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Special Reports

S&P Global Commodity Insights Special Reports showcase our key insights across a variety of important subjects affecting oil, shipping, natural gas, petrochemicals, electric power, coal, metals and agriculture markets.
May, 2023

Middle East Refinery Focus

  • From humble beginnings, the Middle East's refining industry has grown into a global player, strategically located between major international markets in Asia, Africa and Europe. At a time when refineries in Europe and the US are starved of investment, Middle East operators are going through a dynamic period of expansion to corner new opportunities opening up from changing flows in global trade.

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May, 2023

Recycling in focus: Navigating plastics and metals circularity in 2023

  • Platts explores price dynamics of the European ferrous scrap and recycled plastics markets, with a deep dive into recent fundamentals and key legislative developments for 2023 and beyond.

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February, 2023

North Sea Emissions Uncovered

  • The North Sea is one of the world’s most significant oil and gas producing regions. With an estimated 21 billion barrels of oil equivalent reserves the basin after almost 50 years of development continues to be an important supplier of crude for European refiners and the continent's most reliable source of natural gas to guarantee energy security.
    As the world accelerates its ambition to achieve net zero, there is growing interest in understanding the relative greenhouse gas (GHG) competitiveness of upstream oil and gas. This insight explores the range and character of the GHG intensity of North Sea production. It is the first in a series of analyses of new emission datasets from S&P Global Commodity Insights.

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January, 2023

Chemical Trends H1 2023: Challenges abound as markets brace for another rough year

  • S&P Global Commodity Insights takes a closer look at the trends shaping key chemical markets in the months ahead. After grappling with logistical issues, war, low demand and oversupply in 2022, the market’s focus has pivoted to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in China, with participants looking for signs the demand-supply balance is getting back on track in the first half of 2023.

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November, 2022

COP27: Advancing Climate Objectives Amidst Conflict

  • S&P Global Commodity Insights reviews the expectations and outcomes of COP27 and our participation in key discussions at the event, on carbon markets and future energy scenarios. We also present a critical methane roadmap for Egypt, designed as a template for other countries eager to move from climate commitment to climate action.

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