ICIS - energy podcasts

ICIS Greek energy market experts Sophie Udubasceanu and Kirsty Ayakwah discuss the latest developments in Greek energy in light of the ongoing economic crisis and the prospects for the sector following a snap election set for 20 September.

European Spot Gas Markets deputy editor Ben Samuel and UK power expert Henry Evans discuss short- and long-term supply-side shocks that hit the British gas and power markets this week and ask: are the physical markets as relaxed as wholesale price movements suggest?

On Monday 24 August the Chinese stock market suffered its biggest session on session crash since 2007, which had a knock-on effect on some of the European energy markets. Ben Lee talks to coal reporter Stacy Irish, German power reporter Saloni Sardana and British gas reporter Albert Evans about the impact of the crash on their markets.

Aura Sabadus, editor of the Turkish Energy Hub Daily and Matt Tudball, senior editor Turkey & Africa Polymers discuss the impact of the record depreciation of the Turkish lira and regional instability on the energy and petrochemical markets.

Changes in energy supply across Europe turned what is usually a quiet summer period into a busy week. The Nord Stream gas pipeline came back online, Switzerland went nuclear-free due to outages and LNG demand in East Asia continues to fall on the back of changes in domestic energy mix.

Three well-established LNG ship owners announced this week that they have teamed up to create a carrier pool. The 14 vessels will be listed as one commercial entity from September, the first time such an arrangement has been made in the LNG spot market. Global LNG Markets editor Ed Cox discusses the news with his deputy, Ludovic Aldersley in this podcast.

Britain’s renewable energy industry is bracing for a series of cuts to subsidies and tax breaks. Reporters Abigail Beall and Albert Evans explore the rationale behind the cuts and ask what the shift in the political environment means for the future of the sector. Audio courtesy of Parliament.tv, Department of Energy and Climate Change and ICIS recordings.

A heatwave across Europe has had an uneven effect on energy markets this week. As Polish power prices spiked, Italian gas contracts narrowed their premium to hubs further north. Sophie Udubasceanu, Tom Marzec-Manser and Karolina Zagrodna discuss recent price movements on these markets and the outlook for the coming week.