Libyan oil exports briefly pick up, NOC gears up for cautious return
Libya exported some crude and condensate from its storage caverns at the Zawiya terminal this week, a first from this port in almost four months. But with the civil conflict still brewing in the volat...
4 Jun 202010min
A conversation with Mercuria Energy Trading's Marco Dunand
S&P Global Platts talks to Mercuria CEO and co-founder Marco Dunand about the challenges, implications, and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic presents across all the key commodity classes in a ...
4 Jun 202022min
India's steel industry faces tough post-COVID-19 test
India has started to wind back its lockdown regime but domestic demand for steel could remain muted until the October-December quarter. This has left Indian mills relying on overseas markets, particul...
4 Jun 202010min
Is demand high enough to restart the US ethanol market?
The S&P Global Platts benchmark Chicago Argo ethanol assessment has trended upward and ethanol inventories have started to drop after reaching record highs as production has climbed. Does this mean th...
2 Jun 202020min
Brazil's sugar and ethanol markets planning a post-pandemic strategy
Brazil, the top global sugar producer and second-largest ethanol producer, started its Center-South crop on April 1, targeting to crush 600 million tons, amid a global consumption crisis and huge unce...
29 Mai 202030min
After the Storm: The Shipping markets navigate H2 2020
London shipping editors Wyatt Wong, George Griffiths, and Sam Eckett explore the devastated LNG, container, and dry bulk markets post-COVID-19. How can shipping recover from a global demand drought? C...
29 Mai 202011min
China's Two Sessions provide positives for oil, metals
At China's latest "Two Sessions," the government did not provide a GDP target for 2020, but it outlined plans to boost infrastructure investment. The big focus this year was on maintaining employment ...
29 Mai 202014min
Coronavirus lockdowns put the spotlight on crude oil storage
US crude storage quickly became a major issue at the crux of the coronavirus lockdowns, as global markets struggled to find enough places to stash oil amid the oversupply and decreased demand. That cr...
28 Mai 202020min
