Oil Markets Podcast
1) What is behind diverging LPG fundamentals over the summer period?
During the summer season, warmer temperatures and muted levels of demand should traditionally bring length to the LPG markets. This certainly appears to have materialized in the propane markets, but a...Show More
2) APPEC to look at Asia's changing energy narrative amid tariffs and transition
APPEC to look at Asia's changing energy narrative amid tariffs and transition Navigating trade, technology and transition—that's the theme of this year's Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference, or APPEC ...Show More
3) Drones hammer Russian, Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid push for peace deal
The world's attention has turned the US in recent days after back-to-back peace summits separately involving Russia's and Ukraine's presidents. But in the absence of a ceasefire deal, drone attacks ha...Show More
4) What’s in store for US diesel and jet?
US diesel prices have rallied this summer as strong export demand has helped to tighten inventories, while jet fuel prices have remained stable. With diesel stocks remaining tight, export demand, refi...Show More
5) Tainted crude: Europe responds to Azeri Light contamination
An outbreak of crude contamination impacting Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light supply has set Europe’s refiners on edge. As buyers seek to avoid being hit with corrosive organic chlorides, prices for the premi...Show More
6) Tightness in USGC heavy crude puts spotlight on Canadian access
Heavy crude supplies to the US Gulf Coast have tightened. Waterborne imports have dropped sharply, driven largely by declines from Mexico and Venezuela. Canadian wildfires have further limited access ...Show More
7) EU sanctions, ceasefire, and OPEC+ move—what are the implications for Asia
Oil is going through a period of uneasy calm. The higher-than-expected rise in OPEC+ production quotas for August, combined with a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has provided oil markets some brea...Show More
8) Second UK refinery collapse puts focus on survivors
With the UK at risk of losing its second oil refinery in less than six months, Europe's refining sector is showing growing signs of strain. In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, Gary Clar...Show More
9) LPG boom: Exports, tariffs, and summer demand support North American NGLs
In this episode, the Americas NGLs pricing team discusses Gulf Coast and Canada NGL market dynamics. Light ends manager Sarah Hernandez and LPG reporters Hunter Marrow and Marcus Still review conditio...Show More
10) A dive into distillates: The latest on Europe’s diesel and jet fuel markets
With European middle-distillate markets remaining well-supplied amid turbulence in the Middle East, the prospect of new legislation regarding the origin of European product imports provides fuel for t...Show More