The complete real-time information service for the global energy industry

Platts Global Alert is the energy industry's most comprehensive and versatile real-time news service providing breaking news, market analysis and price assessments to industry professionals world-wide.

Platts Global Alert provides:

real-time coverage of news and markets from our team of dedicated market specialists
focused editorial coverage delivering information on a need to know basis and filtering out background noise
real-time reporting of deals done and talking levels
price indicator tables for crude and products updated throughout the day
end of day assessments covering more than 200 prices providing transparency for every petroleum market in the world
forward curve assessment going forward three years coupled with derivatives analysis and commentary
regular intra-day updates on market developments plus end of day comments
key fundamental statistics from the IEA, API, OPEC and others
incisive analysis from industry experts in constant touch with the marketplace
a comprehensive weather service including heating degree days, severe weather and temperature tables.

Additional market coverage

Subscribers to Platts Global Alert can also benefit from additional sector specific real-time information services to increase their coverage of the marketplace.

Platts Bunker add-on

Subscribers receive the following real-time information:

daily marine fuel oil and diesel spot prices for all major international ports
64 world-wide bunker assessments everyday
Platts oilgram bulk prices for gasoil and 3.5% HSFO
selected news items by region including deals done
spot market commentary by region.

Feedstocks add-on

Subscribers receive the following real-time information:

the latest prices for VGO, fuel oil, straight run residual and condensate
news in brief
market commentary.

Platts Clean and Dirty Tanker add-ons

Subscribers receive the following real-time information:

global updates
extensive listings and analysis of the latest tanker fixtures
88 clean and 56 dirty independent freight rate assessments, updated daily
chartering margin tables
relevant news and market commentary.

LPG add-on

Subscribers receive the following real-time information:

global LPG/NGL spot prices and official contract and government set
prices
coverage LPG shipping markets
exclusive news in brief LPG/NGL inventory and monthly averages

Platts Forward Curve - Oil

Platts Forward Curve - Oil is the first and only independent service to provide assessments and historical data based actual transactions, bids and offers and provides indispensable analytical coverage of every relevant aspect of the global oil derivatives market. Flexible display and delivery options Platts has developed partnerships with leading software and network providers including Reuters, Bloomberg, Dow Jones and Townsend for delivery of Platts Global Alert. From news handling and page display to technical, fundamental and historical analysis, Platts assembles the tools of the trade for you.