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US natural gas market sees inventories fall below the 5-year average

May 9, 2013 (10:03 mins)

Jeff Mower and Samantha Santa Maria, discuss US natural gas prices having risen considerably in 2013, as winter demand has reduced inventories. Whereas the market appeared to be glutted last year, inventories are now below the 5-year average.

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FEATURE: US refiners maximize distillate production, exports

Houston (Platts)--17May2013/551 pm EDT/2151 GMT

US refiners aim to maximize distillate output to work attractive export arbitrage opportunities, but may leave high-priced hydrocracker investments to competitor Valero Energy, who wants to be the first North American refiner to produce as much distillate as gasoline.

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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?

US natural gas prices drop below $4/MMBtu
May 15, 2013 - Natural gas prices retreat below $4/MMBtu, the US government hikes its price forecast for the full year, and which state is leading the charge into alternative fuels for cars and trucks?

Changing tides: Healthy returns for clean tankers lures dirty tanker operators
May 14, 2013 - Discusses the role reversal of both clean and dirty tanker markets and shares notable trends in the market.

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The Barrel: US East Coast oil refineries enjoy a stirring comeback

Not long ago the US Eastern Seaboard worried about fuel shortages due to refinery closures, but the dynamics have changed.

The Barrel: A natural gas pipeline project in the land of a fracking ban

The schizophrenic battles over natural gas in Vermont -- a state that was the first to have its governor sign a permanent fracking ban -- just keep coming.

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Asian paraxylene: Golden years at an end?

May 16, 2013

Paraxylene, one of the most lucrative petrochemical commodities for the past five years, is expected to lose its shine in the next few years as it becomes victimized by overcapacity in Asia and the Middle East.

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Industry Solution Papers Library

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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