Industry Advisory Board Meeting Notice

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Energy (DOE) is providing notice of upcoming meetings for the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The meetings will take place on March 25-26, 2026, in Paris, France, and will be held in a hybrid format.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice regarding upcoming meetings of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA). These meetings are scheduled for March 25 and 26, 2026, and will be conducted in a hybrid format, both in-person at IEA Headquarters in Paris and via webinar. The IAB meetings are in connection with joint meetings of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM).

Representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB are permitted to attend these meetings. While the specific agendas for the SEQ and SOM meetings are controlled by the IEA Secretariat, the notice outlines expected discussion topics including the current oil market situation, policy developments, gas market updates, and outlooks for various regional oil sectors and refining. A preparatory online meeting for the IAB will also be held on March 18, 2026, to review the SEQ meeting agenda. No specific compliance actions are required for regulated entities based on this notice; it serves as an informational announcement.

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ACTION:

Notice of meetings.

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 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, 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, 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 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

  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:

Adoption of the Agenda
Approval of Summary Record of meeting of 19 November 2025
Update on the Current Oil Market Situation
Reports on Recent Oil Market and Policy Developments in IEA and Association Member Countries
Key Observations from IEA's 2026 Oil Workshop
Gas Market Update
Update on the Outlook for Venezuela's Oil Sector
Update on the Outlook for European Refining
Update on the Middle East and OPEC+ Strategies
Update on Russian Oil Market Developments and Price Dynamics
Update on the Tanker Market Outlook
Update on the Outlook for Personal Mobility and its Impact on Oil Demand
Update on the Outlook for Chinese Oil Demand
Update on the Petrochemical Sector
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 Fédération, 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

Adoption of the Agenda
Approval of the Summary Record of the 20 November 2025 SEQ meeting
Stockholding Levels of IEA Member Countries
SEQ and SOM—proposal of 3-year strategy paper
Results of survey on maximum drawdown rates of public stocks and storage capacities

Open SEQ Session—Open to Association Countries

Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Luxembourg
Mid-Term Review update from Ireland
Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Austria
Mid-Term Review update from Denmark
Update on Emergency and Security Work with Non-Member Countries
Mid-Term Review update from Switzerland
Update on Ongoing Work on Electricity Security
Update on Ongoing Work on Critical Mineral Reviews
Update on Ongoing Work on Natural Gas Security
Industry Advisory Board Update
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] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P