In this week's Capitol Crude, Platts senior editor Herman Wang gets Serial (and serious) about the Renewable Fuel Standard and the battle between the biofuels and oil industries. When will the Environmental Protection Agency finalize the 2014 rule? What volume of biofuels will it mandate? And...

Can you choose your own US export adventure if you choose your own name? Self-classifying and self-proclaiming can be a tricky business, but when it comes to condensates, the US Commerce Department appears to be encouraging companies to decide for themselves whether their product is eligible for...

On the first Capitol Crude of 2015, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid take a cue from Marty McFly and look to the future of 2015. Tune in to hear their personal policy predictions as they tackle the big questions of the US oil industry: Will Keystone XL get approved? Will Shell...

Ever feel like you're living the same scenario over and over and over again? On this week's episode of Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Brian Scheid and Herman Wang talk with Platts Energy Week host Bill Loveless about how crude oil prices and policy are a lot like "Groundhog Day." The...

North Dakota oil producers are finding themselves in a tough spot, caught between calls for stabilizing crude for transportation safety and mandates to cut down on natural gas flaring in the Bakken. As Platts senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Herman Wang explain, with the help of some Barbra...

Global oil benchmarks fell nearly 20 percent in November after OPEC maintained its output targets, and now there are lingering questions about the long-term effects of OPEC's decision on US policy and oil prices. Platts senior oil editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid explain how as companies...

On this week's Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid talk about the late nights, early mornings and crowded press conferences at the latest OPEC meeting in Vienna, where confirmation that the group would simply roll over its 30 million b/d crude oil output ceiling...

On this week's Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid talk about how Friday's decision to punt the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard into next year was a lot like Reebok's disastrous Dan vs. Dave campaign ahead of the 1992 Olympics. Listen as they break down...

It's a story at the heart of US-Russia relations: A once-beloved American underdog versus an egomaniacal Russian tyrant. Is it the plot of a Rocky movie, or the current political status of the countries, which involves jabs at the oil and natural gas industries?This week, Platts senior editors...

From Mad Men to Seinfeld to Roseanne, we've all seen TV shows where different actors have played the same part from season to season. Platts senior editors Brian Scheid and Herman Wang look at the impact a Republican controlled Senate and an expanded Republican House majority will have on crude oil...