Fanya fallout

Several years have passed since Chinese courts shut down the Fanya Metal Exchange (FME) but the fallout from its failure continues to rattle minor metal markets globally.

12 September 2019

Strange days

Out-of-state coal subsidies. Natural gas groups teaming up with renewable energy advocates. Allegations of a communist conspiracy. It is a weird time for clean energy in Ohio.

11 September 2019

IMO 2020 Series – Beyond the bottom of the barrel

Most discussion around IMO 2020 has been, quite rightly, focused on the impact on the marine fuels market. But it has the potential to cause disruption far beyond bunkers.

12 September 2019

All cap, no trade

The use of a carbon market to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions, once a policy goal of the Democrats, appears to be falling out of favor with the party as it decides who will lead the charge to unseat President Donald Trump next year. But environmental markets may not

30 August 2019

Sense and sensibility: The crude version

While it’s understandable that commodity markets are fixated by negative macroeconomic headlines and news of trade wars, this overshadows the fact that consensus views expect global crude supply and demand to remain balanced.

05 September 2019

Eureka! California strikes gold with carbon market

The landmark cap-and-trade program has helped put the Golden State on track to meet its near-term greenhouse gas emissions goal – without wrecking the economy. Will others follow?

29 August 2019

IMO 2020 series: VLSFO blends

Most of the 200mn t/yr high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) bunker fuel market will shortly be replaced by low-sulphur alternatives. As discussed in the first blog post in this series, we think marine gasoil (MGO) will account for a large share of the demand early on. The remai

12 September 2019

Vehicles to be the major … vehicles for CO2 reduction

Oil refiners may soon find themselves the target of an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the northeast US using a cap-and-trade program.

20 August 2019

US crude oil exporters enjoy lighter moment

US sanctions on major oil exporting country Venezuela are having profound effects on the global oil trade, prompting US refiners to seek alternative crude supply and shifting Venezuelan crude flows more toward Asia.

20 August 2019

Cushing: The heart of US crude is still beatin’

Podcast: Crude is rushing past Cushing on its way to the coast, but the traditional price setting center of the US oil industry is likely to maintain its role for years to come.

15 August 2019

The US Crude Export Chronicles: August 2019

This Argus monthly analysis delves into the details of the US crude export landscape, including hot topics, surprises in the US Census trade data and what's in the pipeline.

14 August 2019

IMO 2020 series: navigating the transition period

As we are all more than aware by now, the 0.5pc sulphur cap on marine fuel kicks in next year, but don’t expect there to be an IMO 2020 starting pistol on 1 January. In fact, the race to be ready for next year has already started.

13 August 2019

West Texas Sour: Teaching an old dog new tricks

Podcast: Although historically popular with US midcontinent refiners, West Texas Sour (WTS) has had to change with the times and learn new tricks as both a supply gap filler and a blending component.

12 August 2019

UK power cut 2019: How the system has changed since the last big blackout

The UK has suffered its most significant power cut in over a decade leading to widespread disruption on the transport network. In a rapidly evolving power system, what are the main challenges to ensure reliable power supplies?

30 August 2019

Crude oil: The Murban makeover

More than 90pc of Abu Dhabi Murban crude is exported to Asia-Pacific, with Japan, South Korea, Thailand and India as key buyers. But the prospect of more intense competition from increasing exports of US light crude to Asia-Pacific has led Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Adnoc

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