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Dec 2023
24m 54s

2023: The changing map of oil trade

S&P Global Commodity Insights
About this episode

In the final episode of the Oil Markets podcast for 2023, S&P Global Commodity Insights crude and refined products directors Joel Hanley and Richard Swann round up the biggest events and trends of the year. 

They provide an across-the-barrel retrospective of the year in oil markets, including shifting trade flows, developing markets for Russian oil, the emergence of Guyana as a crude powerhouse and a landmark year for established benchmarks Dated Brent and Dubai.

Related prices: ULSD DAP South Brazil (All-Origin) AULDA00 Payara Gold FOB Guyana AYARA00 Dated Brent PCAAS00 Dubai Mo1 PCAAT00

Further reading: Guyana calls for UN sanctions on Venezuela over disputed territory Midland's successful inclusion into Platts Dated Brent

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