UK coal plant shut down could exacerbate power price spikes on tight supply
Coal is on its way out of the UK power generation mix, yet has remained as a fall-back option on days of peak demand such as when the National Grid warned of a natural gas deficit on March 1. Capacity...
13 Apr 20186min
A new hope for an E15 waiver?
US President Donald Trump spoke in favor Thursday of an RVP waiver for E15, or gasoline blended with 15% ethanol. The implications and motivations for such a waiver are a hot topic right now as refine...
12 Apr 20188min
Widening crude differentials and the Permian Basin
The Permian Basin has attracted more than its fair share of attention due to its high pace of growth even in a low oil price environment.But since late March differentials have widened between the two...
10 Apr 20185min
European biodiesel: Is there space for imports from both Asia and South America?
European biodiesel trade flows have been rocked significantly by the latest policy changes, with uncertainty rife in the marketplace surrounding the future of antidumping duties. S&P Global Platts' Ge...
16 Mars 20184min
The PES-EPA proposal: What's it mean for US biofuels?
S&P Global Platts editors Sophie Byron and Wes Swift and Director of Global Biofuels Analysis Corey Lavinsky discuss the impact from the proposed settlement agreement between the US Environmental Prot...
14 Mars 20187min
China surprises with weak return to thermal coal market after Lunar New Year holiday
After strong trading in the lead up to Chinese New Year in mid-February, market participants were expecting China to return to the seaborne spot market with gusto. But sellers have been left feeling d...
7 Mars 20187min
Could Trump's US steel tariff end a two-year bull run in seaborne prices?
Details of US President Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports are expected to emerge this week.In this podcast, S&P Global Platts Regional Content Dir...
5 Mars 20184min
IP Week: Shipping industry outlook
As London's annual International Petroleum week draws to a close, Jason Silber, Global head of Ocean Intelligence -- part of S&P Global Platts -– chatted with Peter Norfolk, S&P Global Platts editoria...
23 Feb 20189min
