The Spanish National Committee of the World Energy Council (CECME), the Spanish Energy Club (ENERCLUB), the Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEN), and the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) presented the 13th edition of the publication «Energy and Geostrategy» on June 3, 2026. The publication is sponsored by Repsol.
The contents of this report are a complete translation of the Spanish text included in “Energía y Geoestrategia 2026” published in June 2026.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction. Claudio Aranzadi
Interview with Landon Derentz, Vice President for Energy & Infrastructure, Senior Director of the Global Energy Center and Morningstar Chair at the Atlantic Council
The geopolitics of natural gas facing a new order. Ignacio Urbasos, Senior Associate Fellow at the Center for Global Affairs & Strategic Studies (GASS)
The geopolitics of critical minerals for the energy transition. María del Mar Hidalgo García, Senior Analyst at the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE)
Fusion energy. Sehila M. González de Vicente, Global Fusion Energy Director, Fusion Clean Air Task Force,CATF
Artificial Intelligence: The strategic catalyst for a resilient and decarbonized energy future. Inmaculada Martínez Rubio, Artificial Intelligence Advisor to G7, OECD AI, UNESCO and the World Labor Organization (WTO). Member of the Advisory Council of SEDIA, Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Government of Spain.
Energy Port Infrastructures: Pillars of global energy security. A strategic analysis of risk and outlook. Miguel Golmayo Fernández, Captain, Spanish Navy (Navy captain in reserve)
Geopolitic of energy: A view from Canadia. Joe Calnan, Vice President of Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
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Members of the Working Group
- President: Mr. Claudio Aranzadi, Industrial engineer and economist, former Minister of Industry and Energy
- Secretary: Francisco Javier Canalejo Ariza, Head of International Relations, Repsol
- Coordinator: Ignacio Fuente Cobo, Colonel of the Army, Analyst of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies
- Authors:
- Ignacio Urbasos, Non-Resident Reseacher, Center for Global Affairs and, Strategic Studies (GASS)
- Ms. María del Mar Hidalgo García, Analyst, Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies
- Sehila M. González de Vicente, Global Fusion Energy Director, Fusion Clean Air Task Force,CATF
- Inmaculada Martínez Rubio, Artificial Intelligence Advisor to G7, OECD AI, UNESCO and the World Labor Organization (WTO). Member of the Advisory Council of SEDIA, Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Government of Spain.
- Miguel Golmayo, Navy captain in reserve
- Joe Calnan, VP Energy and Calgary Operations, Canadian Global Affairs bInstitute
Contributors to this Edition
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Ana Belén Padilla Moreno, Projects Coordinator, Spanish Energy Club; Secretary General, Spanish Committee of World Energy Council
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Alfonso Méndiz Guerra, Captain in the Army