Platts editors analyse the top oil news and pricing stories from around the globe. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/Europe/index/ en-us Copyright (c) 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. http://www.mcgraw-hill.com Energy News http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/LANDINGPAGESXML/HeaderImages/platts-logo.gif http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/Europe/index/ Platts webeditor@platts.com no Platts editors analyse the top oil news and pricing stories from around the globe. Platts editors analyze the top oil news and pricing stories from around the globe. This is a collection of Platts three key oil podcast series -- 'What's moving the European oil market,' 'What's moving the Americas oil market,' and the 'Oil Roundtable: top three news stories'. oil,crude,news,energy,platts,jet fuel,diesel,gasoline,HSFO,LSFO,brent,gasoil,OPEC,Nymex,shipping,refining,petroleum Platts jamie_mcduell@platts.com Jeff Mower Alison Ciaccio James Bambino The long-awaited Seaway Pipeline reversal has started, with crude being delivered from the glutted US Midwest to Gulf Coast refiners. What has the impact been on oil futures, and what could the reversal mean for Midwest refining margins going forward? Jeff Mower, Alison Ciaccio, and James Bambino discuss. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets18 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets18.mp3 18 May 2012 14:00:00 EST 8:58 Platts,oil,futures,price,supply,demand,crude Olivier Lejeune Daniel Colover Platts crude oil reporters Olivier Lejeune and Daniel Colover discuss the continuous flow of North Sea crude to South Korea seen since December 2011, which has increased European crude prices and limited refiners’ profit margins for the benefit of UK and Norwegian oil producers, crude traders have said. The European Commission says it has not received any formal complaints from the European refining community. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets10 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets10.mp3 10 May 2012 06:00:00 EST 4:35 Platts,oil,crude oil,North Sea,EC,EU,refining,refiners,profit margins,traders Thomas Hogue Goh Shu Hui Pradeep Rajan Platts news director for Asia, Thomas Hogue, speaks to Goh Shu Hui, fuel oil markets reporter, and Pradeep Rajan, Platts' Singapore-based shipping reporter, on how the sanctions imposed on Iran by the US and Europe have impacted the shipping industry. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Roundtable/2012/May/roundtable10 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Roundtable/2012/May/roundtable10.mp3 10 May 2012 14:00:00 EST 12:49 Platts,oil,crude oil,shipping,Iran,fuel oil,sanctions,shipowners,geopolitics Jeff Mower Alison Ciaccio Petroleum futures have tubled over the past week, with NYMEX front-month crude down roughly $10/b since May 1. What's driving the decline? Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Alison Ciaccio, futures editor, explain what's going on. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets08 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets08.mp3 08 May 2012 14:00:00 EST 6:59 Platts,oil,futures,price,supply,demand,crude Elza Turner George Martiniuc Ned Molloy Elza Turner, Russian domestic market reporter, and fuel oil reporters George Martiniuc and Ned Molloy, discuss the impact of the new Russian tax regime on fuel oil export flows so far and why levels remain steady despite the less favorable duty. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets01 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/May/oilmarkets01.mp3 01 May 2012 07:30:00 EST 7:50 Platts,oil,petroleum,fuel oil,Russia,oil exports,tax,taxation Jeff Mower James Bambino Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Oilgram Price Report, and James Bambino, futures editor, discuss the recent decline, pointing to lower physical gasoline prices in Europe as well as renewed confidence in the market that supply will be able to meet summer demand. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets25 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets25.mp3 25 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST 4:05 Platts,oil,futures,price,supply,demand,gasoline,summer Ellie Weir Eklavya Gupte Ellie Weir, Platts EMEA team leader for shipping, and Eklavya Gupte, tackle the growing issue of piracy in West Africa and look at the reasons it has been increasing this year along with the impact that it is having on the shipping industry. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets24 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets24.mp3 24 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST 6:14 Platts,oil,Africa,shipping Thomas Hogue Mriganka Jaipuriyar Christine Forster Platts news director for Asia, Thomas Hogue, speaks to Mriganka Jaipuryar, senior editor for Platts' Oilgram News, and Christine Forester, senior writer based in Australia, about the paradox of governmental regulation on oil prices, as well as the recent production results revealed by Australia's top oil producers. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Roundtable/2012/April/roundtable20 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Roundtable/2012/April/roundtable20.mp3 20 Apr 2012 07:15:00 EST 16:24 Platts,oil,petroleum,Asia,Australia,regulation,oil prices,oil production,oil producers Takeo Kumagai Jonty Rushforth Takeo Kumagai, Platts Tokyo news correspondent, and Jonty Rushforth, senior managing editor, discuss Japanese demand for low sulfur fuel oil and its effect on the international markets. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/2012/April/oilmarkets19 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets19.mp3 19 Apr 2012 09:15:00 EST 9:02 Platts,oil,petroleum,Asia,Japan,LSFO,fuel oil,low sulfur fuel oil,global markets,global oil Daniel Colover Ned Molloy Daniel Colover Platts EMEA crude oil editor and Ned Molloy Platts EMEA fuel oil editor, discuss how the Urals cracking margin in NWE has risen to the highest level since 2008 and how strength in the low sulphur fuel oil market has played a part in this rise. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/2012/April/oilmarkets17 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets17.mp3 17 Apr 2012 07:30:00 EST 3:12 Platts,oil,petroleum,jet fuel,aviation,airlines Richard Swann Robert Perkins Stuart Elliott Platts EMEA oil news team discusses concerns surrounding recent oil spills, including the gas leak at Total's Elgin platform in the UK North Sea; and assesses the implications of OPEC having released two sets of data for their own crude oil production for the first time. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Roundtable/2012/April/roundtable13 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Roundtable/2012/April/roundtable13.mp3 13 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST 11:20 Platts,oil,petroleum,oil spill,gas leak,Elgin,Total,OPEC,Fitch,Chevron,Deepwater,offshore,Macondo Helen Robertson Helen Robertson, Platts EMEA middle distillate editor, discusses how weak demand for jet fuel in Northwest Europe and high outright prices have affected the market and caused European airline profits to suffer. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/2012/April/oilmarkets12b http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets12b.mp3 12 Apr 2012 07:30:00 EST 4:08 Platts,oil,petroleum,jet fuel,aviation,airlines Song Yen Ling Song Yen Ling, Platts senior writer for the Chinese oil markets, discusses the overall upstream oil and gas reserves growth for Chinese state oil companies. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/oil/2012/April/oilmarkets12 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/April/oilmarkets12.mp3 12 Apr 2012 06:30:00 EST 7:53 Platts,oil,refining,upstream,China,gas,natural gas,refiners,refinery David Ruisard Esa Ramasamy David Ruisard, Platts US light ends editor, and Esa Ramasamy, director of Americas oil for Platts, discuss why we shouldn't worry about $4 per gallon at the pump in the US. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets29 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets21.mp3 29 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST 6:05 Platts,oil,gasoline,price,drilling,crude,pump,export,import Matthew M. Nordan John Kingston Matthew M. Nordan, vice president at Venrock, talks with John Kingston, Platts director of news, about fracking technology, especially water treatment, the cost of trucking involved in water treatment, and what problems are solved with technologies such as reverse osmosis and distillation. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oilmatters/2012/March/oilmatters28 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets21.mp3 28 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST 15:11 Platts,oil,natural gas,fracking,drilling,water Sophie Byron Paula Vanlaningham Sophie Byron, EMEA middle distillate editor, and Paula Vanlaningham, EMEA light ends editor, discuss how refining margins have improved recovering from the lows seen at the beginning of March after refinery run cuts, and current low retail demand for diesel and gasoline due to high outright values. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets21 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets21.mp3 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 6:09 Platts,oil,refining,margins,refiners,retail demand,diesel,gasoline,petrol prices,Budget Guilherme Kfouri Maria Tsay Guilherme Kfouri, associate editor for Platts EMEA fuel ethanol, and Maria Tsay, assistant editor for Platts EMEA biodiesel, discuss factors that have been pressuring European biofuels markets in the first quarter of 2012. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Spotlight/2012/March/spotlight21 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Spotlight/2012/March/spotlight21.mp3 21 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 5:25 Platts,oil,petrochemicals,biofuel,ethanol John Kingston Jeff Mower Alison Ciaccio John Kingston, director of news, Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Alison Ciaccio, futures reporter, discuss the wide WTI/Brent spread and the increase in US exports of refined products. What is keeping the WTI/Brent spread so wide, and what will be the "new normal"? Can US refiners continue to export products at a record pace without drawing too much political heat? http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Roundtable/2012/March/roundtable16 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Roundtable/2012/March/roundtable16.mp3 16 Mar 2012 16:00:00 EST 12:03 Platts,oil,refining,US,Brent,WTI,futures,exports Ned Molloy Eklavya Gupte Ned Molloy, EMEA bunker fuel editor and Eklavya Gupte, EMEA shipping editor, discuss how shipping lines are responding to record high bunker fuel prices at many ports, and how the freight market is responding. Reducing buying volumes in the hope that crude oil prices will fall is only half the story, with many ship owners increasingly prioritizing the cheapest ports for their bunkering operations. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets15 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets15.mp3 07 Mar 2012 08:45:00 EST 3:16 Platts,oil,crude oil,bunkers,shipping,freight,bunker fuel,ports,bunkering Robert Perkins Stuart Elliott Geoff King Robert Perkins, senior news correspondent in London, Stuart Elliott, managing director of European news, and Geoff King, oil futures editor, discuss how Turkey is investigating alternatives to Iranian crude supply; the market is surprised at Gunvor's refinery purchase; and Brent and WTI are rangebound between supply concerns and economic worries. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Roundtable/2012/March/roundtable9 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Roundtable/2012/March/roundtable9.mp3 08 Mar 2012 16:45:00 EST 10:55 Platts,oil,refining,US,Europe,Brent,WTI,futures,Iran,sanctions Jeff Mower Tim Worledge Jeff Mower, editor-in-chief of Platts Oilgram Price Report, and Tim Worledge, middle distillate team leader in London, discuss how refining margins have turned lower in March, turning negative in parts of the US and Europe, as refiners are paying up for crude supply. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets08 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets08.mp3 08 Mar 2012 16:45:00 EST 7:53 Platts,oil,refining,US,Europe,crude Benno Spencer Chris Vowden George Martiniuc Benno Spencer, team leader for European dirty products, Chris Vowden, senior EMEA oil editor and George Martiniuc, EMEA fuel oil editor, discuss the factors influencing the recent weakness of the European high sulfur fuel oil market and investigate the reasons behind the contrasting strength of low sulfur fuel oil, finally touching on the potential demand destruction resulting on the recent flat-price highs. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets07 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Oil/2012/March/oilmarkets07.mp3 07 Mar 2012 08:45:00 EST 6:41 Platts,oil,petroleum,HSFO,LSFO,fuel oil,demand destruction,flat-price,bunkers,shipping