Petrochemicals take centre stage in new Everything Energy podcast episode

A new episode of the IEA podcast Everything Energy dives into the growing importance of petrochemicals in global oil markets.

In the episode, now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, we hear from IEA Oil Market Analysts David Martin and Ciarán Healy. They explain what petrochemicals are, how they are produced and the major trends shaping the sector today - including why petrochemicals have emerged as an increasingly significant driver of oil demand.

The new version of the IEA's Everything Energy podcast, launched earlier this year, offers insights on wide a range of global energy issues through conversations with IEA experts about key trends.

Previous episodes of the podcast cover why global energy demand is surging, the vast potential of geothermal energy, the comeback of nuclear energy, how energy will shape the future of AI (and vice versa), what's next for electric cars and trucks, key energy investment trends, the forces shaping oil markets, growing demand for air conditioning, efforts to expand access to clean cooking and where the world's electricity comes from.