US coal industry grim in 2015, but hoping for upturn in the long term
One of the US coal industry's biggest meetings, the CoalTrans Conference, recently gave Platts coal editors some further insight into the mood of the markets. While many in the industry foresee a drop...
12 Feb 20155min
Price developments in German, Polish power markets
Petra Witowski and Andreas Franke, editors for Platts European Power Daily, analyze recent price trends in the German and Polish power markets and discuss how these trends may have influenced utilitie...
3 Feb 20155min
Current North American rig counts serve as barometer of upstream oil sector
As global crude oil prices have plunged, rig counts for the US and Canada have also fallen. Starr Spencer, senior editor for oil news, delves into the specifics of the rig counts and explains how oil ...
26 Jan 20155min
Eastern US electric power markets settle into more seasonal norms
Winter in the US is starting to add upward pressure on wholesale power prices, but this winter is markedly different from the last. The ISO-New England has a changing fuel generation mix — including l...
23 Jan 20157min
Tough market conditions for Australian thermal coal producers in 2015
Just how bleak is the thermal coal market looking Down Under? In this podcast, Platts senior editor Michael Cooper analyzes how China's new coal importation policies are affecting Australia's thermal ...
19 Jan 20157min
How will Russia cope with the plummeting oil price, sanctions in 2015?
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news, Nadia Rodova, Platts Moscow bureau chief, and Moscow editor Rosemary Griffin discuss the outlook for the Russian oil se...
19 Jan 20159min
LNG, pipelines temper US natural gas price movements
Even as US natural gas price volatility is picking up in spot and forwards markets, the 2014-2015 winter is setting itself apart from last year. Curt Mrowiec and Patrick Badgley of Platts, as well as ...
15 Jan 20159min
US coal markets fail to heat up, despite dropping temperatures
The arrival of cold temperatures hasn't translated to higher prices for US coal, one of the primary fuels for keeping the country warm throughout the winter. Andrew Moore, managing editor of Platts Co...
9 Jan 20154min
