ARGUS Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves

The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service is a powerful, independent market valuation tool used to support investment and trading decisions in more than 20 refined product markets across Asia-Pacific.

When participating in the energy commodities markets, you need accurate forward prices from a source without distortion or bias. Our clients act with confidence because our forward curves are created from unbiased, industry-specific methodologies with undistorted, fair market values. The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service provides deep market insights and data to support precision in your risk management and bottom line.

Markets covered

• ICE Gasoil (Singapore close)

Fujairah

• Fuel Oil HS 380 cst

Japan

• Fuel Oil HS 380 cst
• Naphtha

Midwest

• Jet Fuel

Singapore

• Fuel Oil Bunker HS 380 cst
• Fuel Oil HS 180 cst
• Fuel Oil HS 380 cst
• Gasoil
• Gasoil 0.001%
• Gasoil 0.005%
• Gasoil 0.25%
• Gasoil 0.5%
• Gasoline (92r)
• Gasoline (95r)
• Gasoline (97r)
• Jet Fuel
• LSFO 0.5% bunker delivered
• MGO 0.1% bunker delivered
• Naphtha

South Korea

• Fuel Oil HS 390 cst

Zhoushan

• LSFO 0.5% bunker delivered

Key features

• Time-stamped at 4:30 p.m. Singapore time, in alignment with Argus’ physical settlement price assessments
• Includes comprehensive differentials such as crack spreads, regrade and viscosity for deeper coverage
• Independent and transparent market-appropriate methodology
• Delivery options: Your choice of data feed, Argus Direct, our third-party partners or email

How clients use our data

A proven, reliable tool for analytical and risk-management processes, including:

• Mark-to-market (MTM) accounting
• Value-at-risk (VaR)
• Potential future exposure (PFE)
• Deal valuation
• Regression analysis
• Scenario analysis
• Valuing option premiums associated with forward crude contracts

Customers that benefit

The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service is essential for anyone with exposure to Asia-Pacific refined products. Below are examples of how some clients use this service:

• Airlines use Asia-Pacific refined products curves when making fuel hedging decisions.
• Refineries use curves to inform hedging decisions when securing crude oil supplies and to analyse margins at their facilities.
• Risk managers use our forward curves data for unbiased, third-party curve validation against counterparties, internal valuations, and for mark-to-market purposes for daily profit and loss assessments.
• Traders rely on our extensive historical analysis to determine locational and temporal spread relationships and use prior day curves on a daily basis as a reference when entering the market, the following morning.