Oil Markets
S&P Global Commodity Insights
S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis of key oil price movements across the globe.
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Sep 25, 2014 • 11min
The challenges facing the African crude oil, refined product markets
Andrew Bonnington, editorial director for European and African oil and Eklavya Gupte, associate editor covering the West African crude oil markets, discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing the African continent. Booming US crude oil production has meant that Nigeria in particular has...
Sep 18, 2014 • 5min
Mediterranean Urals crude differentials under pressure as arbitrage booms
Benno Spencer, senior managing editor for EMEA oil and Paula VanLaningham, editor for Mediterranean and Urals crude, discuss the recent weakness in the Mediterranean Urals market, where differentials have dropped relative to the Northwest European market as incoming arbitrage barrels from the...
Sep 15, 2014 • 5min
Asian companies gear up as Mexico opens oil, gas sectors to foreign investors
Mexico's energy reforms present potentially huge oil and gas exploration and investment opportunities to foreigners. James Bourne, Platts associate director of oil news in Asia, and Takeo Kumagai, Platts senior editor for Asia oil news, discuss the sets of investment opportunities for foreign...
Sep 10, 2014 • 8min
Latest EU sanctions set to hit Russian oil majors
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Rosemary Griffin, associate editor, discuss the likely impact of new EU sanctions against Russian oil companies, and how the likes of Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom Neft might combat the measures. This is the latest...
Sep 3, 2014 • 7min
The role of oil and gas in the Scotland independence debate
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Nick Coleman, senior editor, discuss the run-up to the vote on Scottish independence, how the future of North Sea oil and gas is at the center of the debate and what an independent Scotland would look to do with its...
Aug 20, 2014 • 6min
Tanker markets feel impact from Libya crude loading restarts, Ebola crisis
Platts Peter Norfolk, editorial director, global shipping and freight, and John Morley and Nigel Davies, West of Suez freight editors, discuss the impact on tanker markets of the restart of crude oil loading from the Libyan ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, as well as the latest developments...
Aug 13, 2014 • 7min
When will Kazakhstan's Kashagan be able to restart production?
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Dina Khrennikova, associate editor, discuss the problems that hit the launch of the giant Kashagan oil field offshore Kazakhstan and the likely timeline for the field's restart. This is the latest in a series of...
Aug 11, 2014 • 7min
Latest Western sanctions increase pressure on Russian oil, gas sector
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Rosemary Griffin, associate editor, discuss the impact on the Russian oil and gas sector of ongoing Western sanctions against Russia and two court rulings in favor of Yukos former shareholders announced recently....
Jul 31, 2014 • 3min
European low sulfur fuel oil under pressure as refiners run sweet crudes
Platts' Andrew Bonnington, editorial director for European and African oil discusses the recent fall in the value of low sulfur fuel oil relative to high sulfur fuel oil with editors, Ned Molloy and Maude Desmarescaux. The recent glut of light, sweet crudes and subsequent fall in the value of the...
Jul 25, 2014 • 6min
China's H1 2014 apparent oil demand edges up on year
Platts' Song Yen Ling, senior writer for China, analyzes China's apparent oil demand during the first six months of 2014, which edged up 0.6% on year to 9.91 million b/d, according to Platts calculations based on recent government data. She also assesses gasoil demand, which recovered to its...
