The great new oil and gas frontier of Myanmar, warts and all
Although Myanmar has been pumping onshore oil for well over 100 years and offshore gas for over 15 years, it only produced about 16,500 b/d oil and 241,000 Mcf/day of gas per day in 2013.
US shale boom writes a tale of two emerging classes of gas carriers
Growing natural gas liquids production spurred by the US shale gas boom has stoked interest in new classes of ships to move ethane and LPG across oceans: very large ethane carriers and ultra large gas carriers.
Is the link between the Renewable Fuel Standard and Twilight as tenuous as first appears?
Comparing the ongoing fight over the RFS to the central conflict within history’s most famous vampire romance teen literature.
At the Wellhead: The legal battle over a possibly big Ecuador oil field
Like a lot of other oil producers, Ecuador is seeing flagging levels of output. One field holds promise to reverse that, but its development has become controversial. In this week's Oilgram News column, At the Wellhead, Quito correspondent Stephan Kuffner discusses the challenges facing the field's development.
Market Spotlight: US Gasoline Prices Fall
Herman Wang on how a global boom in oil supplies and the end of the summer driving season have sent US gasoline prices plummeting to their lowest levels in four years.
Supply cuts trigger European fuel ethanol rally, but outlook remains bearish
Discussing what is behind the recent rally in European fuel ethanol spot prices, its impact on margins and what lies ahead during winter for producers.
US coal prices down despite falling stockpile; China to impose restrictions on coal imports
In this video, James O'Connell, Platts editorial director for coal, and Andrew Moore, Platts US managing editor for coal, discuss US coal stockpiles; the impact of US rail congestion on coal prices; and China's import restrictions on coal that will take effect from January 2015.
Up or down in OPEC, its oil supply all comes back to the Saudis
Oil prices have found some support from the potential for lower production from OPEC next year, as suggested by the group's secretary general, Abdalla el-Badri.
Steel-government nexus evolving in the US
Two key areas where the US steel industry and the federal government intersect are global trade and antitrust measures. These critical safeguards appear to be moving in opposite directions, the former becoming less helpful to the industry and the latter becoming more helpful.
Competitive Mechanisms in Indian Power Sector: Some Reflections on Trends and Patterns
With the enactment of Electricity Act 2003, competition in the Indian power sector received a new nomenclature and is considered instrumental in driving the sector in a sustainable trajectory. An exploratory analysis of the development of the electricity market is carried out to understand the finer nuances of emerging competitive paradigm of the sector, its critical aspects, evolving trends and patterns and future outlooks. The analysis reveals that competition, as it has evolved over last decade or so, manifests a growing trend of an efficient, liquid and complete market phenomenon.