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Sep 13, 2018 • 9min
Global LNG market in focus as annual Gastech conference nears
S&P Global Platts senior natural gas writer Harry Weber, LNG Editorial Lead for Asia Pacific and the Middle East Abache Abreu and Managing Editor Gas & Power Joe Fisher preview next week's Gastech conference in Barcelona. They analyze the key themes and what the global gas and LNG...

Sep 7, 2018 • 11min
Center-South Brazil's 2018-19 sugarcane season and the highest ethanol mix in 10 years
A unique season for the 2018-19 sugarcane crop in Center-South Brazil is resulting in the highest ethanol mix in 10 years. What have been the impacts in the supply-and-demand dynamics in the world's largest sugarcane producer and second-biggest ethanol market? Can demand catch up with the...

Sep 7, 2018 • 5min
Russian officials prepare for flagship meeting with Asian investors at Eastern Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Asian leaders at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, September 11-13, 2018, where discussions are likely to be dominated by trade tensions and North Korea peace talks, as well as the most promising areas for future cooperation. S&P Global Platts...

Aug 31, 2018 • 12min
Digging into ACE: How will Trump's Clean Power Plan replacement impact US power markets?
S&P Global Platts Editor Kate Winston and Senior Manager Matthew Eversman discuss the Affordable Clean Energy rule and whether this new legislation will have an impact on the US generation mix.

Aug 29, 2018 • 6min
US power sector coal, gas storage down but prices unmoved
Coal stockpiles at US utilities and natural gas storage are both down this year rather significantly, but prices have yet to react. Andrew Moore, managing editor of Platts Coal Trader, says increasing gas production is one reason prices have stayed low, which is also limiting coal demand. But with...

Aug 23, 2018 • 7min
Brazilian soybean port premiums jump as US and China engage in trade war
Brazil, the world's largest soybean exporter, is bound to be nearly alone in providing the oilseed to China with competitive prices, after the Asian country imposed a 25% tariff on US exports. However, uncertainties around Brazilian domestic freight costs make the scenario for the South...

Aug 22, 2018 • 10min
How a 'perfect storm' pushed Southern California natural gas to a record high
Senior Pricing Specialists Samer Mosis, Arsalan Syed and John DeLapp of the S&P Global Platts North American Natural Gas team discuss the behavior of the often-volatile Southern California gas market this summer. They dissect and analyze the market fundamentals behind a recent price surge and...

Aug 17, 2018 • 10min
How the US-China trade war could reshape the LNG market
S&P Global Platts reporter Harry Weber and Senior Managing Editor Matt Eversman discuss the outlook for further US LNG export growth amid the escalation of international trade disputes. They analyze the impact on projects currently being developed on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts and...

Aug 15, 2018 • 9min
Ocean arbs expand for gasoline on the high seas
S&P Global Platts editors Seth Clare and Jeffrey Bair talk about gasoline trade flow from the US to Australia and China to Mexico and the short-term supply situations that are driving markets on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Also, there's a review of some of the bullish indications for US...

Jul 24, 2018 • 23min
Corpus Christi positioning itself to be prime port for US energy exports
The Texas Port of Corpus Christi is positioning itself to be the prime energy export port in the US, despite trade wars and sanctions. In a conversation with S&P Global Platts senior editor Ashok Dutta and managing editor Gary Gentile, the port's CEO Sean Strawbridge outlines his plans to...


