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International Energy Agency Meetings

A Notice by the Energy Department on 03/23/2026

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• Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05613 (91 FR 13832) Document Headings ###### Department of Energy

AGENCY:

Department of Energy.

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 ( printed page 13833) 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 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

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

1. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Luxembourg

2. Mid-Term Review update from Ireland

3. Emergency and Security Review (ESR) of Austria

4. Mid-Term Review update from Denmark

5. Update on Emergency and Security Work with Non-Member Countries

6. Mid-Term Review update from Switzerland

7. Update on Ongoing Work on Electricity Security

8. Update on Ongoing Work on Critical Mineral Reviews

9. Update on Ongoing Work on Natural Gas Security

10. Industry Advisory Board Update

11. 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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Published Document: 2026-05613 (91 FR 13832)