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.

In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast, Alec Cusick, Owens Corning Technical Lead, Technical Insulation, joins us to talk about the risks of LNG pool fires and methodologies to mitigate these risks.

Alec discusses active and passive solutions, including Owens Corning's FOAMGLAS® Pool Fire Suppression™ (PFS) System.

We discuss recent testing that was performed on the FOAMGLAS PFS System, and how the results can help LNG facility designers meet regulations and make their facilities safer.

This episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast is sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation — an impermeable insulation trusted in high-performing hydrocarbon processing facilities around the globe. Learn more at https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/insulation/foamglas

In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast, Andrea Bombardi, Executive Vice President, RINA, guides us through some of the key challenges and opportunities of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) implementation.

Some of the topics discussed include:

• Where CCUS fits into the long-term energy landscape.
• Lessons learned from CO₂ pipeline transport trials globally.
• Regional differences in how CCUS is being approached.
• Unique challenges or opportunities when applying CCUS to refineries and petrochemical plants.
• How CCUS is becoming integrated with other decarbonisation pathways in the downstream sector.

This episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast is sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation — an impermeable insulation trusted in high-performing hydrocarbon processing facilities around the globe. Learn more at https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/insulation/foamglas

In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast, David Wilson, CEO, Energy Exemplar, talks us through the data centre boom and the vital role that oil and gas has to play in the energy mix.

David explores whether oil and gas is keeping up with demand so far and whether it will continue to do so as data centres grow and expand.

Other topics include:

• The role that low-carbon gas and CCS will play as data centres push for net zero emissions.
• Why uncertainty around renewables in the US will shift the outlook of the energy mix moving forward.
• How the oil and gas industry’s role in the data centre ecosystem will evolve in the future.

This episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast is sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation — an impermeable insulation trusted in high-performing hydrocarbon processing facilities around the globe. Learn more at https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/insulation/foamglas

In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast, we’re joined by Rob Benedict, Vice President, Petrochemicals and Midstream, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), to discuss the outcomes of the final round of UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.

Rob provides background on the negotiations and updates us on how they are progressing following the sixth round of talks in August 2025.

Rob provides insight into the negotiation process and explains how AFPM envisions a successful global agreement on plastic waste. He also offers his thoughts on what comes next for the negotiations, and whether the US will remain engaged in the process.

This episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast is sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation — an impermeable insulation trusted in high-performing hydrocarbon processing facilities around the globe. Learn more at https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/insulation/foamglas

In this episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast, Sarah Miller, President and CEO of the GPA Midstream Association, and CEO of GPSA, joins us to discuss the technical and economic importance of the midstream sector to the oil and gas industry.

We consider some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and how midstream will meet future demand with affordable, reliable and cleaner energy.

Sarah also outlines how GPA Midstream enables collaboration between its member companies, and bridges the gap between technical realities and the policymaking process.

This episode of the Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast is sponsored by Owens Corning FOAMGLAS® cellular glass insulation — an impermeable insulation trusted in high-performing hydrocarbon processing facilities around the globe. Learn more at https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/insulation/foamglas