Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas link to Germany is set to have to reveal data on its costs and tariffs under a draft accord to apply EU market rules to it. This could help Ukraine price its alternative transit route to Europe low enough to compete, but Ukraine is also hoping the rules will force...

2019 is set to be the year that coal-to-gas switching in power generation takes off in continental Europe. Carbon prices supported by the new market stability reserve cutting supplies, coupled with potentially lower gas prices, could prompt unprecedented coal-to-gas switching volumes, according to...

The recent decision by China's National Development and Reform Commission to impose restrictions on seaborne coal imports entering the country has left the thermal and metallurgical coal market participants scratching their heads. In this Brussels to Beijing Commodity Policy Podcast, S&P Global...

EU carbon prices have surged to 10-year highs of nearly Eur26/mt in recent weeks, boosted by policy changes to tackle oversupply as part of the EU's wider efforts to combat climate change by cutting emissions. But while policy-makers are often told high carbon prices will push out coal-fired power...

Sebastian Lewis, S&P Global Platts head of Content for Greater China, talks to Paul Gruenwald, Chief Economist S&P Global, about the impact of the Chinese government’s deleveraging programme on the economy and commodities and what recent changes in policy mean for the rest of 2018.

Russia sees EU demand for its natural gas growing 10% to 15% in the next five to 10 years, and is considering delivering these extra volumes via Ukraine. The extra volumes needed could even reach around 20 Bcm/year by 2025 -- up to 20% more -- according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. This...

On July 6, 2018, the United States is expected to put tariffs on an estimated $34 billion worth of Chinese imports - the first shot in what many are describing as a trade war between the two economic giants. China is expected to retaliate, with tariffs on agricultural products, commodities and...

Tackling growing road transport emissions is one of the EU's biggest challenges in meeting its long-term climate change commitments. The European Commission's recent proposals to set CO2 emissions standards for new large trucks from 2025 could be good news for companies like Italy's Snam offering...

In this podcast, S&P Global Platts Senior Managing Editor Paul Bartholomew and Senior Analyst Zhang Jing examine the current state of China's steel market in relation to supply-side reforms and environmental protection drive, which led to the closure of induction furnaces in 2017; the outlook...

EU and Russian regulators seem happy to support blockchain, smart contracts and other digital technologies that can make existing energy sector processes cheaper and more efficient, but are more cautious about true innovations like peer-to- peer trading. S&P Global Platts editors Siobhan Hall,...