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Imports of Latin American crudes into the US Gulf Coast from January to date have plummeted 30% versus the same period in 2017, to 280 million barrels. This is mostly due to a lack of imports from Venezuela, US Customs Bureau and Platts Analytics dat...

Virgin plastic production is thriving in the US, fueled by the North American shale boom. But the reversal of fortune for the US chemical industry has highlighted a bigger challenge amid widespread concern about plastic waste and sustainability. The ...

US LNG exports, on destination-free terms, have been regarded as the game changer for the market in recent years. But this view neglects the role played by China's rising demand, and the changes taking place among traditional LNG buyers in Northeast...

Natural gas is top of our editors' picks of unfolding commodity trends this week, with Europe's market responding to oversupply and solid US production giving rise to ample storage. Elsewhere, low US power prices, Germany's latest plan to step up ...

Recognition of plastic waste as a global problem has spurred legislation and industry initiatives in the last two years, and driven growth in demand for recycled plastics. When it comes to developing recycling as a sustainable business, Europe leads ...

Lundin Petroleum discovered the 2.7 billion barrel Johan Sverdrup oil field in 2010. CEO Alex Schneiter spoke to Nick Coleman shortly before first oil was produced in early October, about the company's strategy, the challenges for small exploration ...

A new production record for Permian basin gas, and rising costs for crude oil into Asia, are top of S&P Global Platts editors’ picks this week. Plus, EU renewables output, Egypt’s return to abundant natural gas supply, a US power price sp...

China's recent battle against waste imports into the country has proved a success, as August ferrous scrap imports fell to zero, a figure unseen for the past 20 years in the country, according to the latest customs figures. Since late December 2018,...

China's recent battle against waste imports into the country has proved a success, as August ferrous scrap imports fell to zero, a figure unseen for the past 20 years in the country, according to the latest customs figures. Since late December 2018,...

As Argentina stands on the verge of regime change, the question for oil companies is whether politics or the geology of Vaca Muerta, one of the world's biggest shale plays, will prevail. Oil companies are used to dealing with geopolitical risk, ofte...

Speculation over a release of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve may have kept prices relatively in check in the wake of the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities, but the amount the US government could have got to market may be well ...

UK sugar beet growers have had to face the challenges of an unresolved Brexit process, the weather, and a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in the run-up to the official October 1 start of the 2019-20 campaign. To get the farmer's view on the state of...

Asian demand for light crude oil grades and record US gas exports to Mexico are in the sights of S&P Global Platts editors this week. Plus, European gas price trends and the prospects for German power plant fuel switching. 1. Asian crude buying helps...

Dramatic cost reductions are now seeing solar PV becoming increasingly competitive,  but capacity additions remain subdued so far this year across major markets, following a prior year of stalled growth, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics' lat...

If the electricity markets of the North Eastern US were patients in a hospital, their condition would not be improving, and some might even describe it as critical. New England's redesigned capacity market, which ran in February under new rules for ...

Texas’ thriving oil production could be to thank for the world avoiding an economically crippling, triple-digit spike in crude prices following attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia less than two weeks ago. Fears of soaring prices and panic buy...

Oil markets are scrutinizing the export and stock balance of OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia this week, following attacks on critical oil infrastructure. Brazil's corn exports and the success of Gazprom's European auction platform are also among our late...

Asia has been the last bastion of large oil refinery projects for years, but overcapacity in the near term and the decarbonization of transport fuels further out have raised questions over the need for more large-scale refining projects. China and th...

Semi trucks are the workhorse of modern road freight. These large, two or three axel on-road trucks are used to haul freight trailers and, on average, each one travels over five times the distance of a typical US driver annually - at one-fifth the mi...

Global LNG procurement trends are undoubtedly shifting toward shorter contracts with smaller volumes and increasingly flexible commercial terms. With many long-term supply contracts set to roll off in the coming years, renewals are likely to be for s...