PRB coal users find flexibility key as power generators pressured
Powder River Basin coal buyers met recently outside Chicago and expressed long-term optimism that the using PRB coal would offer some stability -- including with prices -- despite changes to the US po...
24 Apr 20156min
Outlook for Russian oil against sanctions backdrop
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news, and Nadia Rodova, Platts Moscow bureau chief, discuss the outlook for Russia's oil sector against the backdrop of inter...
23 Apr 201510min
Shell-BG Group deal: What does it mean for the LNG market?
The $70-billion takeover deal between Shell and BG Group will make Shell the second largest global oil producer in the world. But both companies are also active on the LNG front. In this podcast, Plat...
15 Apr 20155min
Can N. American gas be saved by coal retirements, power burn?
North American natural gas production is outstripping demand, and increasing power demand due to the forced retirement of coal plants may not be enough to stabilize gas prices going forward. Senior pr...
14 Apr 20159min
Taiwan sees increase in LNG consumption
Taiwan is starting to prepare for its peak summer season and LNG demand fundamentals are about to change. Platts editor for LNG Abache Abreu explains the seasonal increase in the country's downstream ...
27 Mars 20151min
As winter demand wanes, US gas markets wait for next driver
The US natural gas markets are transitioning to spring, and now the industry is wondering where the big demand drivers will be as the weather warms. Will power burn come in and "save the market" this ...
26 Mars 20159min
Oil companies vie for prime acreage in US Gulf of Mexico
While winning bids at the 2015 US Central Lease Sale 235 were down from 2014, prices per acre for the ability to potentially produce oil offshore were among the highest of the last 20 years. Starr Spe...
25 Mars 20157min
US coal producer acquisition could boost confidence in industry
Questions abound after the US' largest privately-held coal producer, Murray Energy, acquired prominent Illinois Basin producer Foresight Energy. Platts Coal Trader managing editor Andrew Moore and ass...
20 Mars 20154min
