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  1. 2D AGO

    OIES Podcast – China 2026 Outlook: Staying the course in turbulent times

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – China 2026 Outlook: Staying the course in turbulent times appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  2. FEB 12

    OIES Podcast – EU Gas Storage Regulation – from Crisis to Flexibility

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – EU Gas Storage Regulation – from Crisis to Flexibility appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  3. FEB 3

    OIES Podcast – Bankability of Hydrogen Projects

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Bankability of Hydrogen Projects appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  4. JAN 27

    OIES Podcast – Biomethane in Europe: Why scaling up is harder than it looks

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Biomethane in Europe: Why scaling up is harder than it looks appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  5. JAN 22

    OIES Podcast – Avoided Emissions in Carbon Accounting

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Avoided Emissions in Carbon Accounting appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  6. JAN 12

    OIES Podcast – The U.S. ousts Maduro: Implications for the oil market and beyond

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – The U.S. ousts Maduro: Implications for the oil market and beyond appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  7. 12/15/2025

    OIES Podcast – Flexibility Case Studies for China’s Clean Energy Transition

    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, […] The post OIES Podcast – Flexibility Case Studies for China’s Clean Energy Transition appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  8. 12/08/2025

    OIES Podcast – Geopolitics of Gas: The Limits of Leverage

    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 post OIES Podcast – Geopolitics of Gas: The Limits of Leverage appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  9. 12/03/2025

    OIES Podcast – From Certainty to Volatility Beyond the Contract: Managing Risks and Opportunities for Renewable Assets with expiring CfD Support

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – From Certainty to Volatility Beyond the Contract: Managing Risks and Opportunities for Renewable Assets with expiring CfD Support appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  10. 11/26/2025

    OIES Podcast – Navigating Oil Narratives

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Navigating Oil Narratives appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  11. 11/20/2025

    OIES Podcast – Chinese participation in Europe’s offshore wind sector

    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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Chinese participation in Europe’s offshore wind sector appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

  12. 11/12/2025

    OIES Podcast – Lifecycle Emissions of Gas with CCS

    In a new episode of the OIES podcast, host Hasan Muslemani speaks with Mathieu Lucquiaud and Ryan Cownden 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 […] The post OIES Podcast – Lifecycle Emissions of Gas with CCS appeared first on Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

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