ICIS - energy podcasts

News emerged of a fourth floating storage regasification unit to arrive in Pakistan in as many years. ICIS looks at how growing import infrastructure in Pakistan could soak up some of the oversupply in the global market.

German power prices soared to a multi-year high in week 4. ICIS experts Miriam Siers and Jon Stibbs discuss why prices jumped and what can be expected over coming weeks.

The Hungarian over-the-counter electricity market experienced a surge in liquidity recently, recording the highest ever monthly traded volumes in November and overtaking the Netherlands as the fourth most liquid power market in Europe. ICIS experts Jamie Stewart and Ellie Chambers discuss the reasons for the upsurge and the outlook for Hungarian liquidity.

Spanish and French natural gas prices soared to overtake those in Asia earlier in January but have since unwound some gains. ICIS journalists Ben Lee and Robert Songer discuss how supply concerns have eased with LNG cargoes now destined for southern Europe.

Prompt prices on European power markets have soared on extremely cold weather and inflated demand this week. ICIS journalists Herman Moestue and Irina Peltegova discuss the spikes that have been seen and how long they are expected to last.

Price volatility on electricity markets in Europe initially encouraged trade in autumn 2016 before extreme moves caused some market participants to suspend activities. ICIS journalists William Peck and Ben Lee discuss why a tick up in liquidity could be on the cards in 2017.

Natural gas prices in the south of France have soared due to low LNG sendout. ICIS looks at the LNG situation in the country, including the start of commercial operations at the new Dunkirk terminal.

Natural gas and power prices in Turkey have soared to near record highs in mid-December due to cold weather and supply shortages. ICIS experts Aura Sabadus and Ben Lee discuss the causes and the risks going forward.

State-owned producer Qatar Petroleum recently announced that RasGas and Qatargas would be integrated into a single entity, named Qatargas, forming the largest LNG exporter in the world. ICIS experts Ed Cox and Josie Shillito discuss the implications of the merge for the global LNG market.

Wholesale electricity and natural gas prices in Europe have soared this autumn due to nuclear outages in France, but have since come back down with expectations of returning supply. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Joachim Moxon discuss why this volatility has occurred and what the market should expect next.

Less gas has recently flown from the Netherlands to the UK via the BBL pipeline. ICIS experts Ben Lee, Jake Horslen and Thomas Rodgers discuss why the flows have dropped and what to expect looking ahead.

The European Commission on Thursday announced rules which will determine how traders can remain outside of the markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID II). ICIS experts Ben Lee and Fionn O'Raghallaigh discuss how the rules work and what this means for companies.

The hedging ratios of German power utilities increased year on year in the third quarter of 2016. ICIS Energy experts Ben Lee and William Peck discuss the reasons behind this trend and the outlook for the rest of the winter.

In a bid to tackle global crude oversupply, OPEC members will meet in Vienna on 30 November to finalise the details of the Algiers accord under which oil producing countries will cut production. ICIS experts Sophie Udubasceanu and Franco Capaldo discuss the need behind the deal and what the outcome is likely going to achieve.

UK power market movements suggest that participants may have begun pricing in an adjustment to the country's carbon price support mechanism in a government budget statement due on Wednesday. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Christopher Somers discuss how likely it is that any change is made to this tax on polluting power generators.

Global coal prices soared to an all-time high this autumn with consequences for coal-fired power generators. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Aura Sabadus discuss the implications for coal-fired power generation in Turkey, where coal accounts for a large chunk of the country’s electricity mix.

ICIS energy regulatory experts Miriam Siers and Jack Elliott discuss the latest developments in EU gas balancing regulations, how compliance has impacted some markets and whether the EU needs to take a tougher stance on enforcement action going forward.

The European Commission’s decision to grant additional access for Gazprom to the OPAL pipeline has interesting ramifications for European gas markets. Listen to ICIS gas experts Katya Zapletnyuk and Jake Horslen talk about what might happen.

ICIS revisits the topic of record high French power prices due to nuclear outages. Ben Lee and Joachim Moxon discuss how the situation around the outages has developed and the outlook for coming months.

Liquidity at natural gas hubs across Europe rose in the gas year ending 30 September 2016. ICIS’s Miriam Siers and Ben Samuel look at the reasons behind this and whether it can continue.

Gas-fired power generation in western Europe has been given a boost this autumn due to nuclear outages in France. ICIS experts Ben Lee, Jon Stibbs and Matthew Jones look at the effect on neighbouring countries and the outlook for gas-fired units this winter and beyond.

The price premium of natural gas in the south of France compared to the north of the country has been volatile in recent weeks. ICIS looks at why the TRS to PEG Nord premium on the Day-ahead contract has fallen from more than €5/MWh in early September to near parity in mid-October and how the spread is likely to evolve this winter.

Up to 5GW of thermal capacity could return to the UK wholesale market by the start of winter 2017. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Henry Evans discuss this development and its likely effect on the UK electricity market.

At a recent conference in Singapore, attendees reported that buyers in the Asian LNG market are increasingly looking at doing deals based on prices at the British NBP gas hub. ICIS LNG experts Ed Cox and Xieli Lee discuss the growing trend.

Price volatility at the Dutch TTF natural gas hub has begun to catch up with the British NBP this autumn. ICIS gas market experts Ben Lee and Jake Horslen discuss the reasons for this and what can be expected this winter.