Sarah Baltic
Managing editor, metals pricing 
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July 2, 2020 09:56 UTC 
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The coronavirus pandemic has obliterated global metals demand as one of the main end uses, automotive applications, has seen major disruptions to the supply chain. The US metals market, in particular, saw the removal of an estimated 33,000 vehicles per day from production as all major auto producers across the country halted operations in response to government mandates and concerns over the welfare of workers. › Continue Reading |
Tom Schumacher
Senior specialist, power pricing 
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July 1, 2020 10:17 UTC
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Engenie is a London-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure company partnering with commercial landlords across the UK to grow the country’s public charging network. CEO Ian Johnston spoke to S&P Global Platts about the current landscape of EV public charging networks in the UK, the importance of making charging infrastructure customer friendly, and how EVs will support the transition to renewable energy. |
Tyler Jubert
S&P Global Platts Analytics 
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June 30, 2020 14:23 UTC
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While hydrogen initiatives have been grabbing headlines thanks to large-scale national plans and projects at corporate level, renewable natural gas (RNG) also deserves attention as an emerging tool for decarbonization. RNG comes from capturing biogas from areas like landfills and farms and then cleaning and upgrading that gas to remove excess carbon dioxide to then turn it into biomethane, which is more commonly referred to as RNG. This process is needed to bring the methane portion of biogas to a level that can then be blended with conventional natural gas on existing pipeline infrastructure, to avoid diminishing the quality or heat content of the pipeline. |
S&P Global Platts
News editors |
June 29, 2020 08:51 UTC
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As oil markets begin to recover from the shocks of recent months, side-effects like falling VLCC rates and congestion at Chinese ports are emerging, write S&P Global Platts news editors. Plus, competition heats up among corn exporters amid low ethanol demand, and UK power prices reflect improving demand. › Continue Reading |
Stuart Elliott
Senior Writer |
June 26, 2020 11:54 UTC
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Philippe Sauquet, president, gas, renewables and power at Total, spoke with Stuart Elliott about the company’s energy transition strategy and trends in a number of sectors, from LNG to hydrogen. |
Paul Bartholomew
Senior managing editor |
June 25, 2020 06:39 UTC
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Over the past few challenging months, iron ore has been the standout commodity, returning to prices of $100/metric ton (delivered to China) in late May for the first time since August 2019. Demand for the key steelmaking raw material has been extremely resilient this year, supported by strong crude steel production in China, supply shortages and lower iron ore stocks at Chinese ports. China produced a record 92.27 million mt of crude steel in May, up 4.2% on the year, and June has kicked–off strongly, National Bureau of Statistics data shows. |
Travis Whalen and Manan Ahuja
S&P Global Platts Analytics |
June 24, 2020 13:21 UTC
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After breaking records for on-peak power prices in August 2019, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is facing more limited risk this summer season amid expectations of higher reserve margins. More generation and uncertainty around peak loads due to stuttering economy should make for less strain on the system. However, the factors that led to last year’s price spikes remain, and new elements have been added to the equation, reinforcing the enormous upside tail risk in pricing. |
Paul Hickin
Associate editorial director 
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June 24, 2020 09:42 UTC
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Oil markets are recovering quickly, but may have hit the buffers. Deep production cuts from West Siberia to West Texas and resurgent gasoline demand have helped revive prices, however, a huge stock overhang and fears of further economic lockdowns to counter a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic remain significant risks to a full recovery. |
Ira Joseph
Head of gas and power, S&P Global Platts Analytics 
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June 23, 2020 07:30 UTC
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The LNG market has clung tenaciously to traditional contracting structures, but so many of the justifications – the rationale for oil indexation, limited LNG supply, and lack of spot gas trade or benchmark – no longer pass the sniff test in 2020 and beyond. The LNG market needs different options. Sellers still need some long-term commitments to provide financial security to shareholders, and buyers still need some security of supply to assuage regulatory concerns regarding economic vulnerability. That said, the tropes that define each of these concepts for buyers and sellers desperately need to evolve, and now is the perfect time to move on. |
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S&P Global Platts
News editors
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June 22, 2020 10:31 UTC
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The outlook for global oil demand and key trends in gas and LNG markets are in the sights of S&P Global Platts news editors this week, amid a stuttering recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continues. |
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