Dave Ernsberger
Global Head of Energy Pricing 
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October 30, 2018 06:00 UTC 
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Why is the benchmark value of Oman crude oil sometimes spectacularly different when assessed by S&P Global Platts, compared to the value established for the very same crude oil through trading on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange? In 2018, it is an important question because the answer shines a bright spotlight on how different the DNA can be for different price benchmarks representing the same market, which ultimately can have huge value implications. |
Jack Jordan
Editorial Lead 
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October 29, 2018 10:30 UTC
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If any doubts remained that the International Maritime Organization’s tighter sulfur emission limits for ships in 2020 could be delayed or otherwise watered down, those doubts should have been laid to rest at a key committee meeting of the UN body last week. |
Deepak Kannan
Managing Editor, Thermal Coal, Asia 
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October 26, 2018 11:10 UTC
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Uncertainty looms in the seaborne thermal coal market as suppliers await for any positive indications from China on loosening its policy on imports during the seasonally strong fourth-quarter. Thermal coal suppliers are a worried lot, especially as there are no other alternative markets which can potentially absorb the excess tonnages. |
Sambit Mohanty
Senior Editor, Oil News and Analysis
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October 26, 2018 00:00 UTC
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B. Anand is CEO of Nayara Energy, the owner of India’s Vadinar refinery and a top buyer of Iranian oil. In a recent Insight Conversation video, Anand spoke to Sambit Mohanty about the company’s crude purchases and wider strategy. There are two major themes affecting the market right now: US sanctions on Iran and the US–China trade war. How will those two factors impact the dynamics of crude flows into India? |
Paul Bartholomew
Senior Managing Editor 
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October 24, 2018 09:30 UTC
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When the current Chinese leadership took office in 2013, there was much talk about China’s economy becoming more market-driven, entrepreneurial and less reliant on the state. But the country appears to have been moving in the opposite direction in recent years and now Beijing seems to be trying to exert greater control on the country’s private sector. Like most of China’s economy, privately-owned steel producers do not enjoy the same benefits as their state-owned rivals. One benefit they do possess, however, is flexibility. Therefore, potentially being subject to greater controls – having their wings clipped to a certain extent – is unsurprisingly receiving mixed reactions. |
Mary Hogan
Associate editor, Americas crude
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October 23, 2018 06:00 UTC
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US Gulf Coast crude exports to South Korea nearly tripled week on week, coinciding with wider Dubai/LOOP Sour and Brent/WTI swap spread and despite persistently high freight rates from the US Gulf Coast to North Asia. Waterborne crude exports from PADD III to South Korea increased by 2.717 million barrels week on week to 4.225 million barrels for the week ended October 19, according to data from PIRA. |
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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.” |
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