Platts Energy Spotlight Podcast is a weekly series aimed at highlighting significant news stories from around the energy world. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index/ en-us Copyright (c) 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. http://www.mcgraw-hill.com Energy News http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/LANDINGPAGESXML/HeaderImages/platts-logo.gif http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index/ Platts webeditor@platts.com no This is the latest in a series of weekly podcasts aimed at highlighting significant news stories from around the energy world. This is the latest in a series of weekly podcasts aimed at highlighting significant news stories from around the energy world. news,energy,power,platts,oil,coal,gas,lng,US,China,Russia,petroleum Platts jamie_mcduell@platts.com Kimitsu Yogachi Gustav Holmvik Kimitsu Yogachi, editor for olefins and polymers, speaks to Gustav Holmvik, editor for the styrenic chain, about what could be the key drivers for SM in the Asian petrochemical markets for 2012. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Asia/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2012/feb/spotlight020812.mp3 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST 3:58 Platts,petrochemicals,polymers,styrene,styrene monomer,olefins,petchems,styrenic chain Cathy Cash Cathy Cash, senior editor, discusses new federal regulations to control ozone pollution from being transported across state lines, which heads to a court this spring where coal-fired generators hope to get a reprieve from the so-called Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/feb/spotlight020612b.mp3 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST 5:51 Platts,electric power,CSAPR,CAIR,pollution,ozone,coal,utilities,Washington,EPA William Powell Paul Maguire William Powell, senior managing editor for Platts International Gas Report, focuses on the upheaval facing the European gas market, in light of an ongoing cold spell of weather sweeping the continent; discusses where gas will come from following exports falling short of contractual volumes; and examines what exactly has been going on with supplies from Russia. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index3 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/feb/spotlight020612.mp3 06 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EST 6:19 Platts,natural gas,natgas,gas,weather,gas prices,contractual volumes,gas supply,Russia,Ukraine,France,energy Francinia Protti Nandira Lal Francinia Protti and Nandita Lal, Platts European petrochemical editors, discuss the factors affecting the European PVC market, from sluggish demand owing to a protracted recovery of the contruction sector to upward pressure from increasing feedstock costs. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index2 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/feb/spotlight020212.mp3 03 Feb 2012 05:30:00 EST 4:41 Platts,petrochemicals,petchems,PVC,polymers,polyvinyl chloride,feedstocks Sean Bartlett David Potter Sean Bartlett and David Potter, European petrochemical editors discuss the factors which have led to the strongest January MTBE market since 2002 and examine expectations moving forward into the remainder of the quarter. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/jan/spotlight013112.mp3 01 Feb 2012 09:30:00 EST 5:10 Platts,petrochemicals,gasoline,MTBE,arbitrage,petchems,petroleum Elizabeth Barrett Leticia Vasquez The US natural gas industry is changing quickly, with plentiful domestic supplies creating new challenges. In this Platts podcast, Lettie Vasquez and Liz Bassett, associate editors for natural gas, look at how the industry is faring halfway into a very mild winter and whether there will be long-term effects from the warm weather. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/jan/spotlight012312.mp3 24 Jan 2012 05:45:00 EST 5:43 Platts,natural gas,natgas,weather,seasonal,gas industry,natural gas industry,winter Chua Sok Peng Clement Choo Chua Sok Peng, Platts Deputy Managing Editor for Asia and Clement Choo, Platts Petrochemicals Editor in Singapore, provide a comprehensive overview of the Asian petrochemicals sector, and evaluate how long can PX continue its bullish run, especially with new plants arriving on the scene in 2013. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/Asia/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2012/jan/spotlight011812.mp3.mp3 29 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EST 6:52 Petrochemicals,PX,Asia,Paraxylene Nandita Lal Monicca Egoy Nandita Lal editor for ethylene and polyethylene and Monicca Egoy, Platts editors for propylene and polypropylene discuss how the olefin-polyolefins markets fared in 2011, and the expectations for 2012. Is the recovery in prices sustainable? http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/jan/spotlight011012.mp3 11 Jan 2012 06:45:00 EST 5:57 Platts,petrochemicals,ethylene,polyethylene,polymers,olefins,propylene,polypropylene,polyolefins,Europe,Asia David J. Hayes Larry Persily Platts reporters and other credentialed press convened to hear Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Federal Coordinator Larry Persily discuss a wide range of Alaskan and arctic energy supply and transportation issues. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/energypodium/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2012/jan/hayespersilyfull.mp3 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST 56:23 Platts,Energy Podium,Alaska,oil,David Hayes,Larry Persily,US,US Government,energy,energy supply,transportation,natural gas David J. Hayes Larry Persily Platts reporters and other credentialed press convened to hear Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Federal Coordinator Larry Persily discuss a wide range of Alaskan and arctic energy supply and transportation issues. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/energypodium/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2012/jan/hayespersilyedit.mp3 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST 13:00 Platts,Energy Podium,Alaska,oil,David Hayes,Larry Persily,US,US Government,energy,energy supply,transportation,natural gas Cathy Cash Paul Maguire Cathy Cash, senior editor for Platts electricity publications, discusses the key issues facing the US power sector following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing tough new regulations, the Mercury & Toxics Standards; focusing on what these rules entail and their likely impact on coal- and oil-fired power plants. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2012/jan/spotlight010912.mp3 10 Jan 2012 06:30:00 EST 7:07 Platts,electric power,EPA,US,electricity,power sector,power plants,Environmental Protection Agency,Mercury and Toxics Standards,regulations,coal-fired,oil-fired Sean Barlett Paula Vanlanningham Sean Bartlett, European petrochemicals editor, and Paula Vanlanningham, EMEA editor for gasoline, discuss the ongoing strength of the MTBE market in Europe this winter, despite weakening demand. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/dec/spotlight121411.mp3 15 Dec 2011 07:30:00 EST 6:41 Platts,petrochemicals,petroleum,gasoline,MTBE,oil,methyl tertiary-butyl ether,Europe,demand Thomas Hogue Takeo Kumagai Thomas Hogue, Platts news director for Asia, and Takeo Kumagai, Platts news correspondent in Tokyo, provide a comprehensive overview of events in the Japanese power sector post-March 11 and an outlook for the year ahead, with the country's crude and fuel oil demand for power expected to peak at 500,000 - 600,000 b/d during the winter period. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/Asia/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2011/nov/asia112911.mp3 30 Nov 2011 08:45:00 EST 14:37 Platts,Japan,oil,gas,power,crude oil,LNG,natural gas,Asia,March 11,earthquake,Fukushima,nuclear,fuel oil,reactors,gas Jaime Concha Jillian Ambrose Jaime Concha and Jillian Ambrose, associate editors on Platts European Gas Daily, discuss the key issues which have faced the European gas markets over the past year; assess the impact of an especially mild start to the winter season; and examine expectations for the rest of winter and moving forward into 2012. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/dec/spotlight120211.mp3 05 Dec 2011 06:30:00 EST 11:26 Platts,natural gas,LNG,Europe,gas markets,demand,supply,Centrica,OECD,Greenstream,Nord Stream,pipelines Miguel Cambeiro David Potter European petrochemicals editors discuss the factors behind the drop in Northwest European benzene demand since August, including a dramatic cutback in consumption of product, particularly from producers of styrene monomer who had cut production rates to counteract week demand from their derivatives and which then went into widespread turnarounds across the region in October. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight111711.mp3 18 Nov 2011 06:00:00 EST 8:37 Platts,petrochemicals,benzene,styrene,polymers,styrene monomer,derivatives,turnarounds Martin Burdett Alan Svoboda Martin Burdett, editor for Energy in East Europe, talks to Alan Svoboda, Executive Director, CEZ Group, about what's driving investment decisions and new power generation in central Europe and the impact of the current economic environment on CEZ's investment plans, CEZ's pursuit of nuclear power capacity and other renewables. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight111411.mp3 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST 10:46 Platts,renewables,Czech Republic,CEZ,nuclear,wind,electric power David Jones Francisco Starace Francisco Starace, CEO, Enel Green Power, is interviewed by David Jones, editor for Platts Renewable Energy Report, focusing on whether cuts in Germany, Spain and Italy in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology have impacted investment; whether solar PV is approaching grid parity in parts of Europe; and examine what renewable markets might emerge in the foreseeable future. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight110411.mp3 10 Nov 2011 06:30:00 EST 10:45 Platts,petrochemicals,butadiene,polymers,ethylene,propylene,chemicals,contract prices,spot prices,crackers,downstream markets Nandita Lal Monicca Egoy David Potter European olefins editors Nandita Lal, Monicca Egoy and David Potter discuss the current trends in the ethylene, propylene and butadiene markets in Europe. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight110711b.mp3 08 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST 7:34 Platts,petrochemicals,butadiene,polymers,ethylene,propylene,chemicals,contract prices,spot prices,crackers,downstream markets Leticia Vasquez Joshua Starnes Daniel Colover Letitia Vasquez and Joshua Starnes, associate editors for Platts Gas Daily, and Daniel Colover from the Platts London office, discuss how this winter will be a big test for the Ruby pipeline, changing flow patterns due to shale development, uncertainty regarding PG&E, preparations to avoid production freeze-offs, constraint issues in US northeast, production from Marcellus shale. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index2 http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight110711.mp3 07 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST 11:33 Platts,natural gas,shale,Marcellus,pipeline,Ruby,production,PG&E,outlook Henry Edwardes-Evans Alessandro Bracco Alessandro Bracco, Manager, Global Marketing & Customer Insight, at Vestas Mediterranean is interviewed by Platts' Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor for Platts Power in Europe, focusing on the current state of the Mediterranean power markets; assessing technological developments in the region in light of incentives having been reduced in more established markets; and examining whether in some markets tariffs are being cut too quickly. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/nov/spotlight110211.mp3 07 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 10:44 Platts,power,electric power,Vestas,Europe,Mediterranean,power markets,technology,tariffs,conference David Jones Paul Maguire Dave Jones, editor for Platts Renewable Energy Report, discusses the current state of the global solar photovoltaics (PV) industry, which has become increasingly competitive with conventional power sources, but has also witnessed manufacturers' profit margins shrinking; compares the differing fortunes for the solar PV and solar thermal sectors; and examines the outlook for the solar PV industry in both the short and long terms. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/sep/spotlight09302011.mp3 03 Oct 2011 07:00:00 EST 7:01 Platts,power,electric power,renewables,solar,solar photovoltaics,PV,conventional power,solar thermal Herman Wang Herman Wang, associate editor for Inside Energy, discusses the call for an independent "green bank" in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy and what the bankruptcy means for the US Department of Energy's loan guarantee program. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2011/sep/spotlight091911.mp3 19 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EST 4:19 Platts,power,solar,renewable,Solyndra,DOE,loan guarantee David Potter Miguel Cambeiro David Potter, Platts editor for benzene, and Miguel Cambeiro, editor for styrene monomer and styrene based polymers, discuss the factors surrounding the weakening of NWE benzene, which has dropped to its lowest level against upstream naphtha for over 2 years. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail/News/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/News/Archive/2011/sep/spotlight09152011.mp3 16 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EST 9:14 Platts,petrochemicals,benzene,styrene,styrene monomer,polymers,naphtha,upstream,oil Thomas Hogue Anuradha Subramanyan Thomas Hogue, Platts news director for Asia, and Anuradha Subramanyan, Asia editor for Global Power Report, discuss the background surrounding changes in the pricing mechanism for Indonesian coal, which has led to problems with the viability of some Indian power projects; examine the projects most immediately affected by rising prices; and assess what Indian companies are doing to overcome the situation. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/Asia/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2011/sep/asia090811.mp3 08 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST 6:22 Platts,coal,power,Indonesia,India,pricing,price mechanism,power projects Thomas Hogue Anuradha Subramanyan Thomas Hogue, Platts news director for Asia, and Anuradha Subramanyan, Asia editor for Global Power Report, discuss the background surrounding changes in the pricing mechanism for Indonesian coal, which has led to problems with the viability of some Indian power projects; examine the projects most immediately affected by rising prices; and assess what Indian companies are doing to overcome the situation. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/Asia/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2011/sep/asia090811.mp3 08 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST 6:22 Platts,coal,power,Indonesia,India,pricing,price mechanism,power projects Esther Whieldon Tom Tiernan, senior editor for Platts electric power publications, discusses the restoration process for the US East Coast power sector following Hurricane Irene, which caused flooding and power outages. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/news/archive/2011/sep/spotlight090211.mp3 02 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST 6:30 Platts,transmission,electric,power,grid,hurricane,Irene,flood,outage Esther Whieldon Esther Whieldon, associate editor for Platts Inside FERC, discusses what will happen if regions can't reach agreement on the compliance filings and how FERC will ensure that only customers who benefit from a new line would pay for it. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/news/archive/2011/aug/spotlight081211.mp3 17 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST 4:44 Platts,FERC,compliance,regulation,transmission,electric,power,grid Thomas Hogue Pradeep Rajan Thomas Hogue, Platts news director for Asia, and Pradeep Rajan, Asia shipping reporter, discuss Worldscale rates for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) moving crude oil from the Persian Gulf to North Asia being at levels that would offer shipowners virtually no profit, according to shipping sources. Some VLCC owners are holding back their vessels, with the majority of market participants believing that current rate levels are close to the bottom. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/Asia/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/insightanalysis/podcasts/asia/archive/2011/aug/asia080811.mp3 08 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST 6:07 Platts,shipping,oil,crude oil,VLCCs,Worldscale rates,Persian Gulg,Asia,shipowners,vessels Cathy Cash Cathy Cash, Platts senior editor, discusses the new rule, which is projected to reduce power plant emissions of SO2 by 73% and emissions of NOx by 54%. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2011/july/spotlight072711.mp3 27 July 2011 12:00:00 EST 8:50 Platts,power,emissions,SO2,NOx Peter Gartrell Peter Gartrell, associate editor with Platts coal publications, discusses Peabody Energy turning a lot of heads when it outbid Alpha Natural Resources for a massive tract of federally owned coal in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive/News/Archive/index http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2011/july/spotlight072511.mp3 25 July 2011 12:00:00 EST 6:56 Platts,coal,PRB,Alpha,Peabody,Wyoming