Energy security in southeast Europe and the East Med

Undoubtedly the war in Iran has upended the way we view energy security and its impact is global, including on southeast Europe and the East Med. That was the subject of a roundtable conference organised by the Institute of Energy for Southeast Europe (IENE) at the European Parliament in Brussels this week.

The unthinkable has happened. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz with a massive impact on global oil and LNG supplies, but also a plethora of oil and gas products. In numbers, the...