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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 Sakharuk, executive director of DTEK about the impact of infrastructure damages on the energy sector, the winter supply outlook and the prospect for cross-border trading. 

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.

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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.  

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 energy relationship and why oil prices could continue rising.