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1/4/2026 Comment / Andy Brown

Letter from Texas

At S&P’s mid-March CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas, US, the talk was of oil and gas at all costs. Energy Institute (EI) President Andy Brown OBE FEI was there.

Gas

4/5/2022 News

Gas price volatility rises after Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian gas giant Gazprom last week confirmed a halt in gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the two countries refusal to pay for supplies in Rubles. European gas prices reacted with renewed volatility, surging to nearly $40/mn Btu at the time. The total impact on European and global markets will be muted for now, but the situation could escalate quickly if other large countries or individual buyers are cut off from Russian supplies, and in the case of further sanctions related to Russian gas imports from the European Union (EU), writes Nikoline Bromander, Analyst – Gas and LNG, Rystad Energy.

Geopolitics

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2/3/2022 News

Analysts’ reaction to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Market analysts point out that about a third of Russian gas supplies go to Europe, usually via a pipeline crossing the Ukraine. So there’s plenty of cause for concern and trepidation as the Russia-Ukraine situation escalates, and the world waits to see whether sanctions will bite or Russia will be tempted to staunch the flow of Russian oil and gas.

Geopolitics

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EI Member only

26/5/2026 Feature / Paul Cochrane

Hormuz closure exposes EU and UK’s shrinking refining resilience

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has not triggered the immediate supply shock many feared. But beneath the disruption in global oil markets, the crisis has exposed growing EU and UK dependence on imported refined fuels following years of declining domestic refining capacity, writes Paul Cochrane.

Energy transition

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18/3/2026 Comment / Peter Godfrey

The new energy trilemma – why national security is reshaping the global energy transition

Reflecting on what was said at International Energy Week 2026, it seems the energy transition is now unfolding in a far more complex strategic environment than first envisaged, defined by geopolitical competition, supply chain fragmentation, technological rivalry and climate-related disruption. In this new landscape, energy systems are no longer viewed simply as economic infrastructure. They are increasingly understood as strategic national assets – critical to economic resilience, industrial competitiveness and national security. As a result, the traditional energy trilemma is evolving into a new framework, writes Peter Godfrey FEI, Energy Institute Asia-Pacific (APAC) Managing Director, and Founder & CEO of CarbonSync Technologies (Singapore.)

Road fuels

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19/11/2025 Comment / Matthias Maedge

Why global logistics cannot afford to ignore Gulf instability

With the push for battery-electric road transport transition solutions, alternative sustainable and waste-based fuels are underestimated, despite their bridging and complementary advantages, argues Matthias Maedge, Vice President, Commercial Road Transport Decarbonisation, at mobility and payment solutions company Eurowag.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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23/10/2024 News

IEA report predicts glut of energy in the near term, provided it is not blocked by geopolitical tensions

Regional conflicts and geopolitical strains are highlighting significant fragilities in today’s global energy system, making clear the need for stronger policies and greater investments to accelerate and expand the transition to cleaner and more secure technologies, according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Energy security

6/4/2022 News

US announces biggest ever release from SPR

US President Joe Biden’s administration announced on 31 March that it will release 1mn b/d of oil over six months from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in a bid to help stabilise global energy markets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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4/5/2022 News

Global energy markets face unprecedented uncertainty and a 1.5°C pathway remains increasingly challenging

The latest Global Energy Perspective report from McKinsey & Company finds that global energy markets ‘face unprecedented uncertainty’ as the economic rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered price spikes for multiple commodities, and the conflict in Ukraine has led to further increasing energy prices and security of supply concerns. As a result, a 1.5°C pathway remains ‘increasingly challenging’.

Energy security

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5/5/2026 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Lessons from the front lines of the Ukraine war

While living through a military conflict might seem unthinkable, Ukrainians have been doing just that for more than four years. During this gruelling period, they have found ways to keep their energy system going to power life. A week before the Energy Institute broadcasts a free webinar on energy security lessons from the Ukraine war, New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple MEI reports on presentations made at International Energy Week in late February, before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Letter from Texas

Gas price volatility rises after Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Analysts’ reaction to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Hormuz closure exposes EU and UK’s shrinking refining resilience

The new energy trilemma – why national security is reshaping the global energy transition

Why global logistics cannot afford to ignore Gulf instability

IEA report predicts glut of energy in the near term, provided it is not blocked by geopolitical tensions

US announces biggest ever release from SPR

Global energy markets face unprecedented uncertainty and a 1.5°C pathway remains increasingly challenging

Lessons from the front lines of the Ukraine war