Jack Jordan
Editorial Lead 
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October 19, 2018 16:00 UTC 
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The International Maritime Organization is much like the large commercial ships it regulates in one respect: while slow to get moving in the first place, it can be difficult to stop once its inertia has been overcome. This is the problem the US delegation at the UN body may face at a key meeting being held October 22-26, if it seeks to put obstacles in the way of tighter marine fuel sulfur emission limits. |
Eric Yep and Wyatt Wong
Editors 
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October 19, 2018 08:00 UTC
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Spot day charter rates for LNG carriers have hit their highest levels since mid-2012 on the back of low prompt availability of vessels in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins. This week, S&P Global Platts assessed Pacific and Atlantic day rates for LNG vessels at $140,000/day and $130,000/day, respectively, up 40% since mid-September, and nearly 3.5 times higher than a year ago when rates were still around $40,000/day. |
Eric Yep
Senior Editor, ASEAN Content
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October 18, 2018 07:20 UTC
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Australia’s bid to challenge Qatar as the world’s largest LNG exporter has been weakened by several factors including gas shortages, domestic supply commitments, natural declines at its LNG projects and the lack of a cohesive energy policy. As a result, Australia is unlikely to overtake Qatar’s LNG export volumes for any meaningful duration on a sustainable basis, an analysis of production data showed. |
Brian Scheid
Senior editor, oil news 
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October 17, 2018 06:00 UTC
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“I’m baffled,” one US government official said last week. “I have no clue,” said another. “I have absolutely no idea what he’s talking about,” one frustrated analyst said after an hour of phone calls. “I’m not sure anybody does.” |
Mary Hogan and Catherine Wood
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October 16, 2018 06:00 UTC
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September was the second month of halted US crude exports from Louisiana to China due to higher VLCC freight rates, a narrower Dubai/LOOP Sour spread and uncertainty over possible trade tariffs imposed by China on US crude. In September, no cargoes departed Louisiana for China, according to cFlow, S&P Global Platts trade-flow software. Additionally, no cargoes left Louisiana for China in August, according to export data from S&P Global Platts Analytics and US Customs. |
Paul Hickin
Associate editorial director
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October 15, 2018 08:10 UTC
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Saudi Arabia’s energy strategy could put to bed questions over its spare oil capacity in the coming years. The kingdom’s plan is two-pronged: Expand and develop oil fields to offset production decline, and diversify away from crude for power generation. It is this latter move that is key to unlocking further oil exports. |
Yi-Jeng Huang
Senior Market Development Specialist - Asia 
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October 15, 2018 00:01 UTC
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The global plastics supply chain is changing as the US-China trade war intensifies, and Vietnam’s plastic resin end-users are poised to benefit. While Vietnam is already a manufacturing hub for plastic finished goods due to its low labor costs and business-friendly environment, the recent trade war between global giants is providing an additional boost as key resin costs decline. |
Eklavya Gupte
Senior Editor, Oil News
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October 12, 2018 06:00 UTC
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Predicting what Libyan crude production will be in a few months’ time can be even trickier than forecasting the oil price itself. And the risks it faces could multiply as the country – which holds the largest oil and gas reserves in Africa – moves towards critical elections in December. Libya’s recent rise in production has confounded even the most pessimistic of analysts. In mid-September, Libyan oil production surged to more than five-year highs of 1.28 million b/d, according to Mustafa Sanalla, chairman of the state-owned National Oil Corporation. |
Daron Jones
Americas oil reporter |
October 10, 2018 06:00 UTC
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The summer months always constitute the peak travel season for US airlines, making the third quarter traditionally the heaviest sustained demand portion of the year. But Q3 2018 was something the industry had never seen. |
Mary Hogan
Associate editor, Americas crude
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October 9, 2018 06:00 UTC
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Imports of Kuwaiti crude into the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port have fallen by 60.5% year on year as of September, with rising Iraqi crude imports failing to make up the full loss. For the first nine months of 2018, only 8.347 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude were imported into Morgan City, Louisiana, the delivery point for LOOP, according to data from S&P Global Platts Analytics and US Customs data. This marks a steep fall from a total volume of 21.128 million barrels for the same time period in 2017. |
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