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California's summer electric power outlook

May 21, 2012 (11:21 mins)

Martin Coyne and John Kingston explain how less runoff from snowpack to "fuel" California's hydropower and the indefinite loss of the San Onofre nuclear plant could mean that California power supply may be stretched to its limits this summer.

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Illinois co-op to issue RFP to replace expiring coal contract in fall

Louisville, Kentucky (Platts)--21May2013/608 pm EDT/2208 GMT

Southern Illinois Power Cooperative will seek bids to replace an expiring supply contract with Eagle River Coal, operator of a surface mine in Saline County, Illinois, in fall 2013, an official said Tuesday.

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News Features

Met coal may follow thermal's quality refocus as prices down

May 21, 2013

Shifting marginal demand from China and India into lower quality grades of thermal coal over the past few years has seriously hampered upward price momentum in spot markets.

High congestion costs in West Texas seen continuing: analysis

May 21, 2013

Heightened congestion costs in West Texas are expected again this summer as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Oncor continue to work to reduce those costs.

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Podcasts

Changing European sweet and sour crude refining margins
May 21, 2013 - Assessing recent changes in refining margins, which have seen dramatic and interesting developments in the worlds of sweet and sour crude.

Real demand for silicon metals emerge as China scraps export tax
May 21, 2013 - Analyses changes in silicon metal buying patterns following China's removal of export tax, and discusses the outlook for demand this year.

Narrowing Brent/WTI spread; distillate production up; IEA medium-term outlook
May 17, 2013 - Platts US editors examine the recent narrowing in the Brent/WTI spread, refineries moving toward diesel, and the medium-term IEA summary.

Is the decline in US diesel exports expected to last?
May 16, 2013 - Why have US distillate exports declined recently and what do strong diesel crack spreads mean for US refineries expanding operations?

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Blogs

The Barrel: Figures on Venezuela’s oil, product exports to China are for the birds

One thing I learned during an eight-year stint in Latin America is that magical realism is not just a literary device popular among writers there.

The Barrel - Regulation & Environment: Australia’s coalseam-to-LNG companies stand up

Companies looking to turn Australian coalseam gas into LNG for export are facing increasing resistance from environmental groups. Christine Forster explains.

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Special Report: Can shale gale save the naphtha crackers?

According to a report from Platts unit Bentek, over the five-year period to 2016, the development of shale gas exploration in the United States is expected to increase natural gas liquids production by more than 40%. Jim Foster examines the how the changing dynamics of NGL product might play out for naphtha crackers.

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