Oil Markets

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Platts' Eklavya Gupte, West Africa crude editor, and Ned Molloy, North Sea crude editor, discuss the biggest slide in Brent crude prices this year, including the impact of Chinese de-stocking on West African exports, the fragile recovery in European refining margins, and headlines on Iraq and...

Shippers traveling within 200 miles of US shores are just six months away from new emissions regulations, which will lower the amount of sulfur in fuel allowed within Emission Control Areas. John-Laurent Tronche, team leader, Americas bunker fuel and residuel fuel oil, explains the options...

Andrew Bonnington, Platts editorial director for European and African oil, and Eklavya Gupte, West Africa editor, discuss the recent low values seen in the Angolan crude market amid weak Chinese demand and tumbling refining margins. This is the latest in a series of weekly podcasts aimed at...

Benno Spencer,Ned Molloy and Paula Vanlaningham, members of the Platts European crude oil price reporting team, discuss the recent reversal of fortunes for North Sea crude values, the bearish Mediterranean and Urals crude markets, stymied West African crude arbitrage to China and an environment of...