Trump Inauguration Fact Boxes on Oil, Power, Natural Gas, Policy & Trade: S&P Global Platts
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- President Donald Trump's inauguration Friday raises the specter of one of the most significant shifts in the direction of oil policy in decades, and the power and natural gas sectors are poised for changes in policy direction and regulatory oversight, according to S&P Global Platts Fact Boxes.
| Average Commodity Prices During Trump and Obama Presidential Terms |
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| Trump |
Obama |
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| Commodity |
Unit |
Jan 19, 2017 |
Jan 20, 2017 – present* |
Jan 20, 2009 – |
|
| Oil, Dated Brent |
$/b |
53.31 |
— |
83.63 |
|
| Fuel Oil, NY 3% |
$/b |
47.03 |
— |
67.52 |
|
| Jet Fuel, NJ Buckeye pipeline |
¢/gal |
153.38 |
— |
226.41 |
|
| Gasoline, Chicago CBOB |
¢/gal |
143.45 |
— |
230.22 |
|
| Ethanol, Chicago Terminal |
¢/gal |
145.25 |
— |
208.14 |
|
| Natural Gas, Henry Hub TDt Com |
$/MMBtu |
3.22 |
— |
3.55 |
|
| Coal, Thermal CAPP rail (CSX) |
$/st |
61.75 |
— |
56.41 |
|
| Aluminum P1020 US Trans Premium |
¢/lb |
9.00 |
— |
10.07 |
|
| Gold, COMEX |
$/oz |
1216.10 |
— |
1325.79 |
|
| Iron ore, IODEX 62% Fe |
$/dmt |
80.65 |
— |
108.99 |
|
| Steel, US hot-rolled coil |
$/st |
630.00 |
— |
597.78 |
|
| *Running average to be determined; updated monthly |
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| Source: S&P Global Platts |
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| Visit S&P Global Platts' The Barrel blog (http://blogs.platts.com/) to see the above price series updated monthly. |
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Trump Inauguration: Positive signs for gas sector as power transfers
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Commodity Prices:
http://blogs.platts.com/2017/01/20/presidents-trump-obama-commodity-prices/
Visit the S&P Global Platts "U.S. Election 2016 and Trump Administration" page (http://www.platts.com/news-feature/2017/oil/us-election-2016/index) of the Platts website for regular updates on energy, metals and agriculture cabinet, policy, regulation and outlook developments. The page includes a full history of key articles on the election, cabinet nominations, policy positions, regulatory implications and more.
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