Energy security news
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Oil Market Report: Pausing to reflect
Today's calm oil market is supported by a well-supplied market and high inventories
15 November 2019
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Oil Market Report: Back to business as usual
The price of Brent is currently below levels from early September
11 October 2019
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Commentary: The world can’t afford to relax about oil security
This year's World Energy Outlook explores the oil security implications of changing energy dynamics.
19 September 2019
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IEA statement on situation in Saudi Arabia
IEA monitoring the situation closely
14 September 2019
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Oil Market Report: Taking a breather
In recent weeks, tensions in have eased and oil industry operations appear to be normal
12 September 2019
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Oil Market Report: Economic woes hold sway over geopolitics
Brent prices have eased back from the most recent high
9 August 2019
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IEA closely monitoring Strait of Hormuz situation, stands ready to act if needed
The right of free energy transit is critical to the global economy and must be maintained
22 July 2019
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Oil Market Report: Re-balancing slows down
Market tightness is not an issue for the time being and any re-balancing seems to have moved further into the future
12 July 2019
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Oil Market Report: 2020 vision
World trade growth has fallen back to its slowest pace since the financial crisis ten years ago, and the consequences for oil demand are becoming apparent
14 June 2019
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Oil Market Report: Markets remaining calm
Despite the difficult geopolitical backdrop and other supply problems, headline oil prices are little changed from a month ago
15 May 2019
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Our work on Energy security
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Oil Security
One of the IEA's core activities is ensuring the security of oil supplies by setting oil stockholding requirements for member countries and coordinating the international response to supply shocks -
Natural Gas Security
Gas security challenges are evolving. The current period of gas oversupply – driven by overcapacity in the LNG market – should not overshadow the critical importance of global gas security -
Electricity Security
In May 2015, the Group of Seven (G7) Energy Ministers asked the IEA to help determine the best means of improving electricity security, including through increasing system flexibility -
Member and Key Partner Emergency Policies
Since its founding in 1974, oil supply security has been a core mission of the International Energy Agency -
Resilience
The energy sector has to withstand demand or supply shocks in global energy markets, natural disasters, explosions or cyberattacks and other extreme events -
Emergency Response
In the event of an actual or potentially severe oil supply disruption, the IEA Secretariat first assesses its market impact and the need for an IEA co-ordinated response
Recent reports
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Energy Security in Asean+6
Covers the key energy sectors of oil, natural gas and electricity and identifies the main energy security issues -
Saving oil in a hurry 2018
Provides actionable recommendations to reduce oil demand during oil supply disruption -
Costs and benefits of emergency stockholding
assesses net benefits from holding emergency oil stocks
News
- Oil Market Report: Pausing to reflect
15 November 2019 - Oil Market Report: Back to business as usual
11 October 2019 - IEA statement on situation in Saudi Arabia
14 September 2019
Events & workshops
Oct25
PublicationWEO Special Report: Producer EconomiesLondon, UK
Jun20
WorkshopSystems Integration Side Event Yokohama, Japan
Feb7
Webinar: Digitalization & EnergyParis, France