Oil Markets

Malaysia has scrapped fuel subsidies and Indonesia has reduced them. Platts editors James Bourne, Mriganka Jaipuriyar, and Jonathan Nonis discuss the subsidy policy shifts, the impact on oil imports, and the domestic appetite for fuel in both countries. This is the latest in a series of weekly...

Benno Spencer, senior managing editor, Europe and Africa oil, Elza Turner, senior editor for Russian crude and products, and Paula VanLaningham, editor for Mediterranean and Urals crude, discuss the upcoming changes to the Russian oil export tax scheme and their impact on both crude and product...

Sophie Byron, managing editor of EMEA light ends and Virginie Malicier, editor for EMEA naphtha discuss the recent weakness in the European naphtha market with oversupply in Europe and low demand in Asia. Also examined is the ongoing competition from LPG for petrochemical cracking in Europe as...

Benno Spencer, senior managing editor, Europe and Africa oil, and Marko Trtica, fuel oil editor, discuss the recent OW Bunker bankruptcy and the consequences for the global bunker fuel market; focusing on price, competition, finance, losses and other ramifications.This is the latest in a series of...

Aleksandrs Juhnevics, managing editor, global shipping and freight, and Eklavya Gupte and John Morley, associate editors for West African crude and shipping, discuss the impact on the oil and shipping markets of the recent Ebola outbreak in WAF; and examine the steps taken by the shipping industry...

Cheong Su Yeen, Platts senior editor for jet fuel in Asia, and Song Yen Ling, Platts senior writer for oil, discuss the growth prospect of jet fuel demand in China amid the rapid development of high-speed railway network; the product balance for jet fuel in China; and the factors that will likely...

Elza Turner, senior editor for the Russian domestic oil market and Alex Pearce, editor for Northwest Europe distillates, discuss the temporary drop of Russian October diesel exports against the overall picture of steady flows to Europe and expected increase of volumes next year.This is the latest...

Sophie Byron, managing editor for EMEA light ends and Virginie Malicier, editor for EMEA naphtha, discuss the recent weakness in the European naphtha market, where cheaper propane remains in the petrochemical cracking pool and good availability of naphtha creates an overhang in the market. In...

A glut in ultra low sulfur diesel and gasoline looms in Asia. Jonathan Nonis, Platts senior managing editor for the Asian oil markets, discusses the factors behind the impending oversupply, Australia's potential demand growth, and the possibility of other markets as destinations of the surplus...

Sophie Byron, managing editor for EMEA light ends and Francesco Di Salvo, editor for EMEA gasoline, discuss the recent strength in the Northwest European gasoline market, where refinery maintenance has exerted upwards pressure on prices. This is despite the transition to cheaper winter-grade...