As principais produtoras integradas de petróleo da América Latina –PEMEX, Petrobras, YPF e Ecopetrol – enfrentam atualmente outros obstáculos além dos efeitos da recente queda nos preços do petróleo. Nesta edição do CreditMatters TV, a Diretora Renata Lotfi discute como essas empresas têm lidado com os riscos relativos ao seu vínculo com o governo e à competição global.

S&P Global Ratings Green Evaluation is an asset-level environmental benchmark which goes beyond existing frameworks, to evaluate relative environmental impact, taking into account the technology utilized. The evaluation can be applied to any type of financing and can be labelled or un-labelled. We have devised two approaches; one for Mitigation projects and one for Adaptation projects. This video explains our methodology for Adaptation projects.

S&P Global Ratings Green Evaluation is an asset-level environmental benchmark which goes beyond existing frameworks, to evaluate relative environmental impact, taking into account the technology utilized. The evaluation can be applied to any type of financing and can be labelled or un-labelled. We have devised two approaches; one for Mitigation projects and one for Adaptation projects. This video explains our methodology for Mitigation projects.

Canadian E&P companies recently completed oil sands acquisitions totaling US$29 billion. In this podcast, S&P Global Ratings’ Director Michelle Dathorne discusses the outlook for the Canadian oil and gas industry and how consolidation affects Suncor Energy Inc., Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., and Cenovus Energy Inc.

While third quarter earnings are again weak for health care services, much investor attention has been focused on the weak results of two large, volatile health care companies; Community Health Systems Inc. and Tenet Healthcare Corp. In this podcast S&P Global Ratings Director David Peknay provides a quick update on the recent performance of these companies and discusses our view of their ratings.

In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Jeff Panger discusses our recently released request for comment that outlines proposed changes to our methodology for assigning ratings and related credit products to U.S. retail electric, retail gas, steam, chilled water, electric distribution cooperatives and combined utility systems where electric or gas is the predominant service.

The outlook for ratings in the sector is largely stable. Stable and positive rating outlooks in 2017 are a higher proportion of total outlooks, compared with 2016. We anticipate an increase in 2018 EBITDA and a slight strengthening of credit metrics on average. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Director Paul Kurias outlines our ratings outlook, forecasts, key risks and trends for the global sector.

Covering noteworthy research produced by S&P Global Ratings analysts in the region, "Latin America Monday Morning RoundUp" provides investors with a quick credit overview to start their week. Senior Director Daniela Brandazza hosts this weekly segment of CreditMatters TV.

S&P Global Ratings Analyst Noemie de la Gorce discusses the key outcomes of the international climate change negotiations, or COP23, which have just finished in Bonn, and their implications for green finance and investment.

In this CreditMatter TV, Mickaël VIDAL and Mathieu Magaud discuss some of the key drivers for the European Retail Sector.