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Argus in the news

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Below you will find recent articles or broadcasts which are about Argus or in which Argus staff are quoted or data has been used.

2023

6 June 2023

WSJ article: Saudi Output Cut to Boost Oil Prices Could Be Costly - Argus' David Fyfe quoted

4 June 2023

FT article: Adani and Total bet on India’s LNG recovery - Argus' Matthew Drinkwater quoted

22 May 2023

FT article: Boeing CEO warns climate-friendly biofuels will ‘never achieve the price of jet fuel’ - Argus data cited

26 April 2023

Reuters article - Explainer: Will WTI Midland's inclusion in dated Brent affect oil markets? - Argus' James Gooder quoted

26 April 2023

Reuters article: US crude to dominate Brent oil benchmark under index change - Argus' James Gooder quoted

21 April 2023

The Times article: We need a huge amount of lithium for electric cars. How do we get enough? - insight by Argus' Thomas Kavanagh

20 April 2023

Freightwaves article: European tanker owners make a fortune off Russian oil trade - Argus' John Ollett and Benedict George quoted

5 April 2023

CNBC: Natural gas summer outlook - video interview with Argus' Natasha Fielding

3 April 2023

CNN Business Arabic: Opec+ production - video interview with Argus' Bachar Halabi (also written article)

31 March 2023

Marketplace article: The benchmark for determining global crude oil prices is changing - insight by Argus' Euan Craik

30 March 2023

Reuters article - Analysis: Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map - Argus' Benedict George quoted

13 March 2023

FT article: China set to tighten grip over global cobalt supply as price hits 32-month low - Argus' Thomas Kavanagh quoted

9 March 2023

Marketplace article: Russian oil prices are climbing — here’s why | Argus' David Fyfe quoted

24 February 2023

FT article: Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine closes with China entering the diplomatic fray - Argus' Alex Thackrah quoted

17 February 2023

WSJ article: War in Ukraine drives new surge of US oil exports to Europe - insight by Argus' Gus Vasquez

1 February 2023

The New York Times article: How Russia is surviving the tightening grip on its oil revenue - insight by Argus' Felix Todd

23 January 2023

The New York Times article: Russian diesel is Europe’s new embargo target - insight by Argus' David Fyfe

23 January 2023

FT article: Oil market braces for fresh turmoil as EU prepares to cut off Russian diesel - Argus' Benedict George quoted

17 January 2023

FT article: Oil price cap and falling cost of crude worry Kremlin - Argus data cited



2022

19 December 2022

BBC World Business Report: grain special - audio interview with Bilal Muftuoglu

8 December 2022

WSJ article: Oil market takes Russian price cap in stride - Argus data cited

8 December 2022

The New York Times article: Oil prices drop, despite heightened sanctions on Russian crude - insight by Argus' David Fyfe

5 December 2022

The Washington Post article: Can the new oil price cap starve Russia’s war effort? Argus data cited

18 November 2022

BNN Bloomberg: Global biomass market booming - video interview with Argus' Erisa Senerdem

3 November 2022

WSJ article: Sanctions on Russian energy loom over oil market - insight from Argus' Benedict George

24 October 2022

FT article: LNG tankers idle off Europe’s coast as traders wait for gas price rise - Argus' Samuel Good quoted

10 October 2022

FT article: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka snaps up cheap Russian oil - Argus' Azlin Ahmad quoted

6 September 2022

FT article: Asian thermal coal hits new record on soaring European demand - insight by Alex Thackrah

24 August 2022

Natasha Fielding, European Natural Gas editor shares her views on huge surge in gas prices on The i news article 

24 August 2022

CNBC: There are a lot of factors OPEC have to consider before reducing output - interview with Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude

15 August 2022

Asharq News: There is uncertainty hanging over the outlook in the oil markets - interview with David Fyfe, Chief Economist

8 August 2022

WSJ article: France risks winter blackouts as nuclear-power generation stalls - interview with Argus' Justin Colley

26 July 2022

CNBC article: Natural gas hits highest level since 2008, on pace for best month ever as Russia cuts supply - interview with Argus' David Givens

28 March 2022

ET Now: Azlin Ahmad Explains The Factors Behind The Rising Crude Oil Price - interview with Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude

21 February 2022

CNBC: A war in Ukraine could lead to a ‘major shift’ in global oil shipments, says Argus Media - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific



2021

24 November 2021

CNBC: Volatility in the oil market is here to stay - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

14 October 2021

CNBC: Tightness in power generation fuels could boost oil to $100 per barrel - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

4 October 2021

Argus Vice President of Global Business Development Muhamad Fadhil shares his views on the significance of China’s power crisis on global petrochemical markets on Russia’s Kommersant newspaper (in Russian)

2 September 2021

CNBC: OPEC and its allies may be overly optimistic about oil demand in 2022 - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

30 August 2021

Bloomberg: New Orleans Restores 911 Emergency Services — with Argus Media’s Muhamad Fadhil

27 August 2021

Bloomberg: Record Plastic Prices May Go ‘Stratospheric’ on Hurricane — with Argus Media’s Muhamad Fadhil

20 August 2021

CNBC: Argus Media’s Muhamad Fadhil on the impact of China’s Ningbo port shutdown

16 July 2021

Energy and Power Magazine: Import Parity Pricing for LPG in Bangladesh - David Appleton, VP, LPG

5 July 2021

Argus Media weighs in on the tensions between OPEC+ and the UAE - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

26 March 2021

China Central Television: Insurers of Ever Given might face a barrage of expensive claims following the Suez Canal accident, 23 March - interview with Alex Younevitch, Head of Freight

15 February 2021

CNBC: China and India's oil refinery activities suggest demand recovery - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

5 January 2021

CNBC: OPEC to stabilize oil cuts - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific



2020

4 December 2020

ABC NEWS: Australian coal ships outside China likely to be stranded beyond new year - interview with Jo Clarke, Asia Pacific correspondent

28 October 2020

The Guardian: Future of coal exports up in the air - interview with Jo Clarke, Asia Pacific correspondent

15 October 2020

Cancelled orders for Australian coal (10:00-18:40) - Jo Clarke, Asia Pacific correspondent

9 June 2020

Oil could return to $50 a barrel this year - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

15 April 2020

Oil price war is not over yet - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

13 April 2020

OPEC+ approves historic oil deal amid coronavirus pandemic - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

11 March 2020

Oil prices a signal that ‘Saudis are in for the long-run’: Analyst - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

9 March 2020

Crude prices crash as oil war begins - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude

6 February 2020

“OPEC ministers are very aware” of coronavirus’ impact on crude price - David Fyfe, Argus Chief Economist

3 February 2020

Oil demand in China continues to fall amid coronavirus fears - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil



2019

 

5 December 2019

OPEC wouldn’t like to tighten the market ‘a lot further’ - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

28 November 2019

It’s ‘really unclear’ what will happen at OPEC’s December meeting - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

25 November 2019

China is expected to delay scrap metal reclassification - Recycling Today featuring an Argus news story by Yoke Wong, Senior Reporter

12 November 2019

SGX launch of LSFO derivative contracts to increase bunker market liquidity - Alan Bannister, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Asia

8 November 2019

Aramco’s valuation could be a risk factor - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude Oil Markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

3 October 2019

Quite surprising where we are in terms of oil prices - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

15 August 2019

OPEC has to keep the cuts in place - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude Oil Markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

30 May 2019

Oil demand could be hit if US-China trade tensions aren't resolved - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

15 April 2019

There is a rebalancing taking place on the oil supply side, Argus analyst says - featuring Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude Oil Markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

9 April 2019

US oil production rose faster than many expected - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

20 March 2019

Zhoushan is an appropriate location for a refined products trading hub, particularly for marine fuels - Pierre Lever, Chief Executive Officer, Argus Asia

March 2019

Changes to the ‘Dated Brent’ benchmark: more to come - The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

19 March 2019

Киргизским покупателям интересен казахстанский бензин со скидкой - Timur Ilyasov, Vice President for Central Asia and Caspian Region

18 March 2019

Oil output cuts are likely to be extended till end-2019 - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

20 March 2019

US hails shale as it starts to call shots in the oil industry - Sean Cronin, Analyst

20 March 2019

As U.S. Oil Grows, So Does Its Influence on Global Prices - Bloomberg

27 February 2019

Argus on Manifold Times - Argus assesses IMO-compliant LSFO off Singapore trade

26 February 2019

Argus Media: Singapore 0.5% Price Benchmark Suits Multi-fuel Market - Alan Bannister, Asia-Pacific Business Development Manager

28 January 2019

Replacing Venezuelan crude oil could be difficult - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude Oil Markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

18 January 2019

Huge shift to cleaner fuels a jackpot for Texas energy - Stephen Jones, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Oil Products

7 January 2019

OPEC will stay relevant - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude oil markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific



2018

23 December 2018

Oil market will remain oversupplied in Q1 of 2019 - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

19 December 2018

Argus on Manifold Times - IMO 2020: Argus Media forecasts alternative blend streams into bunker market

7 December 2018

Commodities First - The OPEC Special - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude oil markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

7 December 2018

Market still holding out for a cut of about a million barrels per day - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

6 December 2018

OPEC needs to surprise with a larger-than-expected cut - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

1 December 2018

The outlook for oil markets ahead of the OPEC meeting - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude oil markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

25 November 2018

Argus spoke on global coking coal outlook at the 'the belt and road' seminar in Shanxi, China - Xinhua News

14 November 2018

Argus Builds up 0.5% Sulfur Pricing Portfolio - Tracy Vowel, Vice President, Business Development

12 November 2018

Bunker assessment covered 55% of Singapore spot market on Friday - Alan Bannister, Senior Vice President

1 November 2018

It's not easy to replace the type of oil Iran produces - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude oil markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

21 October 2018

The oil market is still 'watching and waiting' - Azlin Ahmad, Editor, Crude oil

8 October 2018

Crude prices look comfortable above $80 per barrel - Reza Amanat, Deputy Editor, Crude oil markets, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

24 September 2018

Argus to launch IMO 2020 LSFO price assessments - Tradewinds

24 September 2018

Argus launches LSFO 0.5%S delivered bunker assessment for Singapore market - Manifold Times

23 September 2018

The oil markets appear to be 'quite balanced' - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

20 September 2018

What are the prospects for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and Caspian and Black Sea transport corridor in general (Georgian language) - Evgeny Krishtalev, Analyst

12 September 2018

Nucor to suspend production in Carolina mills ahead of hurricane

28 August 2018

Argus Media’s Singapore bunker spot assessment reaches new milestone - Sammy Six, Marine Fuels Pricing Analyst

26 August 2018

We will see that Aramco IPO - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

6 August 2018

How the US-China trade war could affect oil demand in Asia - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

3 August 2018

The global steel industry is going through a 'big shift' - Tim Hard, VP Metals, Asia-Pacific

12 July 2018

Экспорт нефтепродуктов в страны Центральной Азии - Rauf Guseynov, Editor

2 July 2018

Тренды и перспективы нефтяного рынка - William Harwood, VP Business Development

2 July 2018

Argus revamps assessment for 380 CST bunker fuel - Kevin Wright, VP Oil Products, Asia

22 June 2018

Today's OPEC meeting in Vienna will be 'interesting' - Alan Bannister, Senior Vice President

22 June 2018

Argus Media discusses Singapore bunker price assessments

21 May 2018

Venezuela's Orinoco oil belt is where it needs investment - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

7 May 2018

Oil prices will slide even if Trump only delays Iran decision - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

7 May 2018

Trump's Iran decision won't affect oil supplies for months - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

23 April 2018

ISRI2018: An electric future - Sean Davidson, Editor, Argus Metal Prices

19 April 2018

Most countries are 'not aligned' to Trump's view of Iran - Alan Bannister, Senior Vice President

28 February 2018

The oil market has found a 'very sweet spot' right now - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

4 February 2018

Argus forecasts for crude see Brent at $58 a barrel by 2020 - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

21 January 2018

US oil production could hit 11.5 million barrels per day in 2019 - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific

14 January 2018

Watch labor costs in estimating US crude oil output gains for 2018 - Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor



2017

12 December 2017

How the Forties pipeline closure will affect oil markets - Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

29 November 2017

OPEC cut extensions: Will they or won't they?

20 November 2017

Middle East tensions have not affected oil output - Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

30 October 2017

US crude oil exports to Asia are the right grades for now - Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

11 October 2017

Is US shale output slowing down a bit?- Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

22 September 2017

Crude oil prices between $50 to $60 a barrel are good for OPEC and U.S. shale drillers- Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG at Argus

12 July 2017

OPEC faces headwinds - Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

29 June 2017

Deeper OPEC cuts ahead? - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG at Argus

25 May 2017

OPEC compliance was over 100%: interview with Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

16 May 2017

Pricing agency Argus plans change in Singapore, Mideast gasoil benchmark - Jim Nicholson, SVP, quoted in Reuters

23 March 2017

Why oil has rebounded - Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG at Argus

17 January 2017

OPEC cuts in oil production will be larger than the increases in U.S. oil production, says Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

6 January 2017

Drivers Get Cleaner Air, Added Costs as Taxes, Premium Gas Rise



2016

26 September 2016

There might be an OPEC deal in November - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

20 September 2016

Argus' executive chairman and publisher Adrian Binks spoke to leading Russian business daily Kommersant about the outlook for new crude benchmarks, production and prices. (Russian)

17 August 2016

Gasoline traders get paid to take a spin on colonial’s pipeline

14 August 2016

Will there be any coordinated action from OPEC? - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

8 August 2016

Mars sour prices drop on news of Louisiana refinery accident

9 June 2016

Analyst: Crude will have trouble rallying past $50 - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

2 June 2016

Investors brace for an OPEC showdown - roundtable discussion with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP, Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

15 May 2016

Petroenergy Information Network (SHANA) - No LPG shortages in 10 years

12 May 2016

Siluria says ethylene plant FID by early 2017

11 May 2016

Petroenergy Information Network (SHANA) - Argus Holds LPG Conference in Tehran

9 May 2016

Petroenergy Information Network (SHANA) - Argus Opens Bitumen Conference in Tehran

25 April 2016

How Gulf states can diversify economics - interview with Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

18 April 2016

Doha talks destined to fail - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

9 March 2016

New Argus WTI Houston crude oil futures trade - Argus Media Executive Chairman and Publisher Adrian Binks, quoted in WorldOil

8 March 2016

Is the oil rally self-defeating? - interview with Azlin Ahmad, Crude Oil - Editor

3 March 2016

What's changed the psychology in oil markets? - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP, Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

1 February 2016

Jurong island refineries, oil firms enjoying boost - Anu Agarwal, VP, Chemicals - Asia and Mideast Gulf, quoted in The Straits Times (Singapore)

24 January 2016

Low prices, new supply weighing down global market

18 January 2016

Market is watching Iran's production closely - interview with Alejandro Barbajosa, VP, Crude and LPG - Middle East and Asia-Pacific

11 January 2016