23 3月 2020 Volatile US crude markets turn to secondary benchmarks Amid the current volatility in crude markets, secondary benchmarks such as WTI Houston are becoming an increasingly valuable tool for market participants to manage their price exposure.
17 3月 2020 Podcast: The impact of the coronavirus on the minor metals markets Sentiment is bearish as the coronavirus crisis has affected the economy and reduced minor metals demand from most downstream sectors.
17 3月 2020 Podcast - Driving Discussions: COVID-19 impacts on US refinery operations The US refining industry is entering unchartered territory as it navigates impacts from the Coronavirus. How will refiners handle the virus? How will their markets be affected?
13 3月 2020 Crude tankers more than shrug off virus As the spreading coronavirus pandemic leaves stock prices sagging, airline demand dragging and supply chains broken, one market has had the good fortune of benefiting from some of the virus’s effects: crude oil shipping.
13 3月 2020 Coronavirus: Panic becomes the reality “Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all,” noted Yvon Chouinard the renowned American mountaineer and adventurer of the mid-20th century.
12 3月 2020 From the Economist's Chair: Counting the cost of fractured discipline Riyadh may have decided the strategy of pursuing price, rather than market share, which served it well in the past, is now just too big a stretch.
10 3月 2020 OPEC+ crude output: Who blinks first? The collapse of the Opec+ producer agreement has apparently set the stage for a new oil price war, but how long will producer countries be prepared to endure the pressure of unchecked market forces against a background of rising supply and weakening demand?
09 3月 2020 Podcast - Opec and US shale: the latest coronavirus casualties | Episode 3 Oil prices have posted their biggest drop in almost three decades towards $30/bl on expectations that an Opec-induced supply surge will exacerbate a global surplus, as demand growth collapses beyond Asia with the spread of the coronavirus to most major economies.
06 3月 2020 Europe metal prices face twin pressures as coronavirus spreads As the coronavirus health scare deepens after spreading beyond China, markets globally face both supply and demand side risks.
06 3月 2020 Canadian propane: So close yet so far Flows of propane from Canada may change as more west coast export capacity comes online. Will exports to the US continue to decline?
04 3月 2020 From the Economist's Chair Nailing jelly to the wall…continuously: Uncertain times call for exceptional measures. That’s what confronts Opec+ producers as they meet on 5 and 6 March in Vienna.
04 3月 2020 Podcast - Driving Discussions: US Renewable Fuels Standards under Trump Volatility has returned to America’s RIN market, with court decisions adding some unexpected shorts to a constrained marketplace.
03 3月 2020 Podcast: Coronavirus implications on the Asia and Middle East petrochemical markets The recent coronavirus outbreak in China is significantly impacting commodity and petrochemical markets. China is one of the largest petrochemical consumer and producers globally.
03 3月 2020 The rise of Canadian heavy spot trade The Argus WCS Houston price index is emerging as a benchmark for a wide array of heavy crudes at the Gulf coast.
28 2月 2020 China steel: Running out of room and money The cuts are real this time in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, storage is making it tough for steel mills, and construction demand will remain key for the industry.
