Platts Energy Spotlight Podcast is a weekly series aimed at highlighting significant news stories from around the energy world. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsDetail.aspx?xmlPath=News/index.xml en-us Copyright (c) 2010 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.aspx?xmlPath=News/index.xml 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 Brian Scheid Christina Lee Now that the Financial Regulation Bill has passed, Energy Week’s Christina Lee talks with Platts Associate Editor Brian Scheid about his reporting on the sweeping legislation; its affect on the power and energy markets; if the first-time regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market will drive trading overseas; and what problems might arise for commercial end-users. https://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jul/spotlight072110.mp3 21 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EST 7:35 US,OTC,financial reform bill,financial regulation bill,power,energy,regulation,over-the-counter,derivatives,trading,futures,markets David Potter Isis Almeida David Potter and Isis Almeida discuss how analysts are increasingly concerned that crops used in biofuels production, such as wheat, will be increasing hit by the lack of rain falling across Europe; the critical situation in Russia due to nine million hectares of lost crops; and indications that producers of biofuels such as ethanol will be forced to pass on price hikes to consumers. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jul/spotlight071310.mp3 13 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST 3:49 petrochemicals,europe,biofuels,ethanol,prices Stephanie Seay Stephanie Seay, senior editor, Platts Gas Daily, discusses the growing interest in Canadian shale plays despite the decline of Canadian natural gas production. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jul/spotlight070910.mp3 9 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 4:58 natural gas,shale,Canada,exports,imports,production James O'Connell Mike Cooper James O'Connell, managing editor for Platts International Coal Report, and Mike Cooper, associate editor on the publication, discuss why China has made the decision to allow its currency to appreciate and the impact this is expected to have on the international coal market; analyze whether the change in currency policy will allow coal from further afield into China; and examines the likelihood of this trend continuing long-term. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jul/spotlight070110.mp3 1 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 6:05 China,coal,thermal coal,coking coal,demand,international coal,global coal,currency Dan Ingersoll, Christina Lee Christina Lee Christina Lee, with Platts Energy Week, talks to Dan Ingersoll of Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the Platts Small Modular Reactors conference on Monday, June 28. Ingersoll discusses recent revived interest in SMRs, the challenges and the market for SMRs and the unique benefits they offer. https://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jun/spotlight063010.mp3 30 Jun 2010 10:30:00 EST 6:19 Platts,nuclear,reactor,emissions,SMR,greenhouse gas, Miguel Cambeiro Miguel Cambeiro, senior editor for Platts' European petrochemicals team, discusses the factors behind the European MTBE value having hit an all-time low factor of 1.025 against Eurobob gasoline, focusing on the effects of continued economic uncertainty across the continent as well as the impact of more fuel efficient vehicles entering the market; and examines the likelihood of this downward trend continuing. https://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jun/spotlight062110.mp3 21 Jun 2010 10:30:00 EST 8:14 Platts,petrochemicals,crude oil,refining,MTBE,supply,demand,Europe,NWE,Venezuela,US,USA,West Africa,Eurobob,gasoline Eric Smith Brad Beitler Platts reporters and other credentialed press convened to hear two recognized oil and gas industry experts address engineering and other issues related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/EnergyPodium/Archive/2010/jun/smithbeitlerfull.mp3 15 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 1:22:12 BP,oil,spill,disaster,drilling,rigs,engineering,gulf,mexico Jim Foster Jim Foster, senior editor, Platts petrochemicals publications, discusses the potential impact that the recent downward price correction in US petrochemicals might have on the relationship between benzene and crude prices and what can be expected from the US styrene market during the next month. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jun/spotlight060810.mp3 8 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST 4:13 petrochemicals,polystyrene,polypropylene,polyethylene terephthalate,PET,PS,PP,plastics,product switching,benzene,crude,styrene Vandana Hari Subramanyan Anuradha Vandana Hari, Platts' Asian editorial director, and Subramanyan Anuradha, Asia editor for Platts' Global Power Report, assess how well India is coping with the demands on its power generation capacity; examine the environmental concerns facing Indian companies' plans to build huge coal-fired and hydropower plants; and consider the likelihood of India adding 78.7 gigawatts (GW) of power generation during the five year plan ending March 2012. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=asia/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/Asia/Archive/2010/jun/asia060810.mp3 8 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 3:54 India,power,capacity,hydropower,coal-fired,power plants,power generation,demand Lettie Vasquez Adam Bennett Samantha Santa Maria Platts' US gas editors, Lettie Vasquez, Adam Bennett and Samantha Santa Maria discuss the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, including prospects for price spikes this year and what record high gas storage will mean for the gas markets. http://www.platts.com/PodcastsArchive.aspx?archivepath=News/Archive/index.xml http://www.platts.com/IM.Platts.Content/InsightAnalysis/Podcasts/News/Archive/2010/jun/spotlight060210.mp3 2 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST 8:56 hurricane,natural gas,gas,prices