Argus White Paper: Path forward for certified gas still unclear November 2022. Natural gas producers are scrambling to find a home for a new wave of output that meets tougher emissions standards and could help secure the industry’s place in a lower-carbon future.
Argus Brent Sour - providing sour crude visibility for Europe November 2022. The disappearance of Russian Urals crude from the European spot market this year has removed a key marker price from the global market, leaving sour crude producers with no easy way of pricing their exports to Europe. The new Argus Brent Sour (ABS) index is designed to provide the market with the transparency it needs.
Urals crude pricing seeing drastic changes November 2022. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to rapid change to decades-long crude trading behaviour and pricing norms. In this paper we analyse some of the market impacts and explain how Argus pricing methodology for Urals exports has adapted to reflect the new reality, ahead of the imposition of an EU embargo on Russian crude in early December.
Argus shines a light on growing sustainable aviation fuel markets The global aviation industry is developing a thirst for renewable jet fuel. Through self-governance by airlines, incentive programs on the US west coast, pending government mandates in Europe and growing credit offset programs in North America, sustainable aviation fuel is quickly becoming a highly sought-after commodity throughout the world.
2023 European cross-border power outlook Wholesale electricity prices have fallen from the record highs seen earlier this year, as measures are being implemented on national and EU-wide levels to increase supply, reduce demand and lower prices.
Marine biodiesel demand to rise November 2022. As marine gasoil supply tightens and shipowners seek more sustainable options, marine biodiesel, a blend of Advanced Fame 0 and very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), could provide a reasonably competitive, low sulphur and low carbon alternative. This white paper examines dynamics including demand and pricing for the fuel.
Argus global LNG & European natural gas winter outlooks 2022 and beyond October 2022. Supply side challenges are driving the volatility in LNG and European pipeline gas to unprecedented levels. The outlook for the upcoming winter months looks expensive and unsettled. Download now to better understand the market factors and the underlying data impacting the market.
How spot steel pricing could help European industry How steel is priced affects the whole supply chain. As Europe embarks on an enormous build-out of renewable energy capacity, the continent’s producers of wind turbines and other essential installations have been battling stiff Chinese competition and high input costs, often locked in on longterm contracts, or exposed to volatile prices over an extended period.
Argus publishes Russia-origin products discounts in AMGIO report October 2022. To reflect the changing trading flows, Argus starts publishing price discounts of Russian-origin oil products against international market prices in its Argus Mideast Gulf and Indian Ocean (AMGIO) weekly report . These price discounts will help the regional producers and traders, who start to face competition because of the changing trading flows as Russian products moving to AG, Africa, Latin America and Asia, to make necessary adjustments in their sales and trading strategies.
Argus Insight: Hydrogen from coal gasification October 2022. Think energy transition and coal does not immediately spring to mind. But in some parts of the world coal-based hydrogen production using carbon capture and storage (CCS) could well play a role.
Argus Insight: Europe’s coal import mix shifts as demand soars October 2022. Europe’s coal import mix is undergoing a structural shift, with the sources and grades of its inflows shifting. Argus assesses how the import profile might look this winter, at a time when demand is being supported by returning capacities and prices remain exceptionally volatile.
Seaborne coking coal market in first-half 2022 October 2022. Download the white paper to learn what factors have contributed to a record coking coal price premium.
Corn outlook 2022-23: The year of redrawn trade routes? 23 September 2022. With the global corn market navigating the continuing uncertainties surrounding Ukraine’s export capacity and a deteriorated supply outlook in the northern hemisphere, the 2022-23 marketing year that gets under way in October looks like being the year when established trade routes are redrawn.
Italian HRC pulled sideways by price drivers September 2022. Lora Stoyanova, Steel Editor, explores the impact of the September price trends on Italian HRC with a focus on EU mill cuts, developments in Ukraine-Russia, Covid-19 and price volatility.
Evolving dynamics demand more diversity in cobalt pricing Refined cobalt products are key in manufacturing for a range of evolving industries, including electric vehicles (EVs) and aerospace, computers, communications and consumer electronics. Nowhere are these industries growing faster than in China.
