Notice2026-05613
International Energy Agency Meetings
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on March 25, 2026, and March 26, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13832-13833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05613]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
International Energy Agency Meetings
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy
Agency (IEA) will meet on March 25, 2026, and March 26, 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: March 25, 2026, and March 26, 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
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France. The in-person meeting
will take place at IEA Headquarters, 9 rue de la
F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris, France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew Zogby, Attorney Advisor in
the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for International and
National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5000,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8d5d9ccccd0ddcf96c2d7dfdac1f8d0c996dcd7dd96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375a5643435f5240194d5850554e775f461953585219505841">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris,
commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on March 25, 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
Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA's Standing Group on the Oil
Market (SOM), which is scheduled to be held at
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the same location in person and via webinar at the same time.
The agenda of the meeting is under the control of the SEQ and the
SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following
agenda:
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 19 November 2025
3. Update on the Current Oil Market Situation
4. Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA and
Association Member Countries
5. Key Observations from IEA's 2026 Oil Workshop
6. Gas Market Update
7. Update on the Outlook for Venezuela's Oil Sector
8. Update on the Outlook for European Refining
9. Update on the Middle East and OPEC+ Strategies
10. Update on Russian Oil Market Developments and Price Dynamics
11. Update on the Tanker Market Outlook
12. Update on the Outlook for Personal Mobility and its Impact on Oil
Demand
13. Update on the Outlook for Chinese Oil Demand
14. Update on the Petrochemical Sector
15. Any other business:
Date of next SOM/SEQ meetings:
--17-18 June 2026
--18-19 November 2026 (ERE2026 17-18 November)
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 F[eacute]d[eacute]ration, 75015 Paris,
commencing at 9:30 a.m., Paris time, on March 26, 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 March 18, 2026. The agenda for this preparatory
meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting.
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 the Summary Record of the 20 November 2025 SEQ
meeting
3. Stockholding Levels of IEA Member Countries
4. SEQ and SOM--proposal of 3-year strategy paper
5. Results of survey on maximum drawdown rates of public stocks and
storage capacities
Open SEQ Session--Open to Association Countries
6. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Luxembourg
7. Mid-Term Review update from Ireland
8. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Austria
9. Mid-Term Review update from Denmark
10. Update on Emergency and Security Work with Non-Member Countries
11. Mid-Term Review update from Switzerland
12. Update on Ongoing Work on Electricity Security
13. Update on Ongoing Work on Critical Mineral Reviews
14. Update on Ongoing Work on Natural Gas Security
15. Industry Advisory Board Update
16. Any Other Business
Schedule of ESRs for 2026/27
Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 2026:
-- 17-18 June 2026
-- 17*-19 November 2026 (* including ERE2026)
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 March 18, 2026, by William T. Joyce, Acting Assistant
Secretary, 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, March 19, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-05613 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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