DOE pursues production R&D in 'ferociously difficult' budget environment: official
Platts web editor Elizabeth Bassett spoke with Christopher Smith, principal deputy assistant secretary for fossil energy with the Department of Energy, at the Offshore Technology Conference. Smith was...
6 Mai 20145min
US natural gas prices up as weatherman blows hot and cold
Warm weather out West and continued below-average temperatures in Chicago and the East bolstered US natural gas prices as the May futures contract held its own to roll off the board at $4.79/MMBtu. Ga...
29 Apr 20145min
US ethylene market on edge as prices climb and outages continue
Platts petrochemicals editor Pavel Pavlov talks about what's been driving up the US ethylene market, where spot prices recently hit a 12-week high. Both planned and unplanned outages have been spurrin...
28 Apr 20145min
Expectations for the North American polyethylene market
Platts petrochemical editor Anna Ward talks to Platts petrochemical analyst Chris Ferrell about the current state of polyethylene markets in North America and market expectations that prices could eve...
25 Apr 20146min
Haynesville Shale suffers as US gas production shifts
Gas Daily editor Jim Magill explains how the Haynesville Shale, once a hot property for natural gas drilling in the US, has fallen out of favor as producers turn their attention elsewhere. Liquids-ric...
23 Apr 20144min
What are the long term prospects for gas globally?
Platts' William Powell, managing editor for International Gas Report, recently attended the Gastech conference in South Korea, focusing on the main themes discussed, including the prospects for gas pr...
15 Apr 20148min
Can US get record gas fill at reasonable prices?
Winter left US natural gas stocks at an 11-year low, and now the industry is left with the question of just how full storage will be before next winter and at what cost. Gas Daily editors Rodney White...
15 Apr 20146min
US gas producers ask: Will a change of direction do them good?
The Northeast US, traditionally a large consumer of natural gas, is now also a major supplier thanks to the prolific Marcellus and Utica shale plays. T.L. Hamilton, associate editor for gas, discusses...
3 Apr 20143min
