ICIS - energy podcasts

Earlier this week the PRISMA platform auctioned natural gas border capacity on a range of European entry points up to Gas Year 2034, with six sales going beyond the first round.
Gas editor Tomas Marzec-Manser and deputy editor Ben Samuel discuss which auctions were most successful and what is their potential outcome on European gas markets.

Announcements of UK coal plants coming offline this year have squeezed capacity margins for the upcoming winter. ICIS energy reporters Christopher Rene and Henry Evans discuss what this means for the UK wholesale market and how demand might outstrip supply next winter.

A leaked document has revealed the latest European Commission plans for gas tariff rules across the EU. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Miriam Siers look to what could happen next.

As the first cargo leaves US LNG terminal Sabine Pass, LNG Editor Ed Cox and News Editor Fionn O'Raghallaigh discuss the potential impact for the European gas markets in this ICIS Energy Podcast.

The European Commission has just outlined its new regulation for security of gas supply. Managing editor Isabel Save and ICIS gas expert Miriam Siers discuss the commission’s plans to encourage new market participants in order overcome reliance on Russia’s state-owned Gazprom in eastern Europe.

Stranded assets within the European energy industry is the subject of this podcast with ICIS EU regulation experts Miriam Siers and Claire Wilson.

The European Commission this week officially proposed a delay to the start of updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) financial regulations, which are likely to impact the energy commodity sector. ICIS staff Ben Lee and Fionn O’Raghallaigh discuss the implications and next steps before MiFID II becomes active.

The share of gas supply contracts that are indexed to crude oil is decreasing in Europe. Yet, ICIS data shows the correlation between crude oil and gas prices continues to stay high – and has, in fact, increased since 2013. ICIS gas experts Emma Slawinski and Jake Horslen discuss why oil still makes a difference and how much it will in the future.

LNG reloads from northwest European terminals have increased recently, with demand for spot volumes coming from the Middle East. Managing editor Isabel Save talks to LNG specialist Ranjana MK and European gas reporter Jake Horslen to find out why this is happening and what impact it could have on global gas markets.

This week BG Group shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a takeover by Anglo Dutch Shell. Isabel Save talks to Ed Cox about what this might mean for the two companies and the LNG market.