Oil companies Q2 roundup: Takeaways from the peak lockdown season
April was the nadir of the global demand slump from COVID-19 lockdowns while swinging output cuts from OPEC+ and a slump in US drilling hit production volumes across the board. Oil and gas producers h...
12 Aug 202018min
Is Brazil becoming a net exporter of primary aluminum?
Brazil has shifted to become a net importer of primary aluminum since 2014, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the market outlook. Is the increase in Brazilian P1020 exports here to stay? How does ...
5 Aug 202018min
Bearish fundamentals in power, natural gas markets to keep US West prices subdued this summer
Amy Gasca, Daryna Kotenko and Veda Chowdhury of S&P Global Platts discuss West power and natural gas markets and how current market fundamentals are shaping spot and forwards pricing for the remainder...
31 Jul 202012min
One-two punch: Global natural gas demand in an oversupplied, COVID-19 environment
Ira Joseph, head of gas and power for Platts Analytics, and Ryan Ouwerkerk, manager of Americas natural gas pricing for S&P Global Platts, look at the other side of the supply-demand equation, ranging...
30 Jul 202016min
Sustainable aviation fuel: Ready for takeoff?
Over a decade after the first flight using sustainable aviation fuel took off, SAF has gained prominence in airlines' sustainability tool boxes as the industry tackles its collective carbon footprint....
22 Jul 202019min
Metals trade insights as markets emerge from coronavirus lockdowns
China appears to be almost singlehandedly supporting global metals prices on the back of a return to high levels of industrial activity. But other Asian markets are still slowly emerging from Covid-19...
22 Jul 20209min
North American midstream sector eyes outlook for rebound as second-quarter results released
S&P Global Platts senior natural gas writer Harry Weber and S&P Global Market Intelligence midstream finance reporter Allison Good preview with senior digital editor Jason Lindquist the upcoming relea...
21 Jul 202014min
The exit interview: BP's former CFO Gilvary on how to survive $40/b crude
Brian Gilvary spent almost a decade as chief financial officer of supermajor BP until he stepped down in June 2020. In an interview with Andy Critchlow and Robert Perkins from S&P Global Platts, Gilva...
21 Jul 202026min
