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Hormuz tanker tensions fail to ignite the oil markets
Global Oil Markets Podcast - July 25, 2019 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTankers have been seized, drones downed, and warships scrambled but oil prices have barely registered the escalating tension in the Persian Gulf. S&P Global Platts reporters Robert Perkins and Emma Thomas discuss with Joel Hanley the factors keeping a lid on prices, and why values on crude oil...
The only way is up for refiners
Global Oil Markets Podcast - July 18, 2019 19:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTalks of closures are over for now and a clutch of run cuts at European refineries, followed by a significant outage in the US, is propping up sentiment. Refineries reporter Elza Turner tells the latest to Joel Hanley. Later in the program, Tamara Sleiman talks to Philip Reeder and Lara Berton...
Changing currents for crude flows following trouble in the Strait of Hormuz
Global Oil Markets Podcast - July 11, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe UK and Iran are facing off against one another over oil tankers and this is spooking both shippers and oil producers, with ripple effects across the markets. News reporters Jack Jordan and Miriam Malek discuss the implications with Eleni Pittalis.
Choppier waters for European gasoline
Global Oil Markets Podcast - July 04, 2019 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe US is diversifying its sources of imports, but while this might sound dismal for European producers there is still a varied landscape of shorts out there and the outlook for producers is bullish. Francesco di Salvo talks to Solomon Lanitis and Joshua Brown. Meanwhile, on the high seas, Alex...
How do current tensions in the Middle East affect crude flows to Asia?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - June 28, 2019 13:23 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSingapore-based S&P Global Platts editors Eesha Muneeb and Avantika Ramesh examine the impact on prices as well as the level of concern among Asian refiners, traders and buyers, amid the geopolitical tension brewing in the Middle East, particularly after US President Donald Trump indicated a...
Angola’s challenges as crude production and differentials slide
Global Oil Markets Podcast - June 20, 2019 17:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsProduction is at fresh lows and prices are following suit, but there are signs Angola is taking steps to stem the decline. Joel Hanley talks to Eklavya Gupte and Kristi Rotlaender about an expected upturn in demand for Angola’s heavy sweet crude, and China’s role as a major buyer.
Oil market feels impact from US oversupply of light ends
Global Oil Markets Podcast - June 13, 2019 22:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWith refined products such as naphtha and LPG beset by structural weakness, what are the longer term prospects for the lighter end of the barrel? S&P Global Platts Analytics’ lead petrochemicals analyst Mike McCafferty joins Joel Hanley to discuss.
Strong NWE gasoline masks a weaker global picture
Global Oil Markets Podcast - June 07, 2019 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCrude oil pipeline contamination in Europe has boosted gasoline cracks, which are masking a softer reality across regions. S&P Global Platts editors Eleni Pittalis, Solomon Lanitis and Tamara Sleiman discuss market dynamics on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the product offering from...
Why is the fuel oil sulfur spread going bananas?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - May 24, 2019 21:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAfter months near parity, the spread between high and low sulfur fuel oil has suddenly blown out. What’s behind this move and what could it mean for the feedstocks market? Eleni Pittalis and Sarah-Jane Flaws explain all to Joel Hanley.
Turbulence ahead for EMEA jet fuel due to Asian exports, airline economics
Global Oil Markets Podcast - May 15, 2019 17:00 ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsListen to our analysis of key oil price movements across the globe.
Iran sanctions begin to bite; what does IMO 2020 mean for fuel oil?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - May 13, 2019 21:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe expiration of the US-issued Iranian sanctions waivers has now passed, leaving regular buyers of Iranian crude – and the fuel oil market – short of a regular supply line. S&P Global Platts reporters Tamara Sleiman and Eklavya Gupte tell Joel Hanley who they think the winners...
Russian crude oil contamination causes European supply shock
Global Oil Markets Podcast - May 02, 2019 17:02 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA high dose of organic chlorides in Urals crude oil has shut down European refineries and led to severe logistical and price complications. S&P Global Platts reporters Paula Vanlaningham and Robert Perkins tell Joel Hanley the latest on the scandal.
What does the end of the Iran sanction waivers mean to Asian crude and condensate buyers?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - April 26, 2019 08:50 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe US announced the end of all waivers from Iran oil sanctions when they expire on May 2. Ada Taib, Eesha Muneeb and Andrew Toh, S&P Global Platts editors in Asia, examine what this announcement means to crude oil buyers in the region, with China, India, and South Korea being among the biggest...
Gasoline resurgent, but why and where next?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - April 25, 2019 16:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGasoline has emerged from its recent winter doldrums but what is behind this and what can the market expect as the year wears on? S&P Global Platts staff Solomon Lanitis and Allen Reed discuss the top of the barrel with Francesco di Salvo.
So what happened at MPGC 2019?
Global Oil Markets Podcast - April 18, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs ever, the Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference has provided plenty to talk about from currency rows to Trump tweets. Fresh from Dubai, Dave Ernsberger, S&P Global Platts global head of energy, and Vera Blei, global director of oil markets, join Joel Hanley, editorial director,...
How Russian Urals crude is reacting to the sweet and sour inversion
Global Oil Markets Podcast - April 10, 2019 22:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWith heavy sour crudes seeing remarkable value versus their light sweet counterparts, how are Russia’s Urals and the Europe’s fuel oil markets responding? S&P Global Platts reporters Gillian Carr and Sarah-Jane Flaws give Joel Hanley the lowdown.
Forward fuel and the sticky bitumen question
Global Oil Markets Podcast - April 03, 2019 17:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsForward prices of high sulfur fuel oil are seeing understandable pressure as 2020 approaches. S&P Global Platts reporters Tamara Sleiman and Jack Jordan discuss this with Joel Hanley, as well as the possible options for bitumen producers looking for a new benchmark.
Dated Brent crude oil grades feel impact of strong buying interest
Global Oil Markets Podcast - March 28, 2019 18:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsS&P Global Platts reporters Emma Kettley and Gillian Carr speak to Joel Hanley about the sudden strong buying interest in the North Sea Dated Brent crude complex, as well as the knock-on effect on grades such as Russia's Urals.
Oil Markets podcast – Africa's oil opportunities
Global Oil Markets Podcast - March 22, 2019 20:20 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAhead of the African Refiners’ Association conference in Cape Town, S&P Global Platts reporters Francesco Di Salvo and Eklavya Gupte tell Joel Hanley of the trends, challenges and opportunities facing the continent’s oil industry.
US crude oil returns to China in small volumes amid ongoing US-China trade talks
Global Oil Markets Podcast - March 22, 2019 16:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsUS crude is returning to China in small volumes, signaling growing confidence among Chinese buyers that the ongoing trade talks between China and the US will yield a favorable outcome. Sinopec most recently bought a VLCC of US crude to be delivered to China in late May, after having halted all...
Parties! Protests! Dinosaurs! IP Week 2019 in review
Global Oil Markets Podcast - March 07, 2019 18:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsS&P Global Platts Joel Hanley, Dave Ernsberger and Francesco Di Salvo discuss the highs and lows of London's International Petroleum Week. As ever, the oil industry's flagship gathering provided plenty debate on the markets, as well as talking points on environmental and diversity issues.
How the US sanctions on Venezuela's PDVSA impact Asian crude oil buyers
Global Oil Markets Podcast - February 27, 2019 08:50 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe US sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA in January could block exports of roughly 500,000 b/d of Venezuelan crude bound for US Gulf Coast refineries. For Asian buyers, this would mean that crude supplies from Saudi Arabia and Iraq that would typically flow to the region would be diverte...
Azerbaijan prepares to host OPEC/non-OPEC JMMC, boost domestic energy sector
Global Oil Markets Podcast - February 21, 2019 18:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAzerbaijan will host the OPEC/non-OPEC joint ministerial monitoring committee meeting in Baku on March 18, pushing it into the global energy spotlight. S&P Global Platts Moscow bureau chief Nadia Rodova and oil editor Rosemary Griffin discuss the current state of Azerbaijan's energy sector and...
Spotting the big oil trends ahead of IP Week 2019
Global Oil Markets Podcast - February 21, 2019 16:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs traders are set to gather in London for International Petroleum Week, S&P Global Platts reporters from across the barrel tell Joel Hanley which oil stories will be heard in the meetings and parties around town. Taking in the biggest themes from crude, fuel, distillates and light ends, the...
Nigerian election puts focus on country's energy future
Global Oil Markets Podcast - February 14, 2019 21:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this edition of the podcast, S&P Global Platts Francesco Di Salvo joins editors Eklavya Gupte and Philip Reeder to discuss the lead-up to the Nigerian general election on February 16. The election pits incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari against Atiku Abubakar from the People's Democractic...
Venezuelan sanctions threaten to remap oil trade-flows across the Atlantic
Global Oil Markets Podcast - February 08, 2019 19:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this edition of the podcast, Joel Hanley joins S&P Global Platts reporters Herman Wang, Philip Reeder and Solomon Lanitis to discuss the fall-out from US sanctions on Venezuela. That includes potential knock-on effects for European trade flows across the barrel - from crude markets to...
Brent-Dubai narrows sharply ahead of fresh OPEC oil output cuts, sour crude shortage
Global Oil Markets Podcast - January 31, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSour crude oil differentials have risen sharply relative to sweet crude grades in the Atlantic Basin as OPEC moves to cut back on production, sending the differential between the Brent and Dubai markets to its narrowest levels since 2017. In this edition of the podcast, S&P Global Platts...
Light and heavy oil products in Europe invert again
Global Oil Markets Podcast - January 23, 2019 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsS&P Global Platts editors Tamara Sleiman, Philip Reeder and Eklavya Gupte tell Joel Hanley how the inversion in fuel oil and naphtha cracks speaks of structural shortages in heavy ends and very challenging market conditions for the top of the barrel.
S&P Global Platts announces CIF Rotterdam offers to be included in Dated Brent assessment
Global Oil Markets Podcast - January 18, 2019 15:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPlatts editors Joel Hanley and Paula VanLaningham discuss the January 14 subscriber note on the inclusion of offers on a CIF Rotterdam basis into FOB Dated Brent crude oil from November 2019. What could the change mean and what's the feedback been? RELATED DETAILS Subscriber Note: Platts proposes...
Delays in the Turkish straits put freight markets and Urals Med crude under pressure
Global Oil Markets Podcast - January 09, 2019 20:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe Turkish straits form the link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean – a crucial choke point for transporting crude oil. But this year, poor weather and frequent closures in the Bosporus and Dardanelles have led to the longest shipping delays through the straits in at least 10 years....
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