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Oct 12, 2016, 02:00 ET Platts China Oil Analytics: China Apparent Oil Demand Continued to Drop Year over Year in August

China's apparent* oil demand in August 2016 contracted by 4.3% from the same month last year to 10.76 million barrels per day (b/d), according to an...

May 05, 2016, 02:55 ET Platts China Oil Analytics: China Oil Demand Contracted 1.6% Year over Year in March

China's apparent oil demand* contracted by 1.6% in March 2016 from a year earlier to 11.11 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a...

Apr 26, 2016, 10:05 ET Platts' Suzanne Minter Presented Oil Output Outlook to U.S. Senate Energy Committee

Suzanne Minter, Manager, Oil and Gas Consulting for Platts Analytics, the forecasting and analytics unit of Platts, a division of McGraw Hill...

Apr 25, 2016, 10:30 ET U.S. Natural Gas Production Dipped in March: Platts Analytics

Natural gas production in the lower 48 United States averaged 72.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in March, which is down just over 1 Bcf/d...

Apr 25, 2016, 08:24 ET Platts Pre-Report Survey of Analysts Results: UNICA Sugarcane Crush - 2016-17 Full Season; 1H April

Sugarcane crush volumes in the key Center-South (CS) region of Brazil in the 2016-2017 season, which started April 1, are expected to total 623.65...

Apr 24, 2016, 11:25 ET Platts JKM™ for May-Delivered LNG Dropped 42.5% Year Over Year

Prices of spot market liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery to northeast Asia averaged $4.241 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu) for May,...

Apr 24, 2016, 09:00 ET Platts JKM™ for May-Delivered LNG Dropped 42.5% Year Over Year

Prices of spot market liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery to northeast Asia averaged $4.241 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu) for May,...

Apr 13, 2016, 01:30 ET Platts Adds Natural Gas Liquids to its Forward Curves

Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today announced that it has...

Apr 11, 2016, 10:16 ET Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Softens in April

The outlook for new steel orders in China softened in April from the record high in March, but most market participants expect steel prices to...

Apr 11, 2016, 10:15 ET Platts Launches Domestic Japanese Waterborne Price Assessments

Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, announced today that it will...

Apr 11, 2016, 02:43 ET Platts Survey: OPEC Pumped 32.38 Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per Day in March

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose by 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 32.38 million b/d in March,...

Mar 22, 2016, 01:54 ET U.S. Natural Gas Production Set a Record High in February: Platts Bentek

Natural gas production in the lower 48 United States averaged 73.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in February, which is up nearly 1.4 Bcf/d,...

Mar 18, 2016, 05:10 ET Platts JKM™ for April-Delivered LNG Down 38.7% Year Over Year

Prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery to northeast Asia averaged $4.460 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu) for April,...

Mar 15, 2016, 04:10 ET Platts Survey: OPEC Pumped 32.34 Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per Day in February

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by 90,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 32.34 million b/d in...

Mar 14, 2016, 05:23 ET Finalists Announced for 2016 Platts Global Metals Awards

Executives and companies from 17 countries have been selected as finalists for the fourth annual Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize...

Mar 14, 2016, 03:23 ET Platts Proposes its U.S. Oil Price Assessments Reflect 2:30 p.m. ET Value, Beginning July 1

Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today proposed that its all-day...

Mar 08, 2016, 03:28 ET Platts China Steel Sentiment Hits Record High in March

Optimism has returned to the Chinese steel market on the back of buoyant domestic demand for steel and stronger prices, resulting in the Platts China ...

Mar 04, 2016, 05:46 ET Shale Oil Production in Bakken, Eagle Ford Held Mostly Steady in January: Platts Bentek

Oil production from key shale formations in North Dakota and Texas dropped slightly in January versus December, according to Platts Bentek, an...

Feb 17, 2016, 10:16 ET U.S. Natural Gas Production Rose Slightly in January: Platts Bentek

Natural gas production in the lower 48 United States averaged 71.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in January, which is up nearly 0.5 Bcf/d,...

Feb 07, 2016, 05:04 ET Platts Report: China Oil Demand Contracts 0.8% Year over Year in December

China's apparent* oil demand contracted by 0.8% in December 2015 from a year earlier to 11.35 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a...

Feb 05, 2016, 09:00 ET U.S. Oil Exports: Platts Launches New Price References for On-Ship Crude Oil in U.S. Gulf Coast

To bring transparency to the U.S. export value of crude oil in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Platts today announced it will publish new pricing points for...

Jan 27, 2016, 12:53 ET Shale Oil Production in Bakken, Eagle Ford Little Changed in December: Platts Bentek

Oil production from key shale formations in North Dakota and Texas dropped slightly in December versus November, according to Platts Bentek, an...

Jan 22, 2016, 08:45 ET Mexico Adopts Platts for Oil and Gas Pricing as Part of its Landmark Energy Sector Reforms

Mexico's federal government has entered into an exclusive agreement with Platts, a leading global provider of energy and commodities information and...

Jan 22, 2016, 03:12 ET Platts Survey: OPEC Pumped 32.28 Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per Day in December

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by 130,000 barrels per day (b/d) in December on lower volumes...

Jan 14, 2016, 02:00 ET Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Remains at Low Level in January

Chinese steel market participants expect new orders to remain subdued over January, though they see some improvement in price levels for both long...