Ranked #1
Fueling the future
Fueling the future
As the clamor for greener fuels grows ever louder, bunker players are already looking forward to the next big thing. Pla... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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18mins
Ranked #2
The only way is up for refiners
The only way is up for refiners
Talks of closures are over for now and a clutch of run cuts at European refineries, followed by a significant outage in ... Read more
18 Jul 2019
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18mins
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Sweet opportunities remain for sour crude and heavy products
Sweet opportunities remain for sour crude and heavy products
IMO 2020 may be looming and the overall trajectory for sour crude such as Urals and high sulfur fuel oil is down, but wi... Read more
22 Aug 2019
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23mins
Ranked #4
Implications of US sanctions on Iran for Asian oil buyers
Implications of US sanctions on Iran for Asian oil buyers
How will Asia's top buyers react to the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran?In this podcast, S&P Global Platts edi... Read more
9 May 2018
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5mins
Ranked #5
Choppier waters for European gasoline
Choppier waters for European gasoline
The US is diversifying its sources of imports, but while this might sound dismal for European producers there is still a... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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22mins
Ranked #6
High noon for high sulfur?
High noon for high sulfur?
Much is made of the new 0.5% sulfur standard in marine fuels come IMO 2020 but what of the well-established 3.5% fuel ma... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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10mins
Ranked #7
Saudi shut-in after attacks, and an exploding scrubber: just another week in oil
Saudi shut-in after attacks, and an exploding scrubber: just another week in oil
As the oil market players digested the insights from the annual APPEC meeting in Singapore, an explosive attack on criti... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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31mins
Ranked #8
IMO: financing marine fuel costs post-2020
IMO: financing marine fuel costs post-2020
Tonnage, debt, price and credit could be explosive issues for the shipping and bunker industry going into 2020. The fall... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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8mins
Ranked #9
Iran sanctions begin to bite; what does IMO 2020 mean for fuel oil?
Iran sanctions begin to bite; what does IMO 2020 mean for fuel oil?
The expiration of the US-issued Iranian sanctions waivers has now passed, leaving regular buyers of Iranian crude – and ... Read more
13 May 2019
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10mins
Ranked #10
US crude: overpriced, overhyped, and over here?
US crude: overpriced, overhyped, and over here?
As trade tensions mount, US crude production continues to grow and it has to go somewhere; Europe and Asia have been acc... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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11mins
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"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."
"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."
With Otto von Bismarck’s famous quote likely ringing in his ears, Saudi King Salman welcomed Russia’s President Putin th... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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20mins
Ranked #12
Refining maintenance
Refining maintenance
While oil refineries should be enjoying a relatively low crude oil price, the Covid-19 virus has hit demand in some regi... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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9mins
Ranked #13
Changing currents for crude flows following trouble in the Strait of Hormuz
Changing currents for crude flows following trouble in the Strait of Hormuz
The UK and Iran are facing off against one another over oil tankers and this is spooking both shippers and oil producers... Read more
11 Jul 2019
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5mins
Ranked #14
US, Russia battle for Asian crude oil demand
US, Russia battle for Asian crude oil demand
US crude has been gaining market share in Asia, with growing popularity in South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan. S&P Glo... Read more
2 Aug 2019
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4mins
Ranked #15
Asian end-users grapple with soaring crude prices as freight rates surge
Asian end-users grapple with soaring crude prices as freight rates surge
Asian end-users faced a month of soaring crude oil prices in October after freight rates surged to record highs earlier ... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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6mins
Ranked #16
Crude sellers count the cost of mounting freight rates
Crude sellers count the cost of mounting freight rates
As trade tensions take their toll on the shipping sector, will sellers of crude oil have to slash differentials to offse... Read more
10 Oct 2019
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10mins
Ranked #17
Greener opportunities for jet fuel
Greener opportunities for jet fuel
Growing environmental scrutiny upon the aviation sector is shining a light on its carbon footprint. Tune into jet fuel s... Read more
20 Feb 2020
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19mins
Ranked #18
Sour potential for Middle Eastern crude flows amid US-Iran tensions
Sour potential for Middle Eastern crude flows amid US-Iran tensions
Pressure on availability of sour crude could be brewing amid tension in the Middle East, with the potential for US invol... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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18mins
Ranked #19
The middle way: Distillate-rich crudes forge ahead as IMO 2020 looms
The middle way: Distillate-rich crudes forge ahead as IMO 2020 looms
With all of the focus on sour crudes ahead of IMO 2020, the relationship between naphtha-rich and distillate-rich barrel... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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7mins
Ranked #20
Prepare to reap the whirlwind
Prepare to reap the whirlwind
While the US continues to count the cost of Hurricane Dorian, Europe’s refined products markets are seeing differing imp... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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20mins