Asia LPG, naphtha to drive light ends strength in 2021, gasoline outlook mixed

This year has been a roller-coaster ride for the Asian light ends market, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world, slashed demand for refined oil products and forced the closure of several refineries across the region in its wake. The future of the light ends market will hinge largely on how fast the world progresses in its fight against the pandemic and its economic impact. In this podcast, S&P Global Platts light ends experts Wendy Cheong, Mark Tan, Wanda Wang, and Ramthan Hussain look ahead and explore the potential paths of the Asian gasoline, naphtha and LPG markets in 2021. Related content China rolls out new oil export quotas in bid to cut stocks at home Europe's Dec naphtha arbitrage limited by shipowner interest; Asia firm for Jan arrivals US LPG arrivals to Asia in Dec to be around 2.7 million mt: traders