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Price volatility in ethanol Renewable Identification Numbers

April 24, 2013 (12:58 mins)

The US government wants to see increased ethanol use, but a volatile price for RINs is now being seen as a huge cost for consumers.

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NWE Urals tops North Sea Forties crude for first time since Aug

London (Platts)--22May2013/832 am EDT/1232 GMT

The Northwest European Urals differential has moved to a premium to the lighter Forties crude grade for the first time in nine months, as supplies of the Russian sour crude tighten and demand for the North Sea grade slackens, market sources said Wednesday.

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Blogs

The Barrel - The “bust” in Ohio’s Utica shale: a less pessimistic voice is heard

The release of Ohio’s 2012 production figures last week by the state hit the market with a thud, disappointing just about any analyst who checked in with their views. John Kingston explains.

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.

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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.

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?

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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News Features

European jet fuel: changing trading tariffs

May 10, 2013

Preferential EU trade tariffs that will take into account changes in economic growth in some trading partner countries could bring a sea change in supply dynamics for Europe's jet fuel market.

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Industry Solution Papers Library

New Crudes, New Markets

The US crude oil market is on the verge of enormous change. Extensive exploration and production activity in new various crude oil shale plays such as Eagle Ford and Bakken promise to boost domestic crude output for these new light sweet crudes (published February 2012).

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