US gas producers ask: Will a change of direction do them good?
The Northeast US, traditionally a large consumer of natural gas, is now also a major supplier thanks to the prolific Marcellus and Utica shale plays. T.L. Hamilton, associate editor for gas, discusses...
3 Apr 20143min
Asian natural rubber prices fall 30% on year on glut in Chinese supply
Anna Ward, Platts associate petrochemical editor discusses the sharp fall in Asian natural rubber prices in the first quarter compared to Q1 2013. Why are prices on a downward trend and what is the ma...
3 Apr 20146min
Future of US oil and gas industry investments
The S&P Capital IQ Energy Symposium in Houston on April 2 was focused on exploring the future of North American oil and gas industry. One of the panelists, Stewart Glickman, director, equity research,...
2 Apr 20144min
US methanol prices fall as market searches for a direction
US methanol prices were hovering near five-year highs, but March cut them down, in part due to extra supply headed to US shores. Colleen Barry-Goodman, managing editor of Americas petrochemicals, talk...
27 Mars 20146min
Interview: navigating dramatic change in the German power market
Ahead of Platts' European Power Summit in Berlin on 28-29 April, 2014, Henry Edwardes-Evans spoke to Graham Weale, Chief Economist, RWE AG, on German power market supply, demand and wholesale price dy...
27 Mars 201413min
Will winter ever end? And how will we refill storage?
Another blast of cold this week drove next-day cash gas prices higher by double digits for New England and New York. The weather isn't expected to linger but the hangover from all the gas withdrawn fr...
25 Mars 20145min
Spotlight: Snappy summer likely for US natural gas markets
Platts associate editor Patrick Badgley takes another look at what's ahead for US natural gas markets this summer, including for flows and storage, and answers questions submitted by participants in t...
21 Mars 20147min
Impact of shale gas developments on global polyethylene dynamics
Platts petrochemical editor Nandita Lal talks to Platts petrochemical analyst Hetain Mistry about the latest Shale to Polyethylene report highlighting how the shale gas developments in North America a...
21 Mars 20147min
