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ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
April 01, 2016 14:50 - 4 minutes - 6.48 MBRenegotiations between a number of European energy companies and Gazprom for long-term gas contracts are on the agenda in this week’s ICIS energy highlights. Listen to the conversation between ICIS journalists Marcello Kolax, Matilde Mereghetti and news deputy editor Miriam Siers here.
Japan enters the global LNG reload market
March 31, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 6.94 MBWith global LNG supply expected to remain long for the coming years, reloads offer buyers one way of balancing their own positions. Global LNG editor Ed Cox talks to deputy editor Josie Shillito on the entry of Japan to the reload business and addresses key changes in the east Asian market.
High gas stocks to pressure summer demand
March 24, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.05 MBFollowing a mild winter, natural gas stocks in Europe remain exceptionally high even as the gas winter draws to a close at the end of March. ICIS storage expert Julie Fisher talks to Thomas Rodgers about what effect this will have on summer prices and how it could change the way storage facilities are used in the future.
What's in store for Balkan electricity markets?
March 18, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.37 MBReporters Laura Raus, Irina Peltegova and Ellie Chambers discuss highlights of the Energy Risk Balkans conference which took place in Sofia, including the Romanian parliament’s plans to lift a ban on bilateral power trading outside of the exchange OPCOM and the future of Bulgaria in the regional electricity market coupling.
LNG market faces new transparency legislation
March 16, 2016 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.95 MBLNG trades that result in cargoes being delivered to Europe will need to be reported under EU energy transparency legislation from early April. Despite the impending deadline, ICIS LNG experts Ed Cox and Josie Shillito discuss the many unresolved questions on the specifics of the reports that need to be filed.
Imbalance penalties spur Spanish gas hub liquidity
March 15, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.45 MBTrade is starting to grow at Spain’s natural gas hub since the turn of the year as new rules mean shippers face harsher financial punishment for being out of balance. Market reporters Christopher Rene and Robert Songer discuss January’s introduction of new imbalance penalties and why liquidity could grow further later in the year.
ICIS discusses this week's energy news highlights
March 11, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.6 MBEarlier this week the PRISMA platform auctioned natural gas border capacity on a range of European entry points up to Gas Year 2034, with six sales going beyond the first round. Gas editor Tomas Marzec-Manser and deputy editor Ben Samuel discuss which auctions were most successful and what is their potential outcome on European gas markets.
UK coal plant shut-downs reduce capacity margins
March 09, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBAnnouncements of UK coal plants coming offline this year have squeezed capacity margins for the upcoming winter. ICIS energy reporters Christopher Rene and Henry Evans discuss what this means for the UK wholesale market and how demand might outstrip supply next winter.
ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
March 04, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.52 MBA leaked document has revealed the latest European Commission plans for gas tariff rules across the EU. ICIS experts Ben Lee and Miriam Siers look to what could happen next.
ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
February 19, 2016 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBThe European Commission has just outlined its new regulation for security of gas supply. Managing editor Isabel Save and ICIS gas expert Miriam Siers discuss the commission’s plans to encourage new market participants in order overcome reliance on Russia’s state-owned Gazprom in eastern Europe.
Stranded assets in the energy industry
February 17, 2016 16:05 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBStranded assets within the European energy industry is the subject of this podcast with ICIS EU regulation experts Miriam Siers and Claire Wilson.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
February 12, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.1 MBThe European Commission this week officially proposed a delay to the start of updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) financial regulations, which are likely to impact the energy commodity sector. ICIS staff Ben Lee and Fionn O’Raghallaigh discuss the implications and next steps before MiFID II becomes active.
Why oil still impacts natural gas
February 09, 2016 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBThe share of gas supply contracts that are indexed to crude oil is decreasing in Europe. Yet, ICIS data shows the correlation between crude oil and gas prices continues to stay high – and has, in fact, increased since 2013. ICIS gas experts Emma Slawinski and Jake Horslen discuss why oil still makes a difference and how much it will in the future.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
February 08, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.84 MBLNG reloads from northwest European terminals have increased recently, with demand for spot volumes coming from the Middle East. Managing editor Isabel Save talks to LNG specialist Ranjana MK and European gas reporter Jake Horslen to find out why this is happening and what impact it could have on global gas markets.
Podcast: ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
January 29, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6 MBThis week BG Group shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a takeover by Anglo Dutch Shell. Isabel Save talks to Ed Cox about what this might mean for the two companies and the LNG market.
Fuel switching – the future looks brighter for gas
January 28, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.53 MBGas-fired electricity generation in the UK is looking increasingly more profitable than using coal. In Germany, coal-fuelled power still comes out on top financially most of the time but the gap between the two fuels is narrowing. Deputy news editor Miriam Siers discusses with ICIS energy specialists Ben Lee and Doug Grant.
Turkish power prices low but tension remains
January 20, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.29 MBTurkish electricity prices have been low in 2016 so far, but tension remains over potential gas supply disruption. Aura Sabadus and Kirsty Ayakwah, ICIS specialists watching Turkish energy markets, discuss.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
January 15, 2016 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.08 MBThe first LNG cargo from Sabine Pass in the US that was scheduled for January has been delayed until February or March, according to US producer Cheniere. With gas fundamentals relatively weak, the impact of the news on the market is limited. ICIS LNG and gas specialists Ed Cox and Tom Marzec-Manser discuss the events and the market reaction with Miriam Siers.
Challenges ahead for 2016’s global LNG market
January 12, 2016 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBNew LNG volumes will be coming to the LNG market from the US and Australia in 2016. Global LNG editor Edward Cox and deputy editor Josie Shillito look at how these new volumes will shape the global LNG outlook for the 12 months ahead.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
January 08, 2016 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.06 MBWholesale gas prices at key European markets began the year going up. However, the fundamental outlook for 2016 on both gas and power markets remains weak. ICIS power specialist Jamie Stewart discusses the year ahead with gas colleague Ben Samuel.
Why US and EU carbon allowance prices rose in 2015
December 21, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.35 MBEmissions allowance prices on both sides of the Atlantic have been rising in 2015. ICIS carbon journalists Ben Lee and Dan McGraw discuss why this happened and what drivers to expect going forward.
Podcast: ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
December 18, 2015 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBThe long-overdue launch of Spanish gas exchange MIBGAS, and the creation of multiple ‘NEMOs’ responsible for electricity market coupling, are the subjects of this week’s ICIS energy podcast featuring news editor Fionn O’ Raghallaigh and reporters Joachim Moxon and Rob Songer.
Paris climate agreement to encourage carbon markets
December 15, 2015 19:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBNations arrived at a landmark global climate deal in Paris in mid-December. ICIS journalist Ben Lee talks to Yann Andreassen from ICIS analysts Tschach Solutions about what the Paris agreement means for carbon markets.
The bears return to European gas and power markets
December 11, 2015 17:55 - 6 minutes - 8.37 MBAfter a period of support in the wholesale energy market, prices have reverted to the downward trend that has come to dominate 2015. Managing editor Isabel Save talks to reporters Thomas Rodgers and Laura Raus about why the bears have returned and how prices could look in 2016.
Turkey’s exposure to winter gas crisis
December 09, 2015 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBIran reduced gas flows to Turkey on Tuesday while Russia is feared to cut its flows to Turkey after downing of a fighter yet deteriorated relations between the two countries. Turkish Energy Hub Daily editor Aura Sabadus and European Gas Markets reporter Elizabeth Stonor discuss how exposed Turkey is to a gas crisis this winter in light of these developments.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
December 04, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.38 MBPlans to decommission a number of power plants in Belgium and Poland have been put on hold this week. News editor Fionn O'Raghallaigh speaks to market experts Joachim Moxon and Karolina Zagrodna about what impact these developments will have on prices. Listen here.
How the power market is coping with variable renewable energy
December 04, 2015 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.66 MBThe electricity market needs to adapt to the mass onset of renewable energy with variable output. ICIS electricity expert Jamie Stewart reports from November’s EMART Energy conference in Barcelona on how this can be achieved.
Low oil price squeezes north sea gas producers
December 02, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.67 MBEuropean Gas Markets Deputy Editor Emma Slawinski interviews British and Noridc gas market reporter Thomas Rodgers about what the decline in the oil price means for North Sea gas production.
German NCG calendar contracts hit five-year lows
November 30, 2015 17:09 - 4 minutes - 5.93 MBICIS gas reporters Julie Fischer and Marcello Kolax discuss the price drop on calendar contracts on the German NCG natural gas market and the potential knock-on effect on supply in the first quarter of 2016.
ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
November 27, 2015 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBA one-year delay to the implementation of MiFID II moved closer this week as MEPs softened their stance on the issue. ICIS editors Tom Marzec-Manser and Fionn O’Raghallaigh discuss the potential benefits of a delay to traders.
Utility power hedging and generation trends in Q3 2015
November 25, 2015 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.45 MBEuropean utility hedging rates trended down year on year in Q3, while fossil fuel-fired generation picked up. ICIS carbon and power specialists Ben Lee, Silvia Molteni and Saloni Sardana discuss the reasons for this and outlook going forward.
Why Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative prices have rocketed
November 24, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.8 MBPrices in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an emissions trading system applicable to northeast states in the USA, have been rising lately. ICIS carbon reporters Ben Lee and McGraw discuss here.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
November 20, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.29 MBThis week, the UK government announced plans to phase out coal-fired power generation while in the Netherlands gas production from the country’s biggest field Groningen was temporarily reduced. Ben Lee talks to Henry Evans and Jake Horslen about the impact of these announcements.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
November 13, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBGerman gas and power markets have been bearish this week in spite of cuts to gas supplies to the country and an increase in the winter power reserve. Editor Isabel Save speaks to German market experts Julie Fisher and Laura Raus about why this has happened.
America, Europe, and the future of LNG supply
November 11, 2015 00:00 - 1 second - 6.61 MBICIS LNG experts Ed Cox, Ranjana Kaushal and Ruth Liao speak about US interest in delivering LNG to the European market and whether there is sufficient demand in Europe for these deliveries.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
November 06, 2015 00:00 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MBThe National Grid issued its first system warning since 2012 on Wednesday. ICIS managing editor Isabel Save speaks to European Daily Electricity Markets editor Jamie Stewart about its impact on the UK power market, while European Spot Gas Markets deputy editor Ben Samuel discusses how it affected the British gas market.
South eastern Europe power landscape shifts with new exchanges
November 06, 2015 00:00 - 11 minutes - 16.5 MBThe south eastern Europe and Turkish electricity markets are undergoing a major period of transformation as a number of new and upcoming power exchanges are launched in the region. ICIS energy reporters Sophie Udubasceanu, Aura Sabadus and Irina Peltegova discuss the impact this is having on the development of the over-the-counter markets.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
October 30, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.8 MBICIS reporters Ben Samuel, Miriam Siers and Claire Wilson discuss changes to capacity booking mechanisms in European gas and power markets and how this will affect energy traders.
What the Paris climate talks could mean for carbon markets
October 29, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBUN-held climate talks, known as COP21, in Paris in December could lead to a global emissions reduction deal for the period after 2020. This could have a major impact on carbon markets. Lead carbon reporter Ben Lee discusses the implications of the talks with senior analyst Yann Andreassen from ICIS analytics division Tschach Solutions based in Germany.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
October 23, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBEuropean coal and gas prices hit new lows in week 43 while carbon prices reached their highest level in three years. ICIS Energy lead carbon reporter Ben Lee discusses these price movements with coal reporter Stacy Irish, gas reporter Thomas Rodgers and EDCM editor Silvia Molteni.
Ukraine gas market update
October 21, 2015 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.73 MBIn today’s podcast ICIS journalists discuss the gas market liberalisation reform in Ukraine that came into effect from 1 October. The new rules are still far from being fully implemented. Ukrainian experts Elizabeth Stonor, Ekaterina Kravtsova and Marcello Kolax discuss the implications of the reform for the gas market.
Italy awaits EU state aid approval for electricity capacity market start
October 21, 2015 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.49 MBItaly’s electricity transmission system operator Terna hopes to introduce a capacity market in 2016, where it will auction options products annually. This means payments will be linked to available capacity of plants rather than their electricity output. Its 2016 deadline will have to depend on EU state aid approval. ICIS Italian market reporters Riccardo Patrian and Matilde Mereghetti examine the issue in more depth.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
October 16, 2015 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBWeek 42 brought more certainty about Russian winter gas flows to Europe, but concerns have emerged about the privatisation of Turkish power generation assets. ICIS Energy lead carbon reporter Ben Lee discusses these developments with European Spot Gas Markets editor Tom Marzec-Manser and Turkish Energy Hub Daily editor Aura Sabadus.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
October 12, 2015 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBA recent Dutch parliament vote promoting a new cut to natural gas production at the Groningen cluster impacted trading on gas and power markets across Europe last week. ICIS deputy news editor Miriam Siers talks to deputy gas editor Ben Samuel about the vote’s consequences for the benchmark Dutch TTF market. LNG expert Ludovic Aldersley discusses recent updates on the Baltic LNG market.
ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlights
October 02, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.95 MBICIS Spot Gas Market’s editor Tom Marzec-Manser interviews electricity market reporter Joachim Moxon on the impact of Belgium nuclear outages and Ekaterina Kravtsova on a new winter gas package between Russian Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz.
MiFID II impact on energy companies becoming clearer
October 01, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBICIS Energy’s lead carbon reporter Ben Lee interviews news editor Fionn O’Raghallaigh on impending changes to financial regulations under MiFID II and how they are likely to affect energy companies.
The impact of new Australian LNG
September 29, 2015 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.77 MBICIS Energy deputy news editor Miriam Siers and ICIS's LNG reports deputy editor Ludovic Aldersley discuss the emergence of Australia as a key LNG exporter and its impact on the global market.
ICIS discusses the week's energy news highlight
September 25, 2015 15:50 - 6 minutes - 6 MBICIS Energy’s news editor Fionn O’Raghallaigh talks to UK gas reporter Albert Evans about the forthcoming change to the UK gas day. Electricity market reporter Joachim Moxon discusses the release this week of ACER’s non-binding opinion on capacity allocation at the Austria-Germany border.
ICIS discusses the week’s energy news highlights
September 18, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.35 MBICIS Energy’s deputy news editor Miriam Siers interviews European Gas Markets deputy editor Emma Slawinski and electricity market reporter Joachim Moxon on changes that are being made in France and Belgium to comply with changing energy laws.
The US Clean Power Plan and what it means for carbon markets
September 15, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBUS president Barack Obama this summer announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle emissions from the power sector in the country. ICIS carbon reporters Ben Lee and Dan McGraw discuss what the plan is and what it means for US carbon markets.