Special Reports

An interactive editorial project exploring the changing relationship between geopolitical risk and the price of crude. This analysis shows how diversity of supply, higher levels of global spare capacity and the expansion of strategic petroleum reserves have helped to insulate markets from the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East and beyond.

Iron ore and coking coal are integral to steelmaking. But with hundreds of products available globally and constant changes to geology and marketing strategies, we know it can be difficult to keep track of their individual specifications. S&P Global Platts Iron Ore and Metallurgical Coal Specification Tree aims to provide extra transparency on specifications to help advance understanding of how these products relate to our benchmarks and the wider markets.

The global petrochemical industry is expected to keep feeling COVID-19 fallout in the second half of 2021, with prices maintaining record highs in some regions balanced by new capacity startups in others. As global COVID-19 vaccine availability increases, more industrial activity should follow and consumption from end-users should in turn trend higher.

Platts Shipping investigates the regulatory and market forces looming on global shipping’s horizons, including deep-dives into the IMO’s upcoming Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI), the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and decarbonization schemes from the world’s largest carriers.

The US power sector is relentlessly shifting towards a greater role for renewables to meet aggressive climate targets. This report assesses progress made so far, future goals, and challenges standing in the way of a cleaner electricity system.