuss whether the ambitious goal is feasible.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 14 discusses the secrets of writing forward-looking journalism, with Julie Fisher and Diane Pallardy chatting about their Q2 2020 European gas outlook.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) bringing gas volumes sourced from Azerbaijan to Italy is expected to go-live during the fourth quarter of 2020. Energy reporters Patrick Sykes and Dalila Ouerghi discuss the market impact on gas prices at the Italian PSV natural gas hub.

European power prices have lost risk premium following news from French utility EDF that nuclear reactors would not have to shut down this winter. Market reporters Tasmin Chowdhary and Rebecca Gualandi discuss the market impact of events in the past two weeks and the current outlook.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 13 discusses reporter Roy Manuell's fast and analytical coverage of a breaking French nuclear announcement on 18 September.

Ukraine and Poland have tightened their cooperation on cross-border capacity and gas supplies over the last few weeks. Energy experts Karolina Zagrodna and Tasmin Chowdhary discuss the possibility of expanding gas exports from Poland to Ukraine as well as Poland’s own plans to secure and diversify its sources of supply once its contract with Russia ends in 2022.