18 August 2020 Global base oils market snapshot – Week of 17 August Strong overseas demand and tightening Group I base oil supplies especially have triggered a rise in export prices in all the key markets.
18 August 2020 The Petcoke Podcast: Is US coke supply scarcity here to stay? In this episode, Argus petroleum coke consultant Hayden Atkins joins editor Lauren Masterson to discuss the US coke supply picture.
12 August 2020 The Crude Report: Chevron gets a Noble deal In this episode of The Crude Report, a podcast series on global oil markets, we discuss Chevron’s $13bn acquisition of Noble Energy and what we’ve heard from other US oil companies regarding future M&A.
12 August 2020 Exploring bio-marine fuels with GoodFuels CEO Dirk Kronemeijer Listen in to learn about GoodFuels' journey towards becoming a pioneer in the bio-marine fuels market and the intricacies of building a carbon-neutral future for the industry.
12 August 2020 Driving Discussions: The resilience of US spot markets How have refined products spot markets been handling rapid change?
10 August 2020 Covid-19 weighs on global coal burn in 1H Coal consumption in key markets slipped during the first half of 2020 as a late recovery in China’s coal burn failed to offset weakness in the earlier periods of the year.
06 August 2020 Market Talks: Outlook for Brazil’s wheat harvest The outlook for Brazil’s wheat harvest remains positive this year, driven by favorable weather and an increase in cultivated area, with optimistic projections forecasting a bumper crop in 2020.
05 August 2020 The Crude Report: Understanding China’s weak third quarter In this episode of The Crude Report, a podcast series on global oil markets, we discuss how China’s crude oil purchasing activity has changed alongside oil prices and politics.
05 August 2020 Nigeria presses bitumen reboot button In recent weeks, Nigeria’s federal and state governments have made statements of intent aimed at generating substantial production of both naturally occurring and refined bitumen in a bid to make the country self-reliant in the road paving product.
31 July 2020 1H Iron Ore Brands Review In this review, Argus underlines the key metrics that defined the performance of six mainstream mid-grade iron ore fines in January-June 2020.
30 July 2020 Driving Discussions: Can road fuels exports and floating storage save the clean tanker market? Our latest Driving Discussions episode focuses on whether road fuels exports and floating storage can help to save the clean tanker market.
30 July 2020 Climate of uncertainty Should big oil firms focus on maximising shorter-term profits and shareholder returns at all costs, even if it includes sizable new investments in attractively priced oil and gas assets?
30 July 2020 From the Economist’s Chair: Dog Days The Covid-19 caseload is rising again and commodity markets have lost some of their earlier optimism, so a steady hand will be required to implement policies that help avoid another phase of blanket lock-down.
29 July 2020 The Crude Report: Coastal lights orbit closer to Mars Over the past few months, the discount of the sour grade Mars has narrowed considerably against sweet grade LLS.
29 July 2020 The US Crude Export Chronicles: July 2020 Argus launches a new US Gulf coast assessment, a judge orders the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down and China takes a record amount of US crude just as tensions re-escalate – so many headlines in so little time.
