Met coal, mergers and decoupling markets, oh my
Met coal pricing continued its meteoric rise, China heavyweights moved closer to merging...
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Improving the competitiveness of European petrochemicals: room for growth?
Dorothee Arns, executive director of Petrochemicals Europe, Cefic petrochemicals programme, talks...
Australia’s record wheat harvest threatened by rain and frost
Platts editors give a market frontline view on how rains and frost are threatening Australia's...
Upcoming IMO decision on global sulfur cap could boost scrubbers demand
Interview with the head of Yara's scrubber business on the upcoming IMO emissions decision on...
Black Sea: Ukrainian competition pushes up Russian wheat prices
Our editors give a market frontline view on the size of the harvest in Russia, farmer selling and...
Iron ore price outlook: Stabilizing or bumpier road in Q4?
While iron ore prices have been going up since China returned from its Golden Week holiday, the...
Phone a friend: OPEC calls for oil output cut with non-member assistance
In a special episode of Capitol Crude, Brian Scheid calls former podcast co-host Herman Wang in...
All eyes on OPEC as oil producers hope for higher prices
What are the best and worst scenarios from the upcoming OPEC meeting for Saudi Arabia, Iran,...
Could we yet witness Keystone XL pipeline return from the dead?
After being buried in the White House policy graveyard by President Obama, the Keystone XL...
Trump’s presidential win and its impact on US-Russia energy relations
Senior editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid share analysts' views on how President-elect Donald...
US oil industry waits for policy details after Trump truimphs
In a special post-election episode of Capitol Crude, senior editors Brian Scheid and Meghan...
Rich in reserves, Venezuela struggles to manage its oil wealth
Venezuela has more proven crude oil reserves than any other country, yet hundreds of thousands of...
'Quiet diplomacy': The US relationship with OPEC oil production
Former US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson joins Capitol Crude to detail the changing role of...
Environmentalists fight to forgo fossil fuels as US election spotlights production
The fight in the US between oil and gas producers and environmentalists has taken on a more...
Post-Algiers prospects: What's really at stake when OPEC meets again in November?
This week’s Capitol Crude looks at the fallout from OPEC’s Algiers meeting and the prospects for...
How US oil policy could change under a president Trump or Clinton
It’s Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and crude oil on this week's episode as Capitol Crude looks at...
How shaken up is the US oil, gas industry by earthquakes' spike?
Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon look at the spike in earthquakes in Oklahoma and neighboring...
Do the hustle: US oil imports, production and policy in the 1970s and today
It was an era of low US crude oil production, high prices, long gasoline lines and disco, and saw...
Keeping offshore oil production on track: The future of the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico crude oil production is expected to grow -- even as US regulators are growing...
Slickwater fracking: A spark to start the world's modern oil revolution
Nick Steinsberger revolutionized the production of oil from shale. Here, we chronicle his work...
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