Platts Oil Markets Podcasts
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Is the decline in US diesel exports expected to last?
James Bambino, oil futures and options editor, Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, discuss the near- and long-term aspects of US distillate exports. Why have they declined recently and what do strong diesel crack spreads mean for US refineries expanding operations.
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Changing tides: Healthy returns for clean tankers lures...
Pradeep Rajan, team leader for Platts Asia Shipping and Freight, discusses the role reversal of both clean and dirty tanker markets and shares notable trends in the market.
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Europe’s jet market labors under good supply picture,...
Platts EMEA oil markets editors discuss the state of the European jet market, as the physical jet market has seen a picture of strong oversupply and relatively poor demand. However, changes to the General Scheme of Preferences – a key trading relationship between the EU and developing countries – could have repercussions for some of Europe’s supply locations.
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European diesel prices stay strong after refinery...
Platts EMEA oil markets editors discuss the state of the European diesel market, which has showed unexpected strength despite the end of the refinery maintenance season and continued poor oil consumption in many European countries.
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Rising fuel oil cracks boost sour refining margins, sour...
Fuel oil has been the brightest segment of the barrel this month, as most other European product cracks come under pressure. Platts EMEA oil team discusses why this is, and the implications for crude markets.
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Browse LNG partners eye alternatives after shelving...
Platts Oil News team examines the reasons for and reactions to Woodside's decision to shelve Browse, one of the biggest LNG projects in Asia, and the possible shift in focus to floating production options.
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Proposed budget cuts of oil and gas tax allowances, more...
Starr Spencer, Gary Gentile, senior editors for oil news, and Bridget Hunsucker, editor, discuss the Obama administration's proposed 2014 budget, which includes plans to cut $40 billion in oil and gas company tax allowances, California refiners to see more crude by rail to meet increasingly stringent state "carbon intensity" environmental guidelines, and how Illinois may be on the verge of renewed oil drilling boom.
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How Tier 3 gasoline will impact the US gasoline markets
John-Laurent Tronche, associate editor for US Atlantic gas, Robert Sharp, associate director for US downstream markets, and Subhan Usmani, associate editor for US Gulf Coast gasoline, discuss the new gasoline standards launched at the end of March by the Environmental Protection Agency proposing to lower the sulfur level in US gasoline to 10ppm by 2017. They discuss compliance costs, the affect on consumers as well as refiners, and what these standards could mean for US gasoline supply and...
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Record high Baltic Aframax freight rates boosted by...
Platts EMEA oil editors discuss the recent record high Aframax freight rates out of the Baltic region and look at the impact this has had on Northwest European Urals and related crude markets.
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Impact of July South Korean tax reform on North Sea...
Platts EMEA oil editors discuss the recent reform to the application of refined products’ tax in South Korea and its effect on a key Dated Brent crude, Forties.
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European jet fuel: highs and lows
Platts' editors assess the volatility in the NWE jet fuel market, focusing on refinery turnarounds tightening exports from the Persian Gulf to Europe, helping drive high prices.
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Mediterranean Urals crude spread to Iraq's Kirkuk grade...
Platts editors' discuss the recent divergence in prices for Russia’s Mediterranean Urals crude and Iraq’s Kirkuk crude, which reached a level not seen for more than four years on increasing demand for Urals.
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Impact of refinery capacity growth on Asian oil markets
Jonty Rushforth on the reasons behind changes in refinery capacity in the Middle East and their implications on the Asian oil markets.
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Urals crude weakness spreads into North Sea Forties...
Platts' EMEA crude oil team discusses the recent high values seen in Nigerian crude oil and the outlook for the market in light of supply disruption in both Africa and Europe.
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Urals crude weakness spreads into North Sea Forties...
Platts' EMEA crude oil team discusses the reasons behind the recent weakness in the sour Russian Urals crude market, focusing on refinery turnarounds and production.
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Factors contributing to Europe’s current naphtha market...
Andrew Bonnington, Platts EMEA associate editorial director for clean products, and Virginie Malicier, associate editor, discuss the reasons behind naphtha’s recent strength and record physical premium over the front-month swap.
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Prices at the pump rise; Canada looks to send crude to...
Starr Spencer, senior editor, Esa Ramasamy, editorial director for oil in Houston, and Bridget Hunsucker, editor, discuss why gasoline prices at the pump are rising in the wintertime, the potential for sending crude produced from Canadian oil sands to Asia, and a growing trend among international upstream companies switching focus to huge shale and unconvential plays in the US.
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Europe, Russia still unaffected by upcoming refinery...
Elza Turner and Olivier Lejeune, editors from the European oil team, examine the imminent maintenance of refineries in Europe and Russia.
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Oil majors' earnings results announced; developments in...
Platts' EMEA oil news team discusses the key points surrounding the oil and gas majors, following the release of their full year and Q4 earnings for 2012, and assess the outlook for 2013; and examine recent developments in the crude market, focusing on sweet crude grades, where excess supply has been building up.
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Factors contributing to a recent surge in European...
Platts' EMEA oil team assesses the various factors that have contributed to a surge in European gasoline prices compared to diesel in recent weeks.
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NYMEX RBOB gasoline leads the complex in a tightening of...
US gasoline prices have jumped in recent days, with the NYMEX RBOB futures contract leading the way on a tightening of refining capacity on the US Atlantic Coast. Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, and James Bambino, futures reporter, discuss what’s driving the rally, and what lies ahead when demand starts to pick up in the summer months.
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Diesel output set to rise as refiners complete upgrades
Platts' EMEA oil team discusses the impact of refinery upgrades on the European diesel market.
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Hugo Chavez and Venezuela's oil markets
Robert Sharp, associate editorial director, and Subhan Usmani, editor, discuss the affect of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reign, including how Venezuela has changed from a huge exporter to an importer of gasoline from the US.
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North Sea crude facing up to South Korean arb and poor...
Platts' EMEA oil team discusses the recent market dynamics in the key benchmark Dated Brent market, focusing on Forties crude production.
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Fuel oil 2012 and outlook: fundamental changes on horizon
Platts' EMEA oil team looks at a tumultuous year for the European fuel oil market, starting with soaring premiums for high sulfur fuel oil and ending in a flood of supply.
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European refinery maintenance nears end, as diesel...
As Europe's and Russia's refining capacity emerges from its typical late fall maintenance period, the improvement in supply looks set to bring pressure to relatively healthy refining margins. Platts' EMEA crude and oil products team discusses the returning refining capacity and the impact it is having on the key oil product, diesel.
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How has Hurricane Sandy impacted US oil markets?
Alison Ciaccio, oil futures editor, and John Kingston, director of news, examine why oil prices have not spiked in the wake of Hurricane Sandy despite a tight supply situation.
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Reversing trends in the European diesel market?
Andrew Bonnington, associate editorial director for clean products and Sophie Byron, European middle distillate editor, discuss the factors at play in explaining the current relative weakness of the Mediterranean ULSD market when compared to Northwest Europe; examine the current strength in the ARA barge market; and assess the impact, or not as the case may be, of Hurricane Sandy on the European market.
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European refining margins stay strong in light of supply...
Stuart Elliott, Simon Thorne and Joel Hanley of the European Oil team at Platts discuss the supply disruptions in North Sea crude and the Southern European pipeline system, against a backdrop of strong refining margins in the region.
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Gasoline prices and the US presidential election
Derek Sands, associate editor for Inside Energy, talks with Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, about the lack of attention that gasoline prices are getting in the US presidential election. But in this close election, could energy issues sway some voters?
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Low sulfur fuel oil weakens dramatically from Q3 highs
Benno Spencer, team leader for EMEA dirty products, and Ned Molloy, EMEA oil editor, discuss the reasons for the sudden drop in low sulfur fuel oil premiums, including trading houses' response to the end of refinery maintenance season, strong refinery margins on the back of soaring middle distillate cracks, and seasonal demand trends in the Mediterranean and Baltic.
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Upgrades at Algeria's Skikda refinery, impact on...
Paula VanLaningham and Anna Ward, light ends editors for EMEA, discuss the effect of Sonatrach's on-going upgrade program at the 300,000 b/d Skikda refinery on the European gasoline and naphtha markets.
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Dynamics driving prices in the European diesel market
Tim Worledge, managing editor for European middle distillates, and Chris Vowden, senior EMEA oil editor, discuss the dynamics driving prices in the European diesel market; and examine the reasons behind the significant loss of refinery capacity within the region in recent months.
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Could tight US gasoline supplies lead to a rise in gas...
Alison Ciaccio, oil futures editor, discusses the impact on the physical gasoline market of supply disruptions in Venezuela and Canada.
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European low sulfur fuel oil: from strength to strength
Platts' EMEA oil team assesses the strength of the NWE low sulfur fuel oil market; focusing on recent events resulting in the highest backwardation in nearly a decade; and tracing the impact of regulation and refinery maintenance on the evolution of this market.
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Low inventories, exports boost NYMEX heating oil crack
James Bambino, oil futures editor, and Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, discuss how the heating oil crack spread has recently broken through the $19 range, which is especially strong this time of year, as the market approaches peak heating oil season.
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Low sulfur bunker fuel demand escalates in US
Joshua Starnes, associate editor, covering the Atlantic Coast residual fuel oil and bunker fuel markets, and Meera Patel, associate editor, covering Gulf Coast residual fuel oil and bunker fuel markets, look into the changing supply-demand balance for bunker fuel in the US following the introduction of the North American Emissions Control Area.
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The rise and fall of Urals crude oil differentials
Robert Beaman, associate editor and Joel Hanley, associate editorial director EMEA Oil, examine the factors behind the Urals crude differentials, shedding over $2.00/b versus the Dated Brent benchmark in just three weeks after touching all-time record highs in August.
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Venezuela fire and US hurricane fan European road fuel...
Tim Worledge, managing editor EMEA middle distillates, and Andrew Bonnington, associate editorial director for clean products, examine the influence that US Gulf Coast and South American refining capacity has over Europe’s gasoline and diesel markets as Tropical Storm Isaac crosses the Florida Keys into the Gulf, and fire rages at the huge Amaury Bay refinery in Venezuela.
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Rising oil prices trigger speculation about a stock...
Platts' EMEA oil news team discusses the recent rise in world oil prices and the causes of the rally; whether or not the increase in prices might prompt the US to tap its emergency stockpiles; and how the supply side of the world oil market is coping with the ongoing decline in Iranian crude exports.
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European low sulfur fuel oil firm on N American Emission...
Benno Spencer, EMEA dirty products team leader, and Ned Molloy, editor for EMEA fuel oil, discuss the impact of the North American Emission Control Area on European low sulfur fuel oil, which recently saw 16-month highs amid an environment of weaker regional bunker fuel demand; and look at the potential impact of the upcoming European refinery maintenance period.
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Affects of Chevron refinery fire on US gasoline market;...
Alison Ciaccio, futures editor, Matt Kohlman, managing editor, distillates for the Americas, and Shameek Ghosh, associate editor, discuss the recent fire at a Chevron refinery, which gave a boost to the physical gasoline market on US west coast; and the latest USDA report on world agricultural demand and estimates in which almost every statistic was revised downward due to drought in midwest US, which caused corn to reach a record high price.
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US drought affects corn use for ethanol production
Shameek Ghosh, US biofuels editor, and Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, discuss the price of ethanol versus corn and the ramifications of gasoline prices at a discount to ethanol.
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Russian fuel oil/bunker prices firm
Elza Turner and George Martiniuc, Platts EMEA oil editors, discuss the rise in Russian fuel oil prices following lower export duty for August deliveries; and assess higher European fuel oil benchmarks.
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Gulf Coast benchmark crude rallies reacting to wide...
Alison Ciaccio, oil futures editor, and Bridget Hunsucker, associate editor, discuss the factors surrounding rising Gulf Coast crude differentials and a widening Brent/WTI futures spread.
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Diesel - a return to form?
Simon Thorne, Platts editorial director EMEA oil, and Andrew Bonnington, associate editorial director EMEA clean products, discuss a resurgent European ULSD market and the factors contributing to the market strength.
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Sub-Saharan African oil and gas development on the rise
In this Platts/Oil Council podcast, John Kingston, Platts director of news, talks with Olivier Mussat about the potential successes and pitfalls these nations face as they try to develop their resources, and what investors in the region need to consider.
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Ethane/propane mix oversupply; increased US diesel...
Platts' US oil news team discusses the increased diesel exports to Latin America out of the US West Coast, and the ethane/propane mix in the US midwest trading at an historic low due to oversupply.
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Outlook for European refining sector remains bleak
Platts' EMEA oil news team discusses the dramatic failure of Petroplus, Europe's largest independent refiner, which has focused attention on the ongoing plight of European refiners suffering under weak margins and wilting regional demand for fuels, with many having closed in the region in the past decade.
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Implications of US, European sanctions on the global oil...
Platts' EMEA oil news team discusses the implications on the global oil market of US financial sanctions against Iran, in addition to the EU embargo on Iranian oil imports effective July 1; and with the shipping industry having been at the forefront of the EU sanctions on Iran, how well prepared the market has been for their onset.
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The Brent market in the face of global crude oversupply
Joel Hanley, Platts EMEA associate editorial director for crude and dirty products, and Olivier Lejeune, Platts EMEA editor for crude, discuss the current state of the Dated Brent market following the huge fall in oil prices seen over the months of April, May and June, and the return to a contango structure seen over the last few weeks.
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First Central Gulf lease sale post Macondo; ATP Corp....
Alison Ciaccio, futures editor, and Starr Spencer and Gary Gentile, senior editors, discuss the first Central Gulf lease sale since the Macondo oil spill, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. suing the US government for damages incurred while awaiting drilling permits in the US Gulf of Mexico, and recent pressure on the futures oil complex.
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The divergent paths of gasoline and naphtha in Europe
Platts EMEA oil team discusses the current environment in the European light ends markets and the factors contributing to chronic weakness in the global naphtha market.
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European cracks tumble on low petrochemical demand,...
Ellie Weir, Platts EMEA team leader for shipping, and Angela Velasco, discuss the various factors that have contributed to record lows in clean freight rates and depressed rates in the dirty tanker market.
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ExxonMobil looks to export natural gas; crude oil prices...
Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, speaks to Starr Spencer, senior news editor, and James Bambino, futures editor, about US oil companies interested in exporting gas due to the emerging shale plays; and the macroeconomic concerns that have pulled crude futures lower by $20/barrel over the past month.
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European cracks tumble on low petrochemical demand,...
Andrew Bonnington, Platts senior managing editor for EMEA clean products, explains the recent weakness and return to contango in the European naphtha market. Cheap LPG and thin Asian cracking demand are dampening appetite for European naphtha grades with little immediate prospect on the horizon for a rebound.
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Iran shipping sanctions causing oil, methanol markets...
Platts news director for Asia, Thomas Hogue, speaks to Takeo Kumagai, Tokyo oil correspondent, and Ng Baoying, associate editor for Asian petrochemicals and soft commodities, on the continuing implications of the Iran sanctions imposed by the US and European Union that have affected the oil and methanol markets.
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What does Seaway reversal mean for Midwest refiners?
The long-awaited Seaway Pipeline reversal has started, with crude being delivered from the glutted US Midwest to Gulf Coast refiners. What has the impact been on oil futures, and what could the reversal mean for Midwest refining margins going forward? Jeff Mower, Alison Ciaccio, and James Bambino discuss.
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Shipping industry hit hard by US and European sanctions...
Platts news director for Asia, Thomas Hogue, speaks to Goh Shu Hui, fuel oil markets reporter, and Pradeep Rajan, Platts' Singapore-based shipping reporter, on how the sanctions imposed on Iran by the US and Europe have impacted the shipping industry.
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North Sea crude exports to South Korea continue unabated
Platts crude oil reporters Olivier Lejeune and Daniel Colover discuss the continuous flow of North Sea crude to South Korea seen since December 2011, which has increased European crude prices and limited refiners’ profit margins for the benefit of UK and Norwegian oil producers, crude traders have said. The European Commission says it has not received any formal complaints from the European refining community.
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Sluggish economy drains NYMEX crude gains
Petroleum futures have tubled over the past week, with NYMEX front-month crude down roughly $10/b since May 1. What's driving the decline? Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Alison Ciaccio, futures editor, explain what's going on.
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Russian fuel exports rise in Q1 despite 60-66 tax regime
Elza Turner, Russian domestic market reporter, and fuel oil reporters George Martiniuc and Ned Molloy, discuss the impact of the new Russian tax regime on fuel oil export flows so far and why levels remain steady despite the less favorable duty.
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RBOB gasoline futures on a bearish streak
Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, and James Bambino, futures editor, discuss the recent decline, pointing to lower physical gasoline prices in Europe as well as renewed confidence in the market that supply will be able to meet summer demand.
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The impact of growing piracy in West Africa on the...
Ellie Weir, Platts EMEA team leader for shipping, and Eklavya Gupte, tackle the growing issue of piracy in West Africa and look at the reasons it has been increasing this year along with the impact that it is having on the shipping industry.
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Australian Q1 oil production results released; paradox...
Platts news director for Asia, Thomas Hogue, speaks to Mriganka Jaipuryar, senior editor for Platts' Oilgram News, and Christine Forester, senior writer based in Australia, about the paradox of governmental regulation on oil prices, as well as the recent production results revealed by Australia's top oil producers.
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Oil Markets: No lag in Japan's LSFO demand
Takeo Kumagai, Platts Tokyo news correspondent, and Jonty Rushforth, senior managing editor, discuss Japanese demand for low sulfur fuel oil and its effect on the international markets.
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Urals cracking margins in NWE hit highest level since...
Daniel Colover Platts EMEA crude oil editor and Ned Molloy Platts EMEA fuel oil editor, discuss how the Urals cracking margin in NWE has risen to the highest level since 2008 and how strength in the low sulphur fuel oil market has played a part in this rise.
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Impact of recent oil spills significant; OPEC issues two...
Platts EMEA oil news team discusses concerns surrounding recent oil spills, including the gas leak at Total's Elgin platform in the UK North Sea; and assesses the implications of OPEC having released two sets of data for their own crude oil production for the first time.
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Weak demand and high prices hit EMEA jet fuel market
Helen Robertson, Platts EMEA middle distillate editor, discusses how weak demand for jet fuel in Northwest Europe and high outright prices have affected the market and caused European airline profits to suffer.
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Why are Chinese state oil companies stocking up on...
Song Yen Ling, Platts senior writer for the Chinese oil markets, discusses the overall upstream oil and gas reserves growth for Chinese state oil companies.
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The state of oil and products in the US
David Ruisard, Platts US light ends editor, and Esa Ramasamy, director of Americas oil for Platts, discuss why we shouldn't worry about $4 per gallon at the pump in the US.
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Water treatment technology for fracking
Matthew M. Nordan, vice president at Venrock, talks with John Kingston, Platts director of news, about fracking technology, especially water treatment, the cost of trucking involved in water treatment, and what problems are solved with technologies such as reverse osmosis and distillation.
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Poor end user demand affects EMEA road fuels market
Sophie Byron, EMEA middle distillate editor, and Paula Vanlaningham, EMEA light ends editor, discuss how refining margins have improved recovering from the lows seen at the beginning of March after refinery run cuts, and current low retail demand for diesel and gasoline due to high outright values.
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Slow demand and high stocks pressure European biofuels...
Guilherme Kfouri, associate editor for Platts EMEA fuel ethanol, and Maria Tsay, assistant editor for Platts EMEA biodiesel, discuss factors that have been pressuring European biofuels markets in the first quarter of 2012.
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WTI/Brent spread and increase in US exports of refined...
John Kingston, director of news, Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Alison Ciaccio, futures reporter, discuss the wide WTI/Brent spread and the increase in US exports of refined products. What is keeping the WTI/Brent spread so wide, and what will be the "new normal"? Can US refiners continue to export products at a record pace without drawing too much political heat?
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Global refining margins sink as product prices lag crude...
Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Tim Worledge, middle distillate team leader in London, discuss how refining margins have turned lower in March, turning negative in parts of the US and Europe, as refiners are paying up for crude supply.
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Alternatives to Iranian crude supply; Gunvor's refinery...
Robert Perkins, senior news correspondent in London, Stuart Elliott, managing director of European news, and Geoff King, oil futures editor, discuss how Turkey is investigating alternatives to Iranian crude supply; the market is surprised at Gunvor's refinery purchase; and Brent and WTI are rangebound between supply concerns and economic worries.
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Dichotomy of European high and low sulfur fuel oil values
Benno Spencer, team leader for European dirty products, Chris Vowden, senior EMEA oil editor and George Martiniuc, EMEA fuel oil editor, discuss the factors influencing the recent weakness of the European high sulfur fuel oil market and investigate the reasons behind the contrasting strength of low sulfur fuel oil, finally touching on the potential demand destruction resulting on the recent flat-price highs.
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How are shipping lines responding to record-high bunker...
Ned Molloy, EMEA bunker fuel editor and Eklavya Gupte, EMEA shipping editor, discuss how shipping lines are responding to record high bunker fuel prices at many ports, and how the freight market is responding. Reducing buying volumes in the hope that crude oil prices will fall is only half the story, with many ship owners increasingly prioritizing the cheapest ports for their bunkering operations.
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Record high propane prices in Europe: Explaining the...
Andrew Bonnington, senior managing editor for European clean products, and Derek Hardy, EMEA LPG editor, discuss the factors influencing the recent strength in the European propane market and the current balance of supply and demand.
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Japanese shipowners face challenges with Iran sanctions
Takeo Kumagai, Platts' Tokyo news correspondent, discusses the United States' push for Japan to cut imports of Iranian crude, in light of Japanese needs to maintain its power generation capacity post-Fukushima.
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US political debate turns to high gasoline prices
Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, Keith Chu, associate editor for Inside Energy, and Robert Sharp, associate editorial director, discuss Obama's speech on gas price increases and the effect that the Iranian situation has had on gasoline prices internationally.
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