Against a backdrop of growing Coronavirus infections and OPEC+ discord, oil prices keep rising. How can long-haul crude cargoes stay competitive as backwardation in the forward curve widens and puts pressure on Asia-bound oil from West Africa and Europe? In this episode of the Oil Markets Podcast, S&P; Global Platts reporters Emma Kettley and Nick Baldwin discuss with Joel Hanley why a stronger backwardation is boosting certain crude grades while hitting others.

Steeper crude backwardation puts pressure on African crude oil

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  The Biden administration recently said it was no longer looking to buy up to 3 million barrels of crude for August and September to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was drawn down to prevent oil price spikes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With oil prices lingering at $85/b to $90/b, what are the chances the Department of Energy will continue refilling US reserves? How important are those reserves as the US heads into what is expected to be an active Atlantic hurricane season? What other tools does Biden have to keep a lid on prices ahead of the November presidential election? In this Oil Markets episode, Jeff Mower is joined by senior policy reporter Eamonn Brennan and oil futures reporter Chris van Moessner to discuss these developments and more. Episode links: NEW Port Everglades CBOB differential to NYMEX RBOB: APPNB00  NEW Port Everglades premium CBOB differential to NYMEX RBOB:  APPNJ00 NEW Tampa ULSD differential to NYMEX ULSD: APPOI00  NEW Tampa Jet Fuel differential to NYMEX ULSD: APPNU00

The price of delaying the US' Strategic Petroleum Reserve refill

A sharp increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure has those in the refined products markets looking at the near-term implications for export volumes, trade flows, freight rates and commodity prices. S&P; Global estimates that Russian refineries with a combined nameplate capacity of over 1.6 million b/d nationwide have now been affected to some degree by Ukrainian attacks. In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, Joel Hanley is joined by Tom Washington, Senior Writer, Rebeka Foley, Senior Oil Markets Analyst, and Nadia Bliznikova, Associate Editor, to discuss how the latest developments are impacting related diesel and tanker markets in the region and further afield. Related stories: Interactive: Global oil flow tracker Strike on Russia's Taneco refinery marks leap in Ukrainian drone radius REFINERY NEWS: Russia's Taneco attacked by drones: reports (subscriber content) Related price assessments: AAVBG00 - ULSD 10ppmS CIF NWE Cargo AAWYZ00 - ULSD 10ppmS CIF Med Cargo

Diesel and tanker markets react to bombed Russian refining infrastructure

The 2024 CERAWeek by S&P; Global conference just wrapped up in Houston, where oil industry executives were talking up, often aggressively, the need for oil and gas to remain in the mix during the transition to cleaner energies. They also discussed environmental solutions which will be needed to keep that oil flowing, namely the need for large-scale carbon capture projects. Jeff Mower talks with upstream oil editor Starr Spencer and midstream oil editor Binish Azhar about the outlook for oil production in the US, as well a roadblocks for CCS projects that are hinging on lengthy regulatory approvals. For more about carbon capture and the energy transition, check out the Future Energy podcast

Oil production and carbon capture takeaways from CERAWeek

Oil industry executives at the CERAWeek by S&P; Global conference were largely bullish on oil production growth, shedding recessionary concerns voiced the prior year. They were less enthusiastic about the pace of energy transition, citing the need for more certainty from governments on carbon pricing and other incentives. In this bonus episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, Jeff Mower is joined by Dave Ernsberger, S&P; Global’s head of Market Reporting and Trading Solutions, and Richard Swann, global director of clean refined products, to discuss these developments. Read more of S&P; Global Commodity Insights' CERAWeek coverage Platts Connect

Bonus episode: At CERAWeek, oil producers seek incentives for energy transition

In the midst of Vladimir Putin’s rubber-stamp re-election as Russian President through March 15-17, a tightening of G7 sanctions led by Washington has seen over 10 companies and dozens of vessels put on the sanctions list for price cap circumvention since October. In addition, the election coincided with a significant increase in Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, adding further uncertainty to the world of Russian crude and oil products. In this week’s Platts Oil Markets podcast, Francesco Di Salvo is joined by Principal Journalist Max Lin, Senior Editor Elza Turner and Associate Editor Luke Stuart to discuss the impact of both the new sanctions campaign and the newly damaged Russian oil infrastructure on prices for Russia's flagship exports.  Price assessments we talked about: AAWVH00 - Urals FOB Primorsk Related content: FACTBOX: Russian refining outages mount under surge of Ukrainian drone attacks (subscribers) Greek operators regain share in Russian crude exports despite tighter sanctions Interactive: Seaborne trade in Russian oil under G7 price cap

Steeper crude backwardation puts pressure on African crude oil

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