Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas link on track despite EU regulation risk
Russia's controversial Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream natural gas pipeline projects are still on track to come online at the end of this year, despite risks of EU regulation and US sanctions. The 55 Bc...
8 Jan 20198min
The numbers behind Trump's talk of cheaper gasoline in 2019
There's a kernel of truth behind President Donald Trump's tweet on cheap gasoline. S&P Global Platts editors Seth Clare and Jeff Bair look at the fundamentals behind Trump's Twitter prediction that ga...
2 Jan 201910min
As US-China trade war simmers, impacts felt across many commodities
The US-China trade war has taken a number of twists and turns since July 6, when the US and China put into place 25% tariffs on $34 billion of each other's goods. Most recently the two sides agreed to...
21 Dec 201830min
The fast dismantling of the Venezuelan HBI industry: lack of pellets, credit and confidence
The number of factors hampering trade of Venezuelan HBI seems unlimited, and its relevance to the global industry is disappearing as it has been working at much-reduced rates for years. Moreover, redu...
19 Dec 20189min
Trade tensions, megatrends, and sustainability in European petrochemicals
Trading relationships are top on the minds of many in Europe, especially with the evolving trade tensions between China and the US, and Brexit. In the longer term however, population megatrends, feeds...
18 Dec 201810min
Rally in natural gas prices, lower storage throws uncertainty into US winter power outlook
The recent rise in natural gas prices, combined with lower gas storage and a late November cold snap, has added some uncertainty to the US winter power outlook. S&P Global Platts editors Eric Janssen,...
13 Dec 201813min
European natural gas market faces key first quarter period
The European natural gas market has seen some dramatic changes year on year so far during the final quarter of 2018, with pricing seen volatile after crashing recently with multi-year highs seen at th...
13 Dec 201810min
Gasoline keeps flowing from US refineries despite a huge cut to profits
Why would a refiner keep making gasoline at a loss? That's the situation facing US companies with gasoline cracks dipping into negative numbers against major US and European crude grades. Jeff Bair an...
11 Dec 201810min
