US oil output is already shattering records and, fueled by dramatic growth in the Permian, is expected to exceed 11 million b/d by late this year. But hurdles, from pipeline and port constraints to refining differences, remain, Kenneth Medlock tells the Platts Capitol Crude podcast this week....

US oil output has exceeded 10 million b/d for the first time since 1970. What does this mean for diplomacy, sanctions and trade policy? Where is the US production ceiling now?On this week's Platts Capitol Crude podcast, Sarah Ladislaw, director of the energy and national security program at...

Why Florida?On this week's podcast, Senior Editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid look at the Trump administration's plan to open nearly all federal waters to oil and gas drilling and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's sudden and unusual decision to exempt Florida from the...

On this week's Capitol Crude podcast we look at the implications of China's first ever crude oil futures contract, expected to be launched in late March. The contract could bolster the standing of China's currency and increase global oil market transparency while weakening the...

Gary Ross, founder of PIRA Energy and head of global oil analytics for S&P Global Platts, says oil at $80/b is possible in the near term.S&P Global Platts senior editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk to Ross about the impact the Trump administration is having on the global oil market,...

On this week's Capitol Crude, Senior Editor Brian Scheid looks at one of the greatest mysteries in the US oil industry.In 1986, Chevron, BP and two Alaska Native corporations drilled a single well about 15 miles from the remote Alaska village of Kaktovik. More than three decades later, it...

Where are oil prices, supply and demand heading in 2018? And how will Washington policy shape oil markets?Capitol Crude talks with three experts about where they think oil prices will be at the end of 2018, what factors will influence the market and what US oil policy issues will dominate.The...

US producers continue to fight against federal rules limiting methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations. The Trump administration has put an Obama-era methane rule on hold until 2019 as they draft another, likely weaker rule, but a major industry group has launched a methane emissions...

Capitol Crude gets a crash course in geology to understand the potential for Permian Basin operators to use recycled water when drilling wells.Pioneer Natural Resources is building a pipeline network to haul produced water that comes up from the drilling process to frack new wells. It hopes to...

Capitol Crude has an exclusive interview with Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, Bahrain's oil minister, who sees a major crude supply crunch looming in the global market as investments dry up and US shale is likely to decline soon.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid shares more from the...