03/16/2026

IAEE/USAEE Webinar | Energy Shockwaves: The U.S.–Iran Conflict, Strait of Hormuz Closure, and Global Oil Markets

Thursday, March 19 | 10:00 a.m. EDT

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Jointly hosted by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) and the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE), this timely webinar examines how the escalating U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran is reverberating through global energy markets and policy. As reported, the joint strikes in Iran—including the killing of Iran’s leader—have intensified regional instability and contributed to Iran’s move to close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint that carries roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments, amplifying price volatility and uncertainty for governments and industry. Moderated by Edmar Almeida (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; PUC-Rio Energy Institute), the discussion brings together Bill Farren-Price (Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) and Kevin Book (Managing Director and Head of Research, ClearView Energy Partners) to unpack near-term supply and shipping risks, knock-on effects for gas/LNG and refined products, and the policy choices now confronting consuming and producing countries alike.

Registration is required; there is no fee to attend this webinar.

The March 19 panel will be the latest in a series of timely webinars addressing events and emerging trends affecting the energy sector that will be jointly presented by IAEE and USAEE.

This webinar is presented in collaboration with the LSU Center for Energy Studies (CES).

Panelists

Kevin Book
Managing Director of Research | ClearView Energy Partners, LLC

Kevin Book heads the ClearView Energy Partners research team and covers oil, natural gas, refined products and coal policy.

Mr. Book appears frequently within print and broadcast media, contributes to policy forums convened by government and private organizations and meets with top Washington decision-makers. Mr. Book has also testified before several House and Senate Committees.

Mr. Book is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the National Petroleum Council, a self-funded advisory body to the Secretary of Energy, and a nonresident Senior Adviser to the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Prior to co-founding ClearView, Mr. Book worked as a senior energy analyst for a national investment bank. He holds an M.A. in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a B.A. in economics from Tufts University.

Bill Farren-Price
Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research | The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Bill Farren-Price is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Until early 2023, he was the director of macro oil and gas intelligence at Enverus, a leading US oil and gas data analytics firm. Bill has reported and researched the Middle East energy industry for 25 years, as a specialist journalist and for the past 16 years in research and advisory. Before joining Enverus, he founded and managed Petroleum Policy Intelligence, a consultancy providing advisory to oil trading, investment and research clients, which was acquired by Enverus in 2018. From 2007-10, he led oil research at Medley Global Advisors. His career as a journalist ran from 1993 to 2007, culminating in a stint as editor of the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) in Cyprus. Bill holds a BA from SOAS at the University of London.

Bill's areas of expertise include: Short-term oil and gas markets and OPEC and MENA area upstream oil and gas; geopolitical risk in energy markets; consumer energy policy and producer-consumer dialogue.

Moderator

Edmar Almeida
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro / PUC-Rio Energy Institute

Dr. Edmar de Almeida is professor and researcher at the Institute of Energy in PUC-Rio. Prof. Edmar Almeida is also Past President of the International Association For Energy Economics (IAEE).

Since 1993, Prof. Almeida teaches in undergraduate and graduate (including MBA) courses focusing largely on the energy sector. He is also active in research and consulting, focusing on the evolution of the oil, gas and electricity industries in Brazil and globally.

His specific research interests include energy economics and regulation and energy transition. Prof. Almeida has advised many government agencies, private and public companies, institutional investors and multilateral organizations on energy sector policy and planning, regulatory issues, market development.

Prof. Almeida graduated in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (1992) and has a Master’s Degree in Industrial Economics (1994) and a PhD in Applied Economics from the Institute of Energy Policy and Economics of the Grenoble University, France (1999). Prof. Almeida is the author or co-author of several books, academic papers and professional articles, and is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, both in Brazil and abroad.