07 May 2020 Engine cleanliness now the main challenge for marine lubricants Interview with Serge Dal Farra, marketing manager at Total Lubmarine, which blends marine lubricants in 65 locations and supplies more than 1,000 ports across the world.
06 May 2020 Aviation fuel market turbulence: Market update Join us with our partner Refinitiv for an update on the aviation fuel market.
05 May 2020 Covid-19 crushes global power demand and coal consumption in April Global coal demand was dealt a significant blow in April, as restrictions in many countries to curb the spread of Covid-19 slashed power demand and weighed heavily on industrial output.
05 May 2020 Driving Discussions: Brazilian motor fuels market after coronavirus The Covid-19 pandemic has made its way to Brazil. What has happened to motor fuel demand in this country? And how will domestic and international imports be affected?
05 May 2020 Market Talks: The impacts of Covid-19 on Brazil’s agriculture market The soybean bumper crop and highly depreciated Brazilian Real have been helping Brazilian farmers to mitigate the impacts of measures taken to prevent Covid-19 spread in the country. How does this balance reflect in grain production and fertilizer consumption?
30 April 2020 Podcast Argus/ALTA | Market Talks: The impacts of Covid-19 on Americas’ aviation markets Travel restrictions enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus have left thousands of aircraft and passengers on the ground worldwide. What were the impacts on the main markets in the Americas and how does this affect airlines and suppliers?
29 April 2020 Podcast - Driving Discussions: The impact of Covid-19 on European biofuels markets and HVO Join the latest Driving Discussions podcast for coverage of the European HVO and biofuel markets amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
29 April 2020 Reports of UK coal’s demise are mildly exaggerated Britain has already set a new record for days without coal-fired power this summer. But we can expect another pick up in winter as there are still stockpiles to burn through.
29 April 2020 ‘Freedom gas’ — made abroad? Prompt European LNG prices have fallen to a discount to US gas prices in recent days, raising the question of whether US terminal operators could import LNG again.
28 April 2020 The US Crude Export Chronicles: April 2020 Oil-producing countries have agreed to cut production, but a cry of “too little, too late” is still echoing across global markets.
23 April 2020 Portuguese podcast - Market Talks: The impacts of Covid-19 on Brazil’s clean fuels markets Measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus had a strong impact on the oil and refined products demand around the globe. How big is the drop in demand for clean fuels in Brazil, and how will it reflect in domestic trade flows?
22 April 2020 Podcast: The impact of Covid-19 on European bitumen Coronavirus has affected commodity markets across the globe, and bitumen is no exception. Tune in to this latest podcast to learn how the pandemic has impacted bitumen markets in Europe and Africa.
22 April 2020 Podcast - Driving Discussions: The surprising RINs market during Covid-19 While all other energy commodities markets around the world have seen a severe dip in prices, RINs prices in the US are steady. What is causing the RINs market in the US to react this way and what is the outlook?
21 April 2020 US physical crude differentials resist financial price dive Nymex light sweet futures, the US crude oil benchmark, undertook an unprecedented dive into deeply negative prices on April 20 as trade for the May contract neared expiry.
21 April 2020 South African coal industry faces up to 14-year low prices After trading at nearly $100/t over the winter, South African high calorific value (CV) coal prices fell to a 14-year low this week amid subdued demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.