Last Thursday, 21st November 2024 at 8:30 pm UAE, the Secretary General of the International Gas Union (IGU) – Mr Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos – appeared live on the Energy World programme of Sky News Arabia.
Sky News Arabia was launched in 2012, and it is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with a network of news bureaux across MENA, along with offices in London and Washington, DC. It also shares access to Sky News’ wider international bureaux network, and it is a joint venture between UK-based Sky Group and the UAE-based International Media Investments (IMI) corporation.
The topics discussed during Mr Ydreos’ live interview covered IGU’s vision for the global gas market, the global LNG market scene in the light of Mr Trump’s re-election to the Presidency of the United States, and issues affecting the global gas prices during this time given the upcoming winter in Europe and an escalation of or a potential truce in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The European Union’s restrictions on American LNG exports to Europe were also discussed during this interview, as well as the fundamental differences between Mr Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” oil and gas exploration and production campaign slogan and President’s Biden current focus on renewable energy.
Mr Ydreos’ full interview can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuT7B3x1T6Q