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In this latest episode of the OIES podcast, the OIES China Energy Programme’s Michal Meidan and Anders Hove discuss the recent Trump-Xi meeting; China’s response to the Iran war and their latest analysis of the country’s 15th Energy Five-Year Plan. Energy security runs through all three topics. They assess the limited energy deliverables emerging from […] The post OIES Podcast – China...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Energy Transition programme, James Henderson talks to Martin Lambert and Alex Barnes about their articles in the latest Oxford Energy Forum on the topic of the development of a hydrogen market. We start with an assessment of the key policy instruments being used by governments to encourage hydrogen […] The post OIES Podcast – Subsidising hydrogen a...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples and Mike Fulwood about their recent research on the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on global LNG trade and the prospects for gas storage in Europe over the winter of 2026/27. The podcast starts with a […] The post OIES Podcast – LNG flows and the outlook for gas storage in Europe...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Aliaksei Patonia about the latest edition of the Oxford Energy Forum which looks at the changing perceptions around the future of hydrogen. The overarching theme of the Forum, and the podcast, addresses the problem of bankable demand for hydrogen and how firm […] The post OIES Podcast – Clean Hydrogen for Dec...

The signing of the MOU between Iran and the US on June 17 was expected to bring greater clarity and stability to oil markets. Instead, the past few months have brought increased uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, the trajectory of oil flows and the broader market outlook. In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh talks with […] The post OIES Podcast – Navigating the Global Oil Market Outlo...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou talks to Valeria Karina Moreno, OIES-Aramco Fellow and PhD candidate at Comillas Pontifical University, about her latest paper co-authored with Rahmat Poudineh titled “Reshaping the Consumer-Energy Relationship through AI: Opportunities, Risks and Regulatory Outlook”. In this podcast, we start by defining what AI in...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Patrick Heather about his latest paper on European Gas Hubs. Patrick talks us through his latest survey on trading activity on European Gas Hubs, highlighting the key elements that he analyses and the main indicators which determine the success of the hubs. […] The post OIES Podcast – Developments in European...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou engages in a discussion with Tim Schittekatte, a Senior Director at FTI Consulting and a part-time professor at the Florence School of Regulation, about his latest paper titled “Time-Varying Electricity Pricing is a Powerful Tool – But Without the Grid in the Loop, It […] The post OIES Podcast – Time-Var...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced a rethink of a number of long-standing assumptions about energy chokepoints, how the US views its energy dominance as well as its willingness and ability to provide security guarantees. In this podcast, Michal Meidan talks to Sarah Ladislaw and Bob McNally about their contributions to the […] The post OIES Podcast – Unpacking the Hormuz Cr...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples, Bill Farren-Price and Mike Fulwood about the latest state of the gas market and the implications for storage in Europe. The conversation begins with an overview of the political situation in the Gulf and the conflict between the US and […] The post OIES Podcast – Gas market update: looming wint...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Agnieszka Ason about her latest research considering how the Hormuz crisis is likely to shape LNG SPA drafting practice in relation to contractual terms that proved critical during the crisis and are likely to be subject to further scrutiny in its aftermath. […] The post OIES Podcast – How the Hormuz crisis w...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson speaks with Maria Olczak and Jonathan Stern about a recent OIES research paper examining how the EU Methane Emissions Regulation is being implemented across Member States. Moving beyond the legal text, they discuss how regulators are preparing for enforcement, why implementation has become increasingly […] The post OIES Pod...

In this latest OIES podcast Michal Meidan talks to Henry Sanderson about his paper: “China and Rare Earth Supply Chains: Export Controls, Dual-Use Governance and UK Exposure”. Henry and Michal explore how China built unprecedented control over the rare earths value chain, how Beijing is now weaponising its dominance through targeted export controls on key […] The post OIES Podcast – Ch...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Energy Transition Programme, Anders Hove talks to James Henderson about his latest paper on Rosatom and its role as a tool of Russian foreign policy. After a brief overview of Rosatom’s role as a major nuclear power company and its diversification into new businesses the discussion moves on […] The post OIES Podcast – Rosatom and its growing global...

In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh and Paul Horsnell discuss the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), its implications for oil markets, and the key uncertainties surrounding its implementation. They discuss several issues including: Did the oil market react largely as expected to the disruption, and what key lessons can we draw from how the market adjusted to […] The post OIES Podcast &#8...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples and Mike Fulwood about their paper on the outlook for LNG supply and its impact on European storage in the light of a potential ceasefire in the Gulf. The podcast analyses the impact of the lass of LNG supply from […] The post OIES Podcast – LNG, EU storage and the importance of a ceasefire in t...

In this latest OIES podcast, Bassam Fattouh talks to Neil Fleming, Global Head of Editorial at Argus, and Aldric Chew, Senior Editor, Asia-Pacific Oil Products at Argus Media, about how the prolonged disruption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz (SOH) has been impacting refining runs and refined products markets based on their contribution to […] The post OIES Podcast – Beyond crude...

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou engages in a discussion with Ahmad Faruqui, an economist and one of the lead architects of California’s experiment with dynamic pricing about his latest paper titled “Some Controversies in the Application of Marginal Cost Pricing to Accelerate Electrification: A Case Study in Rate-Making in […] The post...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples and Patrick Heather about the impact that the changing flows of gas in Europe are having on hub prices across the region. The discussion is based on a recent OIES Insight and first considers how the reduction of Russian gas […] The post OIES Podcast – The impact of changing gas flows in Europe a...

In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh talks to Paul Horsnell and Harry Tchilinguirian about how the prolonged disruption of crude oil and refined products flows through the Strait of Hormuz (SOH) has been shaping the physical and financial layers of oil markets, benchmarks, and policy responses to the supply shock. They address few questions including: How […] The post OIES Podcast – 80 Days...

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Mike Fulwood, Jack Sharples and Anouk Honore about the latest Gas Quarterly and the market data hat it provides. Using data to the end of April, we discuss the shifts in prices that we have seen since the start of the war […] The post OIES Podcast – Gas Quarterly and Market Update appeared first on Oxford Ins...

In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Adnan Shihab-Eldin and Holger Rogner about their latest paper on the future of nuclear energy, that was co-authored with Robert Budnitz and Charles McCombie. The discussion covers the global outlook for nuclear energy, which has shifted significantly in the last few years from predominantly unfavourable or […] The post OIES Podcast –...

In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Bill Farren-Price about the latest edition of the Oxford Energy Forum entitled “Global Gas: Battling the Next Crisis.” The discussion starts with an overview of the geopolitical impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and in particular how it has changed perceptions of gas […] The post OIES Podcast – Global Gas Battling the Nex...

In this OIES podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Naser Odeh about ex-situ enhanced mineralisation, a carbon removal approach that accelerates a natural process to lock CO₂ into solid rock. By reacting captured CO₂ with industrial waste materials like steel slag and cement dust, the method offers a rare combination of permanent carbon storage and circular economy benefits, turning […] The post...