EIC’s five golden rules for a healthy energy supply chain
The EIC outlines five “golden rules” for a resilient energy supply chain: stable, long-term policy; diverse, integrated technologies; a clear pipeline of profitable projects; sustained funding for innovation; and proactive international trade. Countries like Norway, the UAE, and Germany demonstrate that consistent strategy, multi-technology adoption, and export engagement drive
faster renewable deployment, stronger industrial capacity, and global competitiveness. By contrast, fragmented policies and weak pipelines, seen in the UK and US, undermine investment and slow climate progress. Adhering to these principles ensures energy security, affordability, and sustainability — critical for industrial resilience and longterm economic prosperity.
CEO Message
2026 marks the 10th anniversary of EIC’s C-level research programme called Survive & Thrive, that provides unique insights into the preferred growth strategies used by the world’s energy supply chain leaders. And the best strategies are rewarded with a World Energy Supply Chain Award (WESCA). If you are an EIC member, and you want to participate, make sure you apply today!
Stuart Broadley, EIC
CEO
EIC Members Testimonials
“We exhibited at five of the EIC’s UK pavilions last year with four or five more planned this year. We had great support from the EIC team and the common area for meetings in the pavilion is fantastic.”
Boost your brand’s visibility by taking a full-page advert in EIC’s upcoming print publications, including Inside Energy, Survive & Thrive and Bankable Energies. As part of a special offer, you can then secure a free podcast episode hosted by EIC CEO Stuart Broadley, giving
your message even greater reach. This is a unique opportunity to engage a highly targeted audience of global energy professionals. Special advertising rates are available for EIC members. or contact laura.carvalho@the-eic.com Scan the QR code for more information
EIC International Pavilions Launch
The EIC is launching EIC International Pavilions, a new global exhibition series open to all EIC members and supporters. Building on the success of the UK Pavilion, this initiative offers enhanced visibility, expert support, and targeted networking at leading energy events worldwide. The series launches with Rio Oil & Gas, with
further International Pavilions to be introduced in early 2026 at Hydrogen Technology World Expo and Oil & Gas Asia. Get in touch with our International Trade Team to hear more!
Agoria Belgium Joint Board Meeting
In December 2025, EIC and Energy Tech Belgium (Agoria) partnered to enable our two Boards of Directors to meet and
share experiences, challenges, and ideas for how to collaborate and learn from each other, to improve member services and better respond to growing geopolitical uncertainty. This included a VIP reception at the Belgian Ambassador’s residence in London. Special thanks to ETB Director Pieter-Jan “PJ” Provoost, and Chairman Dirk Totté. Belgian companies involved included Seal For Life, Engicon, IPCOS, Parker, Qpinch, Ovinto, Smulders and Sirris.
Houston History Book Chapter
From a wartime ambition to a permanent foothold in the world’s energy capital, the EIC’s Houston story is rich with bold decisions, risk-taking and global vision. This new chapter of the EIC 80th History Book traces
how the Houston office shaped international expansion and industry influence. Dive in and rediscover a defining chapter of the EIC’s history.
Directorate for Energy Supply Chain (DESC) UK Launch
Members from across the UK are invited to join the Directorate for Energy Supply Chain, launching in March. These member-only forums are exclusively for
C-level leaders and provide a dedicated platform to discuss policy-related challenges facing the energy supply chain. This is an opportunity to raise the challenges impacting your business and help shape our advocacy efforts. The first meeting will take place on 16 March in London. To find out more or to register your interest, please email kim.stephen@the-eic.com.
Survive & Thrive 2026 Podcast Series
After the success of Survive & Thrive in 2025, with 11 companies promoting their successful growth strategies using EIC’s new global podcast platform, we are pleased to confirm that applications are now open to record your podcast for the Survive & Thrive 2026 series. The podcast conversation will be with EIC CEO Stuart Broadley.
Find out how to book here:
Rob Moulds, CEO, Shipham Valves Ltd
Nuclear power remains a significant part of the global energy mix, with total installed capacity of around 100 GW worldwide.
Across the APAC region (excluding China), there is approximately 50 GW of operational nuclear capacity, alongside 25 GW undergoing decommissioning and around 23.5 GW that has been permanently ceased or suspended.
This trend is largely driven by ageing reactor fleets in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, alongside public sentiment shaped by the
Fukushima disaster in 2011, which led to the shutdown of much of Japan’s nuclear capacity.
More recently, attitudes towards nuclear energy have begun to shift, driven by growing energy security concerns, geopolitical tensions, rising power demand and the expansion of data centres.
In response, Japan has adjusted its nuclear policy to allow reactor restarts under strict safety protocols and, in 2023, introduced measures permitting operation beyond the previous 60-year limit. Taiwan,
which took its nuclear fleet offline last year, is also reversing course, with plans to restart selected plants anticipated by March this year.
Overall, nuclear power remains a dynamic and evolving sector across the APAC region, warranting close attention in the years ahead.
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I am delighted to welcome you to the 10th edition of EIC’s world-renowned, annual initiative: the EIC Survive & Thrive Insight Report. The aim of Survive & Thrive is to interview EIC members, in order to learn about, promote, and celebrate the successful growth strategies that leaders invest in.
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25 years of EICDataStream
We celebrated 25 years of EICDataStream last year. The system went live in April 2000 and has been continuously developed and improved ever since by Bob Gear (Head of Information Systems) - the architect of the system - and his team. Major improvements are coming with the integration of CAPEX and OPEX data into a single product, and use of AI for more convenient searching is being investigated. Check out the EICDataStream podcast to learn more about the early days of EICDataStream.
EIC MARKET
MI Updates
by Neil Golding, Director, Market Intelligence at EIC
As 2025 draws to a close we have just run our latest data sets that review market trends. A brief snapshot of this data shows that the cleantech sectors inclusive of all renewable sectors, Nuclear, Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, Energy Storage and Clean Fuels represent 70% of the projects tracked in EICDataStream. The oil and gas industry continues to see significant activity and currently the sector has close to US$1tn of projects that have reached a final investment decision under development.
EIC Consult News
by Gabriela Dantas, Junior Energy Consultant
For the past few months, the Consult team has been involved in three major projects for the UK Department for Business and Trade, in which we will identify British supply chain strengths across the decommissioning, hydrogen, and carbon capture sectors. The analysis assesses how and where these strengths can provide a competitive advantage in selected international markets, including Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America.
Hydrogen Realities Hit Africa with No Offtake, Insufficient Pipelines and Nascent Supply Chain: EIC Insight Report
The latest Africa Hydrogen Report highlights how hydrogen realities are hitting Africa’s export push, with a lack of firm offtake agreements, insufficient pipeline infrastructure and a nascent local supply chain raising doubts over how quickly projects can move from plans to final investment decisions.
Data from EICDataStream shows 78 green hydrogen projects proposed across the continent, led by Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. Many countries are positioning themselves as future suppliers of green hydrogen and derivatives such as ammonia, aiming to convert abundant solar and wind resources into exports for Asia and Europe. Some are also exploring opportunities in green steel. However, the market remains at an early stage. Only two smallscale green hydrogen projects are currently operating in Africa, both in Namibia, with a combined capacity of 17 megawatts.
The report estimates Africa’s proposed electrolyser capacity at
around 38 gigawatts, backed by $194bn in planned investment. Costs are higher than in Europe because many projects include major supporting infrastructure, including pipelines, power generation and desalination. Investment is also concentrated. Egypt, Morocco and South Africa account for roughly 80% of proposed spending, with Egypt alone representing close to half.
EICDataStream News by Zul Aiman, Research Analyst CAPEX
Philippines’ Green Energy Auction (GEA4) results were announced in November 2025, awarding over 10GW of renewable capacity to 123 operators. Domestic players dominated 60% of the awards while foreign developers claimed the rest. Local’s Citicore led ground-mounted solar with over 800MW across 17 projects and SMC Global topped the table with 2.23GW where mostly from ground-mounted and floating solar farms, largely driven by the 630MW Cauayan Solar Phase 2.
EICSupplyMap News
by Christopher Shirley, Market Intelligence Manager (Supply Chain)
EICSupplyMap, so what’s next? With a current pool of 12 countries within EICSupplyMap the effort goes on to populate yet more markets. To be released by the end of April will be the additional countries of France, Norway, Netherlands, and Japan. Furthermore, as mentioned previously we are looking to add further depth to our mapping by adding top operators to the database with this information to go out over the coming months.
EICAssetMap News
by Thomas Bacon, Market Intelligence Manager (Operational Assets and Decom)
As a team, we are trying our best to collate further detail for users. In December, we gathered and uploaded information on FPSOs and these are now available in EICAssetMap as a report. This is global and provides further information on more than 250 vessels globally. We are also hoping to provide this same level of information on Offshore Platforms, T&D Interconnectors and other vessel types by the new financial year.
EIC Datacentre News by Nurul Fatimah, Energy Analyst (Data Centre)
As the new Data Centre Analyst at EIC, I’m currently tracking hyperscale data centres with 50MW or more of IT capacity. The largest concentration of these facilities is in North America, followed closely by Europe and APAC region. My work focuses on monitoring market trends, new developments, and energy requirements, helping the company understand how digital growth intersects with power infrastructure and sustainable expansion.
LOOK BACK AT OUR RECENT EVENTS
Breakfast in Rio with PRIO and Trident Energy
On 29 January, the EIC South America team hosted a wellattended Breakfast in Rio with PRIO and Trident Energy, focused on opportunities with independent oil and gas operators in Brazil. With over 150 registrations, the event featured insightful discussions on projects, investment priorities and market needs, alongside valuable networking. Collaboration across the supply chain was a key theme, supported by Gold Sponsors Techocean and Aspentech, and Bronze Sponsor Mokveld.
EIC Annual AsiaPacific Breakfast 2026
The EIC Annual Breakfast 2026 at the Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur welcomed more than 100 energy industry leaders for a highly engaging morning of discussion and networking. The event was honoured by the Deputy High Commissioner of the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and featured a compelling keynote from Mr Kim of Shell, offering valuable industry insights. The successful event was proudly sponsored by Transwater API Sdn Bhd.
The Celtic Sea 2026
EIC UK hosted the Celtic Sea 2026 event in Cardiff, bringing together developers, government representatives and the wider supply chain. Discussions covered Round 5 project reflections, the latest AR7 announcements, delivery timelines, infrastructure requirements and supply chain readiness. The event highlighted strong local capability while underlining the importance of wider UK and international infrastructure in supporting future Celtic Sea offshore wind developments.
Houston Business Breakfast
Building on the success of its first Houston Business Breakfast, EIC hosted the second event on 2 December 2025. Delegates
heard an EICDataStream-based market overview, followed by presentations from senior representatives of Bechtel and SLB. The session provided valuable insight into regional market trends, project activity and offshore supply chain perspectives, alongside strong engagement with key industry decision-makers.
Middle East Programme of High-Impact Regional Engagements
The EIC Middle East team began the year with a strong programme of high-impact regional engagements. Activities included support for the WFES Breakfast hosted by BCC and DBT, a successful Qatar business breakfast with Wood and Bilfinger, and a further Connect event in KSA. The Annual Golf Day again proved a standout success, with members benefiting from timely market updates and well-received roundtable discussions.
European events
EIC hosted industry breakfasts in Hamburg and Paris alongside Hydrogen Technology Expo and World Nuclear Exhibition, focusing on hydrogen infrastructure and next-generation nuclear. Programmes included market intelligence, project updates and expert panels with leading industry contributors. The programme will continue in Hamburg in 2026, with further industry breakfasts planned at WindEnergy and Hydrogen Technology Expo events.
A Fond Farewell to Faazila and Congrats to Nayli!
After eight wonderful years with the Energy Industries Council, we bid farewell to Faazila, whose journey began as an analyst and grew into her role as Senior Manager, Events & Partnerships, EIC APAC. Her dedication and leadership will be deeply missed. We celebrated her remarkable journey with a farewell dinner at Yahala Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur, reflecting her love for Arabic cuisine. As we close this chapter, we look ahead with confidence as Nayli steps into the role of Events
Manager, EIC APAC. Embracing a fast-paced and rewarding journey, she takes on greater responsibilities with enthusiasm, feeling trusted, supported, and continuously learning while delivering impactful events across the region.
&Connect UK & Ireland brought together key stakeholders from across the energy supply chain for a day of high-value networking and insight sharing. The event provided a platform for meaningful one-to-one meetings, market updates and collaboration opportunities. Feedback from delegates was extremely positive, with many highlighting the quality of connections made and the tangible business opportunities identified. The UK Events team is already underway preparing for the 2026 return.
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EIC’s first Connect event in Europe, Connect Germany featured an evening reception and a focused one-day conference for senior energy stakeholders. The programme combined expertled discussions and targeted B2B meetings, with contributions from OGE, Worley, SLB, AVEVA, Germany Trade & Invest and Deutsche ReGas. Participants valued the practical market insights and direct engagement. Preparations are already underway for a new series of EIC Connect events across Europe in 2026.
Our Christmas party was a fantastic way to end the year together. Teams went head-to-head at the Crystal Maze, taking on a range of fun challenges before celebrating with drinks and a festive meal at Bill’s. We also recognised outstanding achievements, long service milestones, and award winners, celebrating the people who make EIC such a great team.
Christmas Party
Connect UK & Ireland Connect Germany EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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EIC Social Media
We want to use every opportunity to connect with our members, so please follow us on LinkedIn – EIC (Energy Industries Council)
Here you will find a selection of some of the exciting EIC activities and useful industry information we have shared through our social media channel.
Welcome to a selection of our new members
Alfa Laval Limited www.alfalaval.co.uk
AON Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn Bhd www.aon.co
Axis Shipping Agenciamento de Cargas LTDA www.axisshipping.com.br
Energy Voice www.energyvoice.com
Connectwell Industries Pvt. Ltd. www.connectwell.com/en/
Geoactive Limited www.geoactive.com
Kawasaki do Brasil global.kawasaki.com/br/
Knauf Insulation d.o.o. www.knaufinsulation.com
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Energy Focus Winter Edition
The EIC’s flagship magazine delivers expert insight across oil and gas, power, nuclear and renewables. This issue explores technologies shaping a balanced energy future, from AI-driven data centres and global LNG trends to the role of oil and gas in energy security, plus an interview with Siemens Energy’s Miranda Hochberg. We are also pleased to welcome Helena Bezerra, our new Editor and Internal Communications Coordinator, who joins the team bringing fresh editorial expertise to Energy Focus.
Inside Energy: Your Monthly Energy News
Stay ahead with Inside Energy, the EIC’s monthly online publication packed with global industry news, event highlights, expert insights, and member stories. From regional updates to exclusive articles submitted by our members, it’s your go-to source for what’s shaping the energy world. Don’t miss the latest issue!
REGIONAL UPDATES
Asia Pacific
2025 flew by at pace, marked by standout moments including the highly successful EIC Connect Borneo event and a significant leadership transition. Looking ahead, 2026 presents a major opportunity to strengthen EIC APAC’s presence across the wider Asia Pacific region, building on a solid foundation with an ambitious programme of regional activities, flagship Connect events and deeper engagement with members and partners.
The North and Central America region kicked off 2026 with strong engagement, launching the EIC Breakfast in Houston series to deliver timely market insight, project updates and direct supply chain dialogue with leading companies. Alongside this, the first EIC LIVE US Offshore Wind market update and a growing calendar of networking and diversityfocused events are helping strengthen connections across the region’s energy community.
Following a busy February of industry engagement, including the Foresight Event in Liverpool and Subsea EXPO in Aberdeen, March continues the momentum with a strong calendar of EIC-led events across the UK. These will focus on offshore wind, hydrogen, investment, industrial decarbonisation and diversity, creating valuable opportunities for collaboration across the energy supply chain.
February featured a strong programme from EIC South America, including a Meet the Buyer session with C-Innovation and webinars on hydrogen opportunities and the Equatorial Margin. The region also reflected on the final 2025 Breakfast in Rio, where Equinor and McDermott shared strategic insights on upstream investment, subsea challenges and major offshore projects in Brazil, with further events to be announced soon.
We were pleased to kick off 2026 with EIC Connect in Dammam, delivered with Asharqia Chamber, reflecting the scale and ambition of the Kingdom’s energy market. Looking ahead, EIC Connect UAE returns in May, with Qatar planned for September, alongside strong engagement through flagship events, insights and networking across the region.
Syed Saggaf Regional Director, Asia Pacific
Amanda Duhon VP & Regional Director, North & Central America
Kim Stephen Regional Director, UK
Clarisse Rocha Director, Americas Ryan McPherson Regional Director, Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS