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ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 16 takes listeners through Dr Aura Sabadus’ investigation into claims the Romanian regulator was not as independent as the law required.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 15 explores a journey to find the right story angle from some mysterious puzzle pieces, with Jennifer Sanin.

Earlier this month, plans for Greece decommissioning all of its remaining lignite capacity by 2028 surfaced in the local press. While there have been statements about this before, the plan is yet to be confirmed by the government. Market reporters Federica Di Sario and Tasmin Chowdhary delve into the information available thus far and discuss whether the ambitious goal is feasible.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 14 discusses the secrets of writing forward-looking journalism, with Julie Fisher and Diane Pallardy chatting about their Q2 2020 European gas outlook.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) bringing gas volumes sourced from Azerbaijan to Italy is expected to go-live during the fourth quarter of 2020. Energy reporters Patrick Sykes and Dalila Ouerghi discuss the market impact on gas prices at the Italian PSV natural gas hub.

European power prices have lost risk premium following news from French utility EDF that nuclear reactors would not have to shut down this winter. Market reporters Tasmin Chowdhary and Rebecca Gualandi discuss the market impact of events in the past two weeks and the current outlook.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 13 discusses reporter Roy Manuell's fast and analytical coverage of a breaking French nuclear announcement on 18 September.

Ukraine and Poland have tightened their cooperation on cross-border capacity and gas supplies over the last few weeks. Energy experts Karolina Zagrodna and Tasmin Chowdhary discuss the possibility of expanding gas exports from Poland to Ukraine as well as Poland’s own plans to secure and diversify its sources of supply once its contract with Russia ends in 2022.

Romanian MPs advised to remove a number of restrictive measures introduced by the government last year, which reversed the liberalisation of the gas market. If approved, the latest amendments may help to renew investors’ appetite to return in the Romanian upstream sector, although traders agree that in the short term the market may face turmoil particularly ahead of the upcoming winter. To add to...

LONDON (ICIS)--ICIS energy market expert Julie Fisher talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 12 discusses how we cover macroeconomic developments in a way that is relevant to our audience, with market reporters Chetan Patel and Roy Manuell.

LONDON (ICIS)—Italy is likely to hold a general election soon, after deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini pulled the plug on the government. This could have an impact on the submission of Italy’s energy and climate plan to the EU Commission, as well as previous plans to subsidise more expensive renewable technologies. Market experts Marta Del Buono and Tasmin Chowdhary discuss the outlook.

Production from the giant Groningen gas field in the Netherlands is rapidly declining, and ICIS analysis indicates that overall production for the gas year will be considerably lower than the government’s 19.4bcm production cap. Market reporters Daniel Stemler and Patrick Sykes discuss the reasons for the decline, and the outlook.

The Greek gas market was one of Europe’s last to liberalise, but is catching up fast, as a growing list of LNG and pipeline projects promise to turn the country into a regional hub. Market reporters Chetan Patel and Patrick Sykes discuss the latest developments and outlook for the years ahead.

Russia’s Gazprom will start supplying piped gas to China via the Power of Siberia for the first time this December. Gazprom and CNPC are negotiating additional volumes on this pipeline but also on the planned Altai route. LNG analyst Tom Marzec-Manser and market reporter Diane Pallardy discuss how East-Asian LNG prices, Central Asian piped gas and European benchmarks are likely to influence the pr...

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 11 discusses the challenges of finding stories and building sources in opaque energy markets, with Dr Aura Sabadus.

Tensions between Iran and the West continue to simmer in the Middle East, threatening to block a major oil artery, the Strait of Hormuz. Oil market experts Julien Mathonniere and Richard Price discuss the possible repercussions for the global oil market.

Italy is poised to implement legislation to subsidise up to 8GW of new renewable capacity in the years 2021. This, along new cross-border capacity with France and Montenegro in 2020 is already having an impact on the Italian power market. Market reporters Tasmin Chowdhary and Marta Del Buono discuss the details of the decree and the effects of the new capacity on long-term contracts.

Japan is the world’s biggest importer of LNG but demand has fallen recently after a strong increase following the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima that took the country’s nuclear fleet offline. Nuclear capacity has been gradually returning, but new regulations now threaten to derail that progress, potentially boosting gas’s place in the power mix once again. Senior market reporters Joachim Moxon...

Following weak performance at recent European election by the two ruling coalition parties in Germany, the CDU/CSU and SPD, the German government looks frail. With the Green party polling strongly its political clout is rising and could heap pressure to shape German energy policy towards more climate-friendly measures. Market expert Roy Manuell gives his outlook to ICIS News Editor Miriam Siers.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 10 looks at the ICIS newsroom now compared to 10 years ago, sparked by decade lows on European gas prices seen during June 2019.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 9 takes us to the Arctic Circle in Russia with Diane Pallardy after she attended an event and tour of the facilities of the Bovanenkovo Gas Field – the source for the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe.

In the wake of Spain’s snap parliamentary elections, one of the key challenges that the Socialist government must face is question of subsidy payments to gas-fired power plants. Market reporters Dalilia Ouerghi and Nicholas Brocklesby discuss what to expect.

Baltic grid operators just inked the final deal to synchronise their power grids with the continental European network by 2025. Market reporters Tasmin Chowdhary and Marta Del Buono discuss the background of the project, why it is crucial for regional supply security and the next steps.

ICIS energy news editor Miriam Siers talks to journalists about the stories behind their stories. Episode 8 offers a glimpse into the way we gather reader feedback from subscribers and the changes we have made as a result, with Ben Samuel and Arun Toora.

European LNG imports reached a record high in April, with the surge continuing in May. Asian spot LNG prices have moved back to a premium to northwest European gas markets over the summer. ICIS experts Ed Cox and Thomas Rodgers discuss the outlook for LNG supply to European markets over the coming months.