Key developments driving South Asian thermal coal demand
S&P Global Platts global thermal coal experts Deepak Kannan, Fred Wang and Sarah Matthews discuss key developments driving coal demand in the South Asian region, specifically in Bangladesh and Pakista...
24 Jun 20209min
A conversation with Total's Philippe Sauquet
France's Total was the first mover among European oil and gas majors to announce its ambition to become a greener company, creating in 2016 a separate division for gas, renewables and power under the ...
18 Jun 202016min
Who's the boss? OPEC+ tries to reassert control of oil market
After a collapse in oil demand due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the accord between Saudi Arabia and Russia earlier this year, OPEC+ is now back in the driving seat. It has extended its unpreceden...
17 Jun 202018min
The road ahead for Northeast and Southeast Asian thermal coal markets
S&P Global Platts Asia thermal coal team Deepak Kannan, Fred Wang and Jenny Ma discuss key developments in Northeast and Southeast Asia region amid the coronavirus pandemic, while Platts Analytics ana...
16 Jun 202011min
Global demand destruction due to pandemic clouds US natural gas storage outlook
US working natural gas in storage started the injection season with levels well above the five-year average. After the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, heavy US demand destruction was anticipated, w...
12 Jun 202012min
Are petrochemicals stepping into a post-pandemic recovery?
As lockdowns ease off and upstream markets begin to recover, the petrochemical sector looks carefully at its own end user demand, as well as to Asian export opportunities. Callum Colford and Abdulaziz...
10 Jun 202014min
Aviation's future: Fuelled by hydrogen?
Despite challenges in the commercial aviation sector, hydrogen remains a potentially disruptive energy carrier and transportation fuel, particularly in decarbonisation scenarios. Aviation is responsib...
5 Jun 202048min
From boom to bust: How long can tankers benefit from the floating storage craze?
The recent floating storage boom drove tanker freight earnings to levels last seen during the Golden Tanker Era of 2004-2008, but how sustainable are VLCC time charter equivalent revenues in excess of...
4 Jun 202015min
