Fauzeya Rahman, LNG Specialist and Editor at ICIS, joins us to explore the key trends, opportunities and challenges facing the LNG markets across North and Latin America into 2026 and beyond.

We discuss:

• What the LNG landscape looks like coming out of 2025.
• The fastest evolving regions in the North American market.
• How the US LNG deals space is shaping up for 2026.
• The evolution of the Latin American LNG market, including the impact of recent developments in Venezuela.
• Structural shifts in the North American LNG market beyond 2026.

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The rollercoaster ride of 2025In our first episode of the year, we’re joined by Alan Gelder, Senior Vice President of Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie.

Alan provides us with a summary of the key takeaways from the refining and petrochemical industries in 2025, and considers what 2026 may have in store for the downstream sector.

We discuss:

• Refining margins in 2025, which surprised to the upside.
• How the petrochemical sector fared in 2025.
• The impact of trade tariffs.
• How recent developments in Venezuela will impact the refining market.
• Alan’s advice for industry participants in the year ahead.

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In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast we’re joined by Geoff Moody, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Policy at American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), to review the first year of President Trump’s second term in office.

We’ll consider the impact that the Trump administration has had on fuel policy in the US, examining:

• The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions standards.
• Energy policy reform.
• The Renewable Fuel Standard.
• And much more.