The EU’s biomethane market has been developing at speed.

Since 2023, production has risen more than 30% and the fuel is fast becoming not just an instrument to reach energy transition targets but is also making a real contribution to security of supply.

A number of western European countries including France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the UK are leading the way thanks to their extensive agricultural sectors and well designed subsidies schemes.

However, building a single pan-European market is still a distant dream.

ICIS energy news editor Andrea Battaglia tells senior reporter Aura Sabadus about the merits of this emerging sector but also the challenges that are slowing down progress.

Greenland has been holding the headlines in recent weeks as US President Donald Trump expressed an open interest in acquiring the world’s largest island amid claims of security risks in the Arctic region.

Many observers reject the argument, insisting the race to take over the resource-rich island and possibly even neighboring Canada is largely driven by economic considerations.

Canada and Greenland already have long-standing security arrangements with the US and extracting more fossil fuels at a time when the world is already awash with oil and gas does not make sense.

What, then, is driving the latest US policy in the Arctic region?

ICIS senior journalist Aura Sabadus has invited Arctic expert Dr Petra Dolata, associate professor at the University of Calgary, Canada, to find out.

The US military operation in Venezuela at the start of 2026 resulting in the capture of president Nicolas Maduro had a modest immediate impact on oil prices.

However, questions raised by these events are highly consequential for global markets and the future geopolitical power balance.

Shares in some US-listed oil companies rose sharply after the operation, but who will be the real winners and losers in the long term? What are the implications for global oil and gas markets, amid protests rocking Iran and the possibility other resource-rich countries and territories such as Canada, Colombia, Greenland or Mexico could be on Washington’s target list?

Senior reporter Aura Sabadus has invited ICIS global crude oil editor Barney Gray and senior oil analyst David Jorbenaze to reflect on latest developments and the long-term outlook for markets.