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Commodities Focus

Oct 30, 2014

Platts Gareth Carpenter, managing editor, discusses the growing biomass market and how the euro's recent weakness against the US dollar has caused European generators to source their spot wood pellets from local suppliers rather than the larger volumes available from the US. We welcome any feedback...


Oct 27, 2014

Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Rosemary Griffin, associate editor, discuss the likely impact on the Russian oil sector of the so-called "tax maneuver", a new taxation regime due to come into force in 2015. We welcome any feedback or suggestions...


Oct 16, 2014

Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news and Nadia Rodova, Moscow bureau chief, discuss the impact to date of US and EU sanctions against the Russian oil sector and whether the recent oil price fall is also hampering oil developments in the country. We...


Oct 7, 2014

Global LNG trade is up, but North Asia is not part of the growth story. Stephanie Wilson, Platts managing editor for LNG, talks about the volatility in LNG spot prices, the key drivers of price movements, and the potential impact of upcoming availability of flexible LNG supply.This is the latest in...