Oil Markets

With all of the focus on sour crudes ahead of IMO 2020, the relationship between naphtha-rich and distillate-rich barrels has attracted less attention. But increasingly, the product split in sweet crude yields has become a driving factor as refineries gear up for the new low-sulfur world. S&P...

While the US continues to count the cost of Hurricane Dorian, Europe's refined products markets are seeing differing impacts. Joel Hanley hears from Platts reporters Solomon Lanitis and Virginie Malicier what effects a storm in the US has on European imports and exports. And in the latest IMO...

S&P Global Platts editors Ada Taib, Eesha Muneeb and Avantika Ramesh give listeners a preview of what will keep oil market participants busy at the 2019 Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference, including discussions around the impact of IMO 2020 on the Asian market, updates from Abu Dhabi's National...

IMO 2020 may be looming and the overall trajectory for sour crude such as Urals and high sulfur fuel oil is down, but with anomalous trading patterns and pockets of tightness, the high sulfur element can still show some strength. S&P Global reporters William Bland and Tamara Sleiman tell...

As trade tensions mount, US crude production continues to grow and it has to go somewhere; Europe and Asia have been accommodating homes so far but have troubles of their own. How much more crude does Europe need, and who is losing out in the US export explosion? Joel Hanley is joined by Platts...

As ethanol plays a greater role in European gasoline standards, S&P Global Platts reporters Solomon Lanitis and Joel Hanley discuss the impact of the latest evolution in the best known part of the oil barrel. Following this, Tamara Sleiman hosts another edition of the Platts IMO 2020 Special...

US crude has been gaining market share in Asia, with growing popularity in South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan. S&P Global Platts editors Avantika Ramesh and Ada Taib examine how the flow of US crude in to the region has been affecting demand for Far East Russian crude grades.

Tankers have been seized, drones downed, and warships scrambled but oil prices have barely registered the escalating tension in the Persian Gulf. S&P Global Platts reporters Robert Perkins and Emma Thomas discuss with Joel Hanley the factors keeping a lid on prices, and why values on crude oil...

Talks of closures are over for now and a clutch of run cuts at European refineries, followed by a significant outage in the US, is propping up sentiment. Refineries reporter Elza Turner tells the latest to Joel Hanley. Later in the program, Tamara Sleiman talks to Philip Reeder and Lara Berton...

The UK and Iran are facing off against one another over oil tankers and this is spooking both shippers and oil producers, with ripple effects across the markets. News reporters Jack Jordan and Miriam Malek discuss the implications with Eleni Pittalis.