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OIL MARKET: Urals has surged to $59.98 a barrel FOB at Novorossiisk, according to @ArgusMedia data
If it goes up another 2¢, buyers wouldn't have access to Western shipping, insurance and banking as per the G7 price cap #OOTT
OIL MARKET: Medium sour crude keeps tightening after Saudi Arabia's unilateral output cut for July and August, and that's lifting the price of Russian flagship crude Urals significantly. The latest quotes put it about to breach the $60-a-barrel G7 price cap | #OOTT
Great investigative piece by @ftcommodities team tracking down real examples of the 'dark' shipping fleet transporting sanctioned Russian #CrudeOil - Kudos to
@OilSheppard and team.
ft.com/content/90dcc9b7-3371…
Good @wsj piece by @josephttwallace - highlights the complexity valuing Russia #crude. 3m b/d is subject to the cap. Half is Urals which trades below the $60 cap. But the rest is higher-value crudes such as Espo and Siberian light
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#ArgusMedia has launched new prices for #WTI light sweet #crudeoil cargoes loading for export at the USGC. The additional assessments divide the front month into three “decades”. Learn more: okt.to/S0aZYX | #ArgusOil #OOTT
Good @WSJenergy analysis about the impact of forthcoming sanctions on #Russian #Energy - will be acutely evident in a tight #diesel market. @ArgusMedia @josephttwallace
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Great FT comment by @OilSheppard - proposing taxing production rather than corporate revenues. He presents a compelling case to simplify and normalise windfall taxes on UK energy companies, delivering greater contributions when #oil prices are high ft.com/content/a923cac1-cacf…
Very interesting @ftcommodities piece by @nikasgari and @OilSheppard about the challenges ACER faces to develop the EC's new #LNG benchmark. Quotes @neilfleming on whether this will actually be a better or cheaper way to price gas. ft.com/content/bad64ee2-cd03…
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S&P Global and IHS Markit are pleased to announce that they have completed their merger. Further details will be shared tomorrow, March 1st. ow.ly/spXW50I5Jtx
Excellent @FTLex analysis by @VanessaHoulder1 who clearly explains the challenges to evolve a complex market if #hydrogen is to fulfil its potential as a transition fuel in hard to decarbonize sectors. Consider the carbon intensity of H2 over pathway colors.
Hydrogen: price transparency will help fuel a green revolution
@FT argues that much needs to happen before a publicly traded #hydrogen index can become a reality. Platts assesses hydrogen production costs in different regions
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Brilliant interactive story telling piece by @OilSheppard and the @ftcommodities team. ig.ft.com/europes-gas-crisis…
Very useful @SPGlobalPlatts insight into what's driving Europe's #gas crunch
*Europe's growing pains*
According to Platts Analytics, 30 GW of coal capacity was taken offline across UK and Continental Europe between 2010-2020 - The pressure on gas supplies reaches new highs as grid demand for a low carbon replacement ramps up. plts.co/cBsD50GqKzj
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Rise of the ‘carbon neutral’ hydrocarbons.
The cost of buying enough #carbon offsets to cover the emissions from one #LNG cargo rose from about $1.1m in July to $1.8m in September as offset prices rose - #PlattsCNL data
@FT @CamillaHodgson
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EUROPE fears shortage of gas this winter: ft.com/content/7c31ca15-aa4f…
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Natural-Gas Market Conditions Look Unnatural
Samer Mosis, S&P Global Platts - Natural #gas in storage in Europe is 16% below the five-year average and at a record low for September. #LNG - The Wall Street Journal
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#Carbon offsets: a licence to pollute or a path to net-zero emissions?
@ftcommodities Big Read by @CamillaHodgson #carboncredits #netzero
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Fashion boom in recycled #plastic comes with a price tag.
@ftcommodities highlights until 2019, the price of rPET used to make recycled polyester was €1,050 per tonne, or about €200 cheaper than virgin PET. Now the price has jumped to €1,435
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Super @SPGlobalPlatts infographic showing complex dynamics driving #gas rally in Europe
#PlattsInfographic: Low gas storage, Russian constraints drive TTF rally amid record CO₂ prices.
#Gas, #power and #carbon markets are starting Q3 at multi-year highs after gas storage drawdowns amid record CO₂ prices.
🗺️ See full-size infographic: plts.co/fJ4t50Fmv4I
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Coking #coal defies China bid to keep control of commodity costs
“Removing Australia from the picture last year significantly reduced coking coal imports into China and the numbers reflect that,” said Julien Hall at S&P Global Platts
@ftcommodities
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