Tag: IEA

Energy, Oil & Gas

Tackling methane emissions would strengthen energy security amid crisis: IEA

Methane emissions from fossil fuels remain near record highs in 2025, with little global decline. IEA analysis shows proven abatement measures could free 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually and enhance energy security. Some countries are progressing, and the Middle East crisis highlights added benefits....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Mideast crisis disrupts global LNG markets, supply growth: IEA

Middle East conflict disrupted global natural gas markets, cutting nearly 20 per cent of LNG supply via the Strait of Hormuz, causing supply shocks, uncertainty, and sharp price increases worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest quarterly gas market report. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global 2025 energy demand led by solar, gas: IEA report

Global energy demand growth slowed in 2025, while electricity use rose faster. Solar PV led supply growth for the first time, followed by natural gas, which accounted for 17 per cent mainly in power generation, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Energy output recovery will take two years says IEA chief

Energy ​output lost in the Middle East from the ongoing ‌conflict in the region will take about two years to recover, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, was quoted as saying in an interview with ​the Neue Zuercher Zeitung newspaper....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global shocks spur energy policy and spending surge: IEA

Recent global shocks have spurred intensive energy policymaking, increasing focus on security, resilience and affordability, and boosting public spending, according to the IEA’s State of Energy Policy 2026 report reviewing global policy changes in 2025....

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA, IMF, World Bank chiefs to discuss energy crisis

The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank Group will meet on Monday to discuss the energy crisis triggered by ‌the Iran war. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA launches tracker to monitor energy policy responses to Mideast conflict

The International Energy Agency (IEA ) launched a policy tracker monitoring government responses to Middle East energy market impacts, detailing measures to conserve energy, protect consumers, and address supply disruptions and price volatility in oil, oil products, and LNG markets....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Stronger supply chains reduce energy tech risks: IEA

New International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis finds many energy technology supply chains contain at least one weak link, underscoring need to reduce concentration and improve industrial competitiveness. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA could release more oil stocks if needed: Agency Chief

The International Energy Agency's (IEA) ‌member countries could release more oil into the market from strategic stockpiles "as and if needed" after they agreed the largest-ever reserves release last week to offset shortages and a spike in prices, its executive director said....

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA members plan record oil stock release amid Mideast conflict

The 32 Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to make 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves available to the market to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Battery tech dominates patent landscape in energy security push: IEA

The world’s energy innovation is entering a security-focused phase, driven by industrial competitiveness and infrastructure resilience, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Energy technologies now form multi-trillion-dollar markets, with innovation spanning batteries, transformers, turbines, motors, and heat exchangers. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global battery market surges alongside supply challenges: IEA

The global lithium-ion battery market surpassed $150 billion in 2025, growing over 20 per cent from 2024. Batteries are key for automotive, power systems, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies, becoming foundational to modern economies while raising strategic concerns over supply security and industrial competitiveness....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Türkiye, IEA explore opportunities within the framework of COP31

Alparslan Bayraktar, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, discussed potential cooperation opportunities with Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), within the scope of the COP31 climate conference which Turkey is hosting later this year....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Policy support fuels growth in India’s bioenergy sector: IEA

India’s bioenergy sector is set to play an important role underpinning the country’s rapidly growing energy markets as robust policy frameworks boost ethanol and compressed biogas production and open new opportunities for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels, according to new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global gas demand to accelerate from 2026 as LNG expands: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says rising LNG supply will help rebalance global gas markets in 2026, boosting demand growth after a 2025 slowdown. Tight supplies and high prices curbed consumption earlier, especially in Asia, before easing as LNG production rose nearly 7 per cent....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global energy jobs rise 2.2pc despite labour shortages: IEA

Strong investment in energy infrastructure lifted global energy jobs by 2.2 per cent last year, the IEA reports. Employment reached 76 million in 2024, with the power sector driving most growth. The sector created 2.4 per cent of net global jobs despite skilled-labour bottlenecks in key areas worldwide today....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Brazil expands LNG import infrastructure: IEA

Companies operating in Brazil have expanded the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification infrastructure since 2020, more than doubling its import capacity as the country seeks to diversify its energy supply and enhance energy security, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA)....