North American exposure to global gas markets trumps ample storage inventory at home
Natural gas storage inventories in the US have crept within 5% of the five-year average and Canada is pushing even higher as the injection season winds down. However, key hubs throughout the US and Ca...
28 Okt 202122min
Face-to-face gas conference Gastech puts energy transition in focus
In the latest installment of the S&P Global Platts Commodities Focus podcast, Harry Weber, a Platts senior natural gas writer in Houston, is joined by Dania El Saadi and Claudia Carpenter in Dubai. Da...
5 Okt 202113min
Europe's gas and power face a perfect storm as winter looms
As Europe struggles to replenish natural gas inventories, prices reach all-time highs, with Platts Analytics forecasting even more gas-to-oil switching throughout the coming winter. While European gas...
30 Sep 202116min
When will global polyethylene markets return to normalcy?
Global polyethylene prices and trade flows have been hit by challenge after challenge, from the coronavirus pandemic since early 2020, the deep freeze in the US in February, to the recent container sh...
29 Sep 202113min
Plastics markets braced for the long haul amid multiple logistical dilemmas
A lack of vessel space, high freight costs, port backlogs and a shortage of truck drivers, the logistical challenges facing the plastics industry have multiplied across 2021. Join Platts petrochemical...
27 Sep 202115min
Tankers face the hangover from the party: International Seaways CEO
Emerging economies and their successful vaccine rollouts will be key to the short-term recovery of the oil tanker market, after the highs of 2020, as it works through a period of low freight rates. In...
23 Sep 202115min
West Coast offshore wind to help California achieve clean energy goals
California has one of the most aggressive clean energy goals in the US and the state leads the US in utility-scale solar capacity and battery storage capacity. More recently, discussions have picked u...
22 Sep 202120min
Massive energy transition challenge tops next German government's in-tray
Germany goes to the polls on September 26 in the most open contest for years. As Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down, S&P Global Platts' news and analytics experts discuss the daunting ener...
17 Sep 202125min
