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Russia: the oil & gas superpower looks east

February 15, 2012 (11:22 mins)

Amidst upcoming presidential elections, and questions being raised over its ability to supply Europe with gas, Platts' editors discuss how energy giant Russia is turning its focus to key Asian oil & gas markets.

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Baltic Aframax rates stable despite cold weather and ice: sources

London, February 22, 2012, 723 am EST/1223 GMT

Freight rates for Aframaxes sailing from the Baltic to Northwest Europe have remained stable since the start of February, despite very cold weather that would normally push them higher, sources said Wednesday.

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Iranian Oil Sanctions: Noose tightens around Iran as buyers seek alternative oil

February 22, 2012

International sanctions aimed at slashing Iran's main economic lifeline, its oil revenues, could have an impact on the country's export volumes well beyond the 500,000 b/d of crude that a European Union ban will displace from July.

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Podcasts

Insurance fears see few tankers ready to haul Iran crude
February 21, 2012 - Discussing about how US and European sanctions on vessels which call at ports in the Islamic Republic, are starting to hurt the Asian shipping industry.

The impact of extreme weather conditions on the European tanker markets
February 9, 2012 - Discussing the impact of extreme weather conditions on the European clean and dirty tanker markets

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Blogs

The Barrel: Cutting costs at DOE, and getting some people annoyed in the process

For people who cover the US federal government and its sprawling bureaucracy for a living, the roll-out of the president's annual budget request can be a bit like Christmas and a bit like an Easter-egg hunt.

The Barrel: Here's this month's spot quiz on oil demand

Q: Which is the only one of the world's biggest economies which saw its GDP shrink in the fourth quarter of 2011 but is nonetheless witnessing higher oil demand than a year ago?

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Industry Solution Papers Library

Dated Brent: The Pricing Benchmark for Asia-Pacific Sweet Crude Oil

The Dated Brent benchmark has taken on an increasingly significant role in the determination of oil prices in the entire Asia-Pacific region. This paper examines and explains the reasons for this ongoing and accelerating trend. (published May 2011).

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