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29:43

OIES Podcast – Gas Market Outlook

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2026/02/23

In this latest OIES podcast, brought to you by the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples and Mike Fulwood about the impact of the recent cold weather on gas markets and the outlook for the rest of 2026. We start with a review of prices over the past couple of months and a look at the key drivers behind the price spike in January. In considering how the surge in European demand was met we look at the key sources of supply, with a focus on the LNG market. This then leads to a

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40:58

OIES Podcast – China 2026 Outlook: Staying the course...

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2026/02/19

China successfully navigated a difficult year in 2025, just hitting its official growth target despite trade wars and the country's ongoing real estate slowdown. The country's leadership is deep in the process of developing its next five-year plan, which is expected to focus on high technology and industrial upgrading, continuing recent policy themes rather than introducing major structural reforms. Meanwhile, policy makers are seeking to combat involution while boosting exports to ensure that the

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26:22

OIES Podcast – EU Gas Storage Regulation – from...

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2026/02/12

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Katja Yafimava about her recent paper on the updated EU regulation covering gas storage. Over the course of 2022 the EU adopted a significant amount of 'emergency' legislation to address the consequences of the energy crisis, and a major plank of it was the Gas Storage Regulation which obliged Member States to fill their storage to at least 90 per cent of capacity by 1 November. However, as the crisis has eased the

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25:09

OIES Podcast – Bankability of Hydrogen Projects

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2026/02/03

In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Aliaksei Patonia and Henry Rushton about their latest paper entitled "Bankability of Hydrogen Projects: Key Risks, Financing Challenges and Mitigation Solutions." The discussion ranges from an initial analysis of why hydrogen projects have failed to reach the scale that was anticipated a few years ago to questions around what banks are looking for as they assess the lending opportunities in the sector. While technology does not appear to be the

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30:07

OIES Podcast – Biomethane in Europe: Why scaling up...

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2026/01/27

In this latest OIES podcast, James Henderson speaks with Maria Olczak about her recent research on biomethane. Combined European biogas and biomethane production has grown by 34% over the past decade, reaching around 232 TWh (22 bcm) in 2024. In the podcast, they explain the difference between biogas and biomethane, review current production levels in Europe, and discuss why the EU is unlikely to meet the REPowerEU target of 35 bcm of biomethane by 2030. The discussion also explores the sources of

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28:38

OIES Podcast – Avoided Emissions in Carbon Accounting

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2026/01/22

In this OIES podcast, Head of Carbon Management Research Hasan Muslemani speaks to Jazmin Mota about avoided emissions and their role in shaping credible, forward-looking climate strategies. The discussion defines avoided emissions as a comparative, system-level concept that estimates how much lower emissions could be relative to a realistic business-as-usual baseline, rather than emissions a company directly produces or offsets. The podcast clarifies how avoided emissions differ from reductions,

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36:43

OIES Podcast – The U.S. ousts Maduro: Implications...

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2026/01/12

The recent events in Venezuela have been sending shock waves across the globe and energy markets. In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh (Director of OIES) talks to Michal Meidan (Head of China Energy Research Programme at OIES) and Paul Horsnell (Chairman of Board of Governors of OIES) about the repercussions on energy markets and beyond. The discussion focused on whether recent U.S. actions toward Venezuela are truly about oil or much broader even as U.S. rhetoric continues to emphasize the control over

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35:09

OIES Podcast – Flexibility Case Studies for China's...

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2025/12/15

Power system flexibility has emerged as a central challenge of decarbonizing the electric power industry worldwide. In China, new coal-fired generation is still being added to meet rising peak loads, and newly-constructed coal plants are required to operate flexibly, but the system still features a relatively low degree of flexibility. In this podcast Anders Hove, Dimitra Apostolopoulou and David Robinson discuss three case studies of the European power sector with potential value for the Chinese

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32:24

OIES Podcast – Geopolitics of Gas: The Limits of...

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2025/12/08

In this lates OIES podcast, brought to you by the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Bill Farren-Price about their latest paper on the geopolitics that is influencing, and being influenced by, the global gas market. They start with a general overview of the current gas market and the key political drivers that are impacting the views of suppliers and consumers on the future of gas. They consider the impact of the sharp change in the direction of Russian exports since the invasion of Ukraine in

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24:36

OIES Podcast – From Certainty to Volatility Beyond...

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2025/12/03

In this latest OIES podcast from the Energy Transition Programme, Dimitra Apostolopoulou talks to Managing Director of Energy Management, Markets and Risk at Reventus Power, Naz Osmancik, about his latest paper titled "From Certainty to Volatility Beyond the Contract: Managing Risks and Opportunities for Renewable Assets with expiring CfD Support". This podcast explores the shifting risk landscape for renewable energy projects as they move beyond the stability of government-backed Contracts for

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44:23

OIES Podcast – Navigating Oil Narratives

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2025/11/26

On Friday, November 7, the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) held its annual Oil Day, themed "Navigating Oil Narratives." The event was organized around three main sessions: Oil demand prospects in the context of an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical environment Supply outlooks, covering U.S. shale, OPEC+, and non-OPEC+ producers outside the United States Inventory dynamics, including traditional relationships such as inventories versus time spreads, and the influence of hedge funds

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28:41

OIES Podcast – Chinese participation in Europe's...

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2025/11/20

European policymakers face a dilemma regarding the entry of Chinese firms into the European wind market. Chinese turbines are cheaper than their Western competitors. Given the small number of players in the European market, Chinese manufacturers could provide a boost to the market and inject new competitive pressure. Yet there are concerns that allowing Chinese OEMs into the offshore wind sector, either as developers of or investors in projects, or as equipment providers for European-led projects,

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36:05

OIES Podcast – Lifecycle Emissions of Gas with CCS

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2025/11/12

In a new episode of the OIES podcast, host Hasan Muslemani speaks with Mathieu Lucquiaud and Ryan Cowden about their groundbreaking research on how electricity from natural gas can achieve lifecycle emissions comparable to renewables – if paired with carbon capture and cleaner production practices. The discussion unpacks how upstream methane and CO₂ emissions can be slashed through regulation and technology, how carbon capture rates above 98% are now technically and economically viable, and why

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28:48

OIES Podcast – The Global Outlook for Gas Demand in a...

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2025/11/04

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Mike Fulwood about the paper he has edited on the outlook for as demand in a world of gas prices at $6/mmbtu. The concept of the paper is based on the consensus view that the imminent wave of new LNG projects will cause an oversupply of gas in the market and lead to lower prices through the rest of this decade. A number of OIES research fellows have analysed what this might do to gas demand as consumers react to lower

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40:15

OIES Podcast – How is Article 6's global regulatory...

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2025/10/27

In a new Oxford Institute for Energy Studies podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading at Trafigura about Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and how the carbon market is unlocking scalable investment and trade. The podcast describes the current market foundations and first trades, demand forecasts to 2030 based on existing regulation, and the key enablers to ensure supply can deliver against the ask: digital infrastructure, robust legal frameworks, and financial

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28:27

OIES Podcast – Gas quarterly and market update

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2025/10/23

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Gas Programme, James Henderson talks to Jack Sharples and Anouk Honore about the latest Gas Quarterly and their thoughts on the current state of the global gas market. Jack opens the podcast with a review of the current market looking at price movements over the past three months and assessing the key geopolitical and commercial factors which have influenced the market over the past three months. Anouk picks up the story with a review of Europe gas demand,

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28:41

OIES Podcast – Storage in the Energy Transition:...

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2025/10/16

In this latest episode of the OIES Electricity Programme podcast, Dimitra Apostolopoulou speaks with Sarah Montgomery, CEO and Co-Founder of Infyos, about the critical role of energy storage in achieving net zero. Building on Sarah’s recent presentation at the OIES annual Energy Transition event in June, the conversation begins with a deep dive into how storage technologies fit within the broader strategy for delivering reliable, low-carbon electricity systems. Dimitra and Sarah discuss the scale of

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23:37

OIES Podcast – The complex challenge of coordination...

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2025/10/15

In this latest OIES podcast from the Electricity Programme, Anders Hove talks to Dimitra Apostolopoulou about her latest paper co-authored with Rahmat Poudineh titled “The complex challenge of coordination in liberalised and carbon-constrained energy systems”. The discussion highlights how the growing number of actors—from large transmission operators to prosumers with solar panels—and interdependencies between sectors make coordination, particularly under the demanding goals of decarbonisation,

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37:46

OIES Podcast – Key trends shaping the oil market

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2025/09/29

In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh discusses with Paul Horsnell the latest developments in oil market and the outlook for the rest of this year and 2026. The podcast addresses some key questions shaping the oil market including: ⁠ ⁠What have been the impacts of the latest decisions by the eight OPEC+ countries on market dynamics, including perceptions of spare capacity? ⁠ ⁠What are the main reasons behind China’s crude stocking, and what implications does it have for the global oil market? ⁠ ⁠What

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27:43

OIES Podcast – The Prospects for Natural and...

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2025/09/22

In this latest OIES podcast, from the Hydrogen Programme, James Henderson talks to Aliaksei Patonia and Martin Lambert about two recent papers on the potential for developing natural and stimulated hydrogen. The podcast begins with an overview of the current state of the hydrogen market and the reasons behind the new interest in natural and stimulated hydrogen before moving on to discuss how natural hydrogen is found and developed. A discussion around the key challenges focuses on the one field put

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