LONDON, Feb. 23, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Platts, the leading independent
provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities
and energy markets, today announced it has signed a fellowship
agreement with KAPSARC, which enables its research fellows to
access Platts historical oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas
(LNG), petrochemicals, coal, electricity, renewables and nuclear
pricing data to underpin their research across all aspects of
energy markets.
Established in 2013, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and
Research Center (KAPSARC) is a Riyadh-based non-profit institution for
independent research into global energy economics. It brings
together a n international group of expert researchers,
representing more than 20 nationalities, and has established
international ties with research institutes, public policy
organizations and government institutions worldwide. More
information can be found here.
Dr. Fahad M. Alturki, Vice
President of Research, KAPSARC, said: "Having access to
S&P Global Platts data is a valuable research tool that allows
our fellows to better analyze the economics and politics of
international energy markets and the agreement allows our fellows
to deepen our relationship with S&P Global Platts through
collaborative knowledge-sharing sessions."
Dave Ernsberger, Head of
Pricing & Market Insight, S&P Global
Platts, added: "We are pleased to enhance our support for
academic study in commodity markets by providing KAPSARC fellows
with our market-leading benchmark pricing data to support their
research and we look forward to working closely with them to
further important research into hydrocarbons and the energy
transition."
KAPSARC fellows will access Platts data via the Platts Excel
Add-In.
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