Sustainable Aviation Fuel is being blended with conventional aviation fuel in increasing percentages. Mandated blend volumes and voluntary targets across the globe are aiming to tackle the challenge of decarbonizing aviation. The S&P Global SAF-Jet fuel blend slider uses the month average Platts CIF Northwest Europe Jet cargo price benchmark and the CIF ARA SAF price assessment to show a representation of the blended price of aviation fuel.

The price wall visualizes 258 of the most important price benchmarks assessed by Platts across various commodities from crude through to chemicals, LNG and carbon. The wall shows the price performance of these benchmarks over 2023 based on their indexed value from the first day of trading. Click on the commodity button to isolate different groups of resources to see which performed best in 2023, a year that saw dramatic changes in trade flows and demand because of sanctions and price caps on Russian commodities and a recovering post-COVID global economy. Isolate individual benchmarks by clicking on the tile to reveal a unique QR code to navigate to specific Platts methodology pages and average price data for 2022 and 2023. Click to start exploring

Changes in Middle East diesel flows to Europe as Russian products off-limits The Middle East is considered ripe to supply Europe with needed refined products such as diesel to replace Russian products placed under embargo by the EU on Feb. 5 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The region has several new refineries able to help meet the demand, including Kuwait’s 615,000 b/d Al-Zour refinery and Oman’s 230,000 b/d Duqm plant. Related story: Middle East diesel exports to Europe slump on refinery disruptions, US supplies (Latest update: March 14, 2024)

The role of biofuels in energy transition is growing, as they can help decarbonize hard-to-abate transport sectors, but more supply is needed to keep the world on track with net-zero goals. S&P Global Commodity Insights explores how regional policies are driving adoption and evolving technology is widening the feedstock pool, as well as supply and demand outlooks across transport sectors. READ MORE