Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas 
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May 5, 2017 05:01 UTC 
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The commodities price watch after President Donald Trump’s first 100 days is a mixed bag, with four commodities losing value since he took office and seven gaining. In this ongoing series, S&P Global Platts presents the price averages for some key commodity Platts benchmarks since Trump became president on January 20, through April 30, 2017. |
James Bambino
Managing editor, Oilgram Price Report
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April 27, 2017 17:51 UTC
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This is the third and final segment of a three-part look at why oil prices have failed to rally despite OPEC’s best efforts at managing supply cuts. Not only have prices failed to rally, both NYMEX WTI and ICE Brent have fallen around 9% over the past three weeks. In case you missed them, be sure to read part 1 and part 2. Refiners do what is in their best interest, too. Americas, Asia, China, crack spreads, crude, crude oil, dated Brent, diesel, Europe, gasoline, Japan, markets, Middle East, oil, OPEC, politics, prices, production, refined products, refiners, refining, South Korea, stocks, storage, supply/demand, trade flows, trading, US, VLCC
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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April 5, 2017 05:01 UTC
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The commodities price watch during President Donald Trump’s term continues. As a part of this ongoing series, here are the price averages for some key commodity Platts benchmarks since he became president on January 20, through March 31, 2017. |
Matt Kohlman
Senior managing editor
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March 31, 2017 05:01 UTC
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Pull over, California. The driving capital of the world is … Texas? Texas may not have more cars than California. Or more people driving those cars. But in terms of gasoline consumption, Big Oil beat Hollywood for the second straight month in January, and is trending toward an annual win for the first time since 1986 — when “Dallas” was a top-rated TV show. |
Jeffrey Bair
Reporter 
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March 30, 2017 05:01 UTC
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I love it when I come across something random during the day that points back to my work. (Here’s where the cynics will say, “Said no one, ever …” — but bear with me.) We’ve just past a solemn anniversary that led to great leaps forward in energy safety. Eighty-plus years ago on March 18, 1937, gas that had accumulated beneath the floors and in the walls of the London School in New London, Texas, exploded. Some 295 people, mostly teens and pre-teens, died. Workers rushed from the nearby oil fields to attempt rescues. |
John DeLapp
Editor, Americas shipping 
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March 24, 2017 06:01 UTC
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An eye-catching fixture was seen recently that gave a glimpse of the dirty side of clean tankers. The Medium Range tanker Iver Experience was reported to be on subjects to Lukoil to load a a 38,000 mt cargo of diesel oil on the US Gulf Coast and then head across the Atlantic. That doesn’t seem out of line, but the freight rate for that deal was Worldscale 85, or $11.72/mt, when that route was sitting at w102.5, $14.13/mt. |
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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March 3, 2017 10:00 UTC
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The commodities price watch during President Donald Trump’s term is under way. In this ongoing series, we consider the price averages for some key Platts commodity benchmarks since Trump became president on January 20. The latest table pulls data from the inauguration through February 28, 2017. Of the 11 commodities tracked, eight have gained between 1.3-9.1% since he took the oath of office. Three have declined. With the exception of steel and coal, all current prices lag the average prices during President Obama’s two terms.
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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January 20, 2017 17:25 UTC
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As the book closes Friday, January 20, 2017, on President Barack Obama’s two terms, here are the price averages during his tenure for some key commodity benchmarks, as well as the latest price. The commodities clock during President Donald Trump’s tenure will start ticking in earnest on Monday, January 23, and S&P Global Platts will update the same running averages accordingly. |
Meghan Gordon
Senior writer, oil
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January 19, 2017 14:56 UTC
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This blog post was written in collaboration with John Kingston, the Director of Global Market Insights for S&P Global. The U.S. still imports a lot of crude oil. It also now exports crude oil. It’s also the world’s biggest exporter of petroleum products. So any change in the country’s corporate tax system that has an enormous shift in the tax treatment of imports and exports is going to have the potential to impact oil flows, and by extension, oil markets. |
Keefe Borden
Editor
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January 4, 2017 17:57 UTC
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It’s essential for a daily fixture of life in the United States — a morning commute for many working Americans — and for transportation of basic goods in the US. The US is dependent on gasoline for nearly every aspect of transportation, but the hard reality for the country’s drivers is that its refiners don’t produce near enough to meet demand. Government data shows we now consume about 9.3 million b/d of gasoline nationwide. To offset the shortfall, the US imports about 710,000 b/d of gasoline — more than two cargo ships per day. |
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