Dave Ernsberger, Platts Global Head of Oil Content, looks at some of the most immediate and important impacts of the lifting of the US crude oil export ban on global oil markets.
The Japanese refining industry is set for a landslide change as it aims to balance domestic supplies, stabilize its core petroleum business at home, and once that’s settled, expand overseas.
Platts editors briefly explain the workings of the Platts Market On Close (MOC) assessment process which provides an opportunity for the industry to remove any ambiguity and focus on price.
This year we are seeing the return to normalcy regarding propane pricing, says Ben Gonzalez.
TAPS operators are taking new steps to keep North Slope crude oil warm enough to flow through the 800-mile pipeline during cold months of the Alaskan winter.
(Fri, 18 Dec 2015) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) redesigned the weekly Coal Production report and combined two price reports into a single Coal Markets product to improve access to EIA's coal data. Users can now access weekly coal production and prices and new monthly export data from a single place.
Congress is scheduled to vote Friday on a massive government spending package with a provision to lift all limits on crude oil exports. Here's what's playing into the Capitol Hill decision.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) Most of the utility-scale solar PV electric generating capacity has been installed in the southwestern part of the country in states such as California and Arizona, which together accounted for 64% of the national total as of September 2015. The South Atlantic region has about 11% of the nation's 9,968 MW of utility-scale PV capacity, largely in North Carolina. Until now, Georgia has installed relatively little solar PV capacity, but the state plans to add more than 750 MW of utility-scale solar by the end of 2016.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) Most of the utility-scale solar PV electric generating capacity has been installed in the southwestern part of the country in states such as California and Arizona, which together accounted for 64% of the national total as of September 2015. The South Atlantic region has about 11% of the nation's 9,968 MW of utility-scale PV capacity, largely in North Carolina. Until now, Georgia has installed relatively little solar PV capacity, but the state plans to add more than 750 MW of utility-scale solar by the end of 2016.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) New monthly data are available for electricity, petroleum, and coal series. New annual data are also available for crude oil and natural gas reserves and total carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, analytical narratives have been updated for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
