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
What impact will the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine have on Azov Sea ports?
An escalation in tension between Russia and Ukraine following the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels by Russia in the Azov Sea could mean a change to market dynamics. In this podcast S&P Global Platts...
27 Nov 20187min
Atlantic dry freight: Have Q4 expectations fallen short?
Market expectations for Q4 were sky-high, but has the dry bulk sector delivered on its Q3 promise? S&P Global Platts Sam Eckett and Arthur Richier discuss how geopolitical challenges have affected dif...
27 Nov 201812min
European styrene loses close to third of value in 1.5 months amid fractious year
S&P Global Platts European styrene editor Olu Shaw joins EMEA petrochemicals managing editor Ng Baoying to assess the European styrene market, which has lost close to a third of its value in the two m...
14 Nov 20189min
US Gulf Coast crude exports -- a sea change to dirty tanker markets
The US Gulf Coast has become the new crude export hub in the Americas. Brazil and USGC crude exports combined have transformed the VLCC runs from the Americas to the Asia-Pacific region into a front-h...
5 Nov 20187min
