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Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

Dec 22, 2014

Ever feel like you're living the same scenario over and over and over again? On this week's episode of Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Brian Scheid and Herman Wang talk with Platts Energy Week host Bill Loveless about how crude oil prices and policy are a lot like "Groundhog Day." The...


Dec 15, 2014

North Dakota oil producers are finding themselves in a tough spot, caught between calls for stabilizing crude for transportation safety and mandates to cut down on natural gas flaring in the Bakken. As Platts senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Herman Wang explain, with the help of some Barbra...


Dec 8, 2014

Global oil benchmarks fell nearly 20 percent in November after OPEC maintained its output targets, and now there are lingering questions about the long-term effects of OPEC's decision on US policy and oil prices. Platts senior oil editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid explain how as companies...


Dec 2, 2014

On this week’s Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid talk about the late nights, early mornings and crowded press conferences at the latest OPEC meeting in Vienna, where confirmation that the group would simply roll over its 30 million b/d crude oil output ceiling...


Nov 24, 2014

On this week’s Capitol Crude, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid talk about how Friday’s decision to punt the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard into next year was a lot like Reebok’s disastrous Dan vs. Dave campaign ahead of the 1992 Olympics. Listen as they break down...