Oil Markets

The European low sulfur vacuum gasoil market has been facing bearish headwinds in recent weeks on the back of rapidly weakening gasoline cracks. S&P Global Platts EMEA fuel oil managing editor John Morley is joined by editors Tamara Sleiman and Solomon Lanitis to examine the current state of...

Shipowners have received some of the first details about the fuel they will be relying on from 2020 this week with some announcements about the new blends for use once the International Maritime Organization's sulfur limit drops to 0.5%. S&P Global Platts Jack Jordan, editorial lead for bunker...

A new swap contract has led to unprecedented transparency in Nigerian crude oil trading. S&P Global Platts senior editors Joel Hanley and Paula VanLaningham assess whether this could be a new trend, as well as discussing new assessments for US crude into Europe, and a possible quality premium...

Maintenance on secondary cracking units at the Jamnagar and Yanbu refineries is having a conflicting impact on European gasoline and Vacuum Gasoil markets. Supply of gasoline out of the units has been dented, meaning Northwest Europe is being tapped to fill the void, while demand for European VGO...

A recent spate of shipping engine failures has been traced back to a problematic cargo of bunker fuel in Houston earlier in the year. S&P Global Platts reporters Emma Kettley and Jack Jordan discuss with Joel Hanley the difficulties of policing fuel oil specifications and whether a global...

Tonnage, debt, price and credit could be explosive issues for the shipping and bunker industry going into 2020. The fallout from the International Maritime Organization's tighter fuel regulations will mean higher fuel costs and/or difficulties purchasing expensive scrubbers. S&P Global Platts...

Among shipowners looking at how to cope with tighter marine fuels sulfur limits in 2020, the use of scrubbers to clean their emissions on board has been seen as a niche solution for the past few years. But that may be starting to change – rumours abound that the technology may be finding new...

How will Asia's top buyers react to the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran?In this podcast, S&P Global Platts editors Mriganka Jaipuriyar, Philip Vahn, and Oceana Zhou examine why China is likely to benefit the most out of the US' move, as South Korea and Japan cut back on their imports and...

S&P Global Platts light ends reporter Philip Reeder tells Joel Hanley why prices for versatile feedstock naphtha have remained strong while other refined oil products have not sustained the pace.We welcome any feedback or suggestions for topics. Contact us at webeditor@platts.com.

S&P Global Platts editors Gillian Carr and Joel Hanley discuss how differentials for Kazakhstan's CPC Blend crude oil have plummeted on heightened output and weak demand. But with production only set to increase, is there any hope for a price recovery in the short term?We welcome any feedback...