

Argus Petroleum Coke Outlook
Overview
This monthly service features price forecasts for a number of fuel-grade and anode-grade petroleum coke price assessments that we publish, as well as detailed forecasts of supply and demand for petroleum coke in key markets such as the US, Europe, India and China.
Key features

Analysis
In-depth analysis and supply/demand and price projections.

Intelligence
Refining economics and market intelligence that affects petroleum coke output

Imports and exports
Import/export and trade flows between all major market participants

Forecasts
Forecasts and analysis of end-use markets such as aluminium, cement, power generation and steel production.
Customers that benefit
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Fuel buyers
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Refiners
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Aluminium and calciner buyers
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Traders
Product specifications
Quarterly and annual price forecasts for:
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
Argus iron ore
Robust price assessments across iron ore fines and lump, seaborne and portside markets, including the Argus ICX® index.
Argus Eagle Ford OCTG Index
Insight on OCTG Price Trends of Eagle Ford basin wells
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus iron ore
Robust price assessments across iron ore fines and lump, seaborne and portside markets, including the Argus ICX® index.
Argus Eagle Ford OCTG Index
Insight on OCTG Price Trends of Eagle Ford basin wells
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus iron ore
Robust price assessments across iron ore fines and lump, seaborne and portside markets, including the Argus ICX® index.
Argus Eagle Ford OCTG Index
Insight on OCTG Price Trends of Eagle Ford basin wells
Argus European SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus/McCloskey's API 4
The API 4 index is a highly liquid and robust price benchmark for South African coal exports
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Diesel & HVO monthly averages
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
