There were more questions than answers on oil’s roadmap at the S&P Global Platts virtual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference, but delegates betting on Asia’s voracious appetite may have found solace in two key messages: China’s demand outlook looks promising and India’s refining expansion is far
This week’s selection of key talking points from S&P Global Platts news editors looks at how Saudi Arabia faces ballooning crude stockpiles caused by poor demand in Asia. Meanwhile, the political saga surrounding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline shows no sign of abating, Asia’s aviation
The EU’s aim to be the world’s first climate-neutral region by 2050 could disrupt global commodity trade flows, as it mulls ways to cut its emissions while protecting its industry and raising money for postpandemic recovery spending. The European Commission wants EU governments to focus
The Hin Leong scandal rocked the Singapore trading community earlier this year, topping many earlier bankruptcies in the commodities space in terms of financial losses. As the dust settles, Eric Yep unpicks the company’s path to self-destruction and assesses the fallout. Hin Leong’s bankruptcy filing,