What is the container market landscape going to be in 2017?
S&P Global Platts senior editor, Andrew Scorer, waxes lyrical about the global container market ahead of our Mediterranean Bunker Fuel Conference.
Gauging the Trump effect on global commodities
Since the victory of US President-elect Donald Trump last week, businesses and governments have been working overtime to try to discern exactly what his presidency might mean for a range of important policy areas.
U.S. oil drilling increasingly focused in Permian Basin
(Tue, 15 Nov 2016) U.S. drilling activity is increasingly concentrated in the Permian Basin, which spans parts of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The Permian now holds nearly as many active oil rigs as the rest of the United States combined, including both onshore and offshore rigs, and it is the only region in EIAâs <em>Drilling Productivity Report</em> where crude oil production is expected to increase for the third consecutive month.
Rebuilding Our Infrastructure
Looking at infrastructure data from different sources provides conflicting pictures of what needs to be done
Who Owns the Street in Mexico City?
Bicycle riders fight a daily battle for space with cars and drivers.
China’s approach to global markets is one to follow: Fuel for Thought
Reflecting on the state of the world in Singapore a few weeks ago, Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, offered praise for how well China has managed its ascendancy up the oil demand table.
Microchannel gas-to-liquid plants convert stranded natural gas to marketable products
(Mon, 14 Nov 2016) The first microchannel gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in the United States was completed in September. The new plant, built by ENVIA Energy, is located in Oklahoma and is expected to begin converting landfill gas into liquid petroleum products later this year.
The Trump Stock Rally: Calamity Averted With a Little Charm
Markets that had heavily favored Hillary Clinton were poised to dive on election night. Then President-elect Donald J. Trump sweetened his tone.
Trump and Congress Both Want Tax Cuts. The Question Is Which Ones.
Tax reform is one thing President-elect Donald J. Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan can agree on, broadly, though the specifics can get thorny.
What the Markets Are Really Telling Us About a Trump Presidency
The stock market has risen, with investors seemingly betting that Donald Trump will stick to proposals that would benefit corporate profits, and abandon others that wouldn’t.