John DeLapp
Editor, Americas shipping 
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June 7, 2018 05:01 UTC 
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Since a collaboration with Intercontinental Exchange took effect six months ago, S&P Global Platts has seen a substantial increase in natural gas trade information on a day-to-day basis, resulting in a more enhanced view of the markets. In the agreement, which went online October 31 for spot trades and in December for bidweek transactions, Platts incorporates ICE trades when compiling indices, and also publishes all natural gas indices for Platts and ICE trading locations. |
Herman Wang
Senior writer, oil news 
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March 9, 2018 13:00 UTC
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Crown Prince Mohammed’s visit gives UK Prime Minister Theresa May a final opportunity to have London Stock Exchange chosen as venue for huge sale. London is running out of time to win a share of the greatest prize in oil. Saudi Arabia must decide soon where to list its crown jewel state oil company Aramco, if it’s to meet the schedule for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2018. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a front-runner to play host to the world’s largest single producer of crude but faces stiff competition from New York and Hong Kong. |
Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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December 6, 2017 05:01 UTC
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For the first time since Donald Trump was inaugurated president, more of the benchmark commodity prices tracked by S&P Global Platts since he took office are now slightly higher than when President Obama left. Until November, most prices had struggled to see their averages match — or surpass — the levels on the last day Obama held the office. |
John-Laurent Tronche
Managing editor, Americas crude oil
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November 30, 2017 05:01 UTC
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The floodgates have opened. The game has changed. The possibilities are endless. This is the worst — absolutely. Choose any of those expressions or phrases to explain some aspect of the global oil market — a market featuring US exports, OPEC cuts, an improving world economy, yet declining oil demand long-term. |
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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November 8, 2017 05:01 UTC
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It has been a little more than nine months since President Donald Trump took office, and although most hard commodity prices are lower than the day he was sworn in, there are signs of life. For the first time since July 2, 2015, the price of Dated Brent — driven by strong demand — topped $60/b in late October, pushing its running average during the Trump presidency to $52.28/b. That’s still below the price of Dated Brent the day before Trump took the oath of office — $53.31/b on January 19 — and almost 38% below the $83.63/b average during Barack Obama’s two terms. |
Charles Noh
Senior pricing specialist 
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November 3, 2017 05:01 UTC
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New York’s State Energy Plan, self-proclaimed to include some of the nation’s most ambitious 2030 clean energy targets, has perhaps by necessity intensified the discussion of carbon prices in the wholesale power markets, possibly redefining their traditional role. |
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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October 4, 2017 05:01 UTC
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Ten of the 11 average commodity prices tracked by S&P Global Platts since President Donald Trump took office remain weaker than their averages during President Obama’s two terms. Although fundamentals and a range of other factors influence commodity prices, the group of 11 is being monitored by Platts and compared for Trump’s term versus Obama’s. And since Trump took the oath of office on January 20, the monthly price performance of 11 commodities remains well below the average prices during Obama’s tenure — down by an average of 20.6%. |
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Herman Wang
Senior writer, oil news
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October 3, 2017 10:00 UTC
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With Asia the demand battleground in the oil market, last week’s S&P Global Platts APPEC conference in Singapore provided an opportunity for producers to put their best foot forward before an audience of refiners and traders increasingly spoilt for supply choice. Representatives from the region’s traditional major suppliers in the Middle East, to a man, emphasized how key the Asian market is to their long-term strategies. Asia, crude, crude oil, exports, imports, markets, Middle East, oil, OPEC, production, trade, trade flow, US
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Wes Swift
Associate editor for Americas agriculture 
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October 2, 2017 17:34 UTC
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The US biodiesel industry just can’t seem to catch a break. Already plagued by poor blending economics – despite recent improvements brought on by rising ULSD costs – that have stymied the market, the industry now faces a possible drop in demand thanks to the feds. |
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Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas
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September 8, 2017 05:01 UTC
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Hard commodities saw some slight price gains in August over July, but the average prices for eight of the 11 S&P Global Platts benchmarks tracked since US President Donald Trump took office in January remain weaker than President Barack Obama’s last full day in office. The monthly prices for oil, jet fuel, natural gas, coal, iron ore, steel and aluminum are down an average of about 5% since Trump became president (January 20) through August 31, 2017. |
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