The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on November 18, 2026, and November 19, 2026, as a hybrid meeting via webinar and in person, ...
The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on November 18, 2026, and November 19, 2026, as a hybrid meeting via webinar and in person, in connection with a joint meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) which is scheduled at the same time via webinar and in person.
DATES:
November 18, 2026, and November 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The location details of the SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are under the control of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la Fédération, 75015 Paris, France. The in-person meeting will take place at IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la Fédération, 75015 Paris, France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Matthew Zogby, Acting Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5000,
matthew.zogby@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), the following notice of meetings is provided:
A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held in person and via webinar at the IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la Fédération, 75015 Paris, commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on November 18, 2026. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) and the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to be held at the same location in person and via webinar at the same time.
The agenda of the meeting is under the control of the SOM and the SEQ. It is expected that the SOM and the SEQ will adopt the following agenda:
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of the 18 June 2026 Meeting of the SEQ/SOM
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation
4. Outlook for Global Refining and Fuel Markets
5. Update on Russia/Ukraine Energy Situation
6. Oil Market Update: Trade house perspectives
7. Update on the Tanker Market
8. Middle East—Broader Context and Geopolitics
9. Update on the Global Gas Market
10. China's Response to the Energy Crisis
11. World Energy Outlook
12. Longer-term Implications of the Energy Crisis
13. Any other business:
Date of next SOM/SEQ meetings:
—24-25 March 2027
—23-24 June 2027
—17-18 November 2027
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A meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held in person and via webinar at the IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la Fédération, 75015 Paris, commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on November 19, 2026. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to be held at the same location in person and via webinar at the same time. The IAB will also hold an online preparatory meeting among company representatives at 2:00 p.m., Paris time, on November 10, 2026. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting. In addition, on November 17, 2026, the IEA will hold an Oil Security Workshop at which IAB company representatives may be present.
The agenda of the SEQ meeting is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda
Closed SEQ Session—IEA Member Countries Only
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of Meeting of 26 June 2026 SEQ meeting
3. Stockholding Levels of IEA Member Countries
4. IEA Collective Action and Reflections on Oil Security Workshop
Open SEQ Session—Open to Association Countries
5. Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in Member Countries
6. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Japan
7. Mid-term Review Update from Denmark
8. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Morocco
9. Mid-term Review Update from Estonia
10. Climate Risks to International Oil & Gas Shipping
11. Update on Ongoing Work on Natural Gas Security
12. Industry Advisory Board Update
13. Update on Critical Minerals Reviews
14. IEA Workshop on Oil Security, Emergency Response, and Stockholding in ASEAN
15. Update on Work with Non-IEA Member Countries
16. Any other business:
Schedule of ESRs for 2026/27
Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 27:
—24-25 March 2027
—23-24 June 2027
—17-18 November 2027
The topic of the IEA's Oil Security Workshop on November 17, 2026, is expected to be “Taking stock of the 2026 oil supply crisis and the IEA Collective Action” with the following agenda:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Setting the scene: How the 2026 oil supply disruption unfolded
What have we learnt about oil markets and what are the implications for oil emergency preparedness?
Reviewing the implementation of the March 2026 IEA Collective Action
Oil industry perspectives
Lessons learned from the 2026 oil supply crisis so far (break-out groups)
Wrap-up
As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; representatives of members of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil Markets; representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.
Signing Authority:
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 9, 2026, by Daniel Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East, Office of International Affairs, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register
.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.