原油
概要
アーガスの原油価格は、1970年の開始以来、世界の原油市場において確固たる地位を築いてきました。私たちは、市場に最も適した透明性のある手法を用いて取引状況を報告しています。
私たちの価格は、商業契約、公的な販売価格、社内移転価格、税制計算、さらには政府や上流、中流、下流の石油産業のあらゆる分野で使用される経済モデルに採用されています。
現在、米国産原油は世界中で需要が高まり、米国湾岸ではパイプラインと海上輸送市場が交わる地点が、世界の原油価格形成の中心となっています。アーガスが評価するArgus WTI MidlandやArgus WTI Houstonは、20年以上にわたり米国産原油の現物基準価格として、デリバティブ市場の決済指数としても使用されています。
アーガスは、豊富で信頼性の高い深い情報を提供することにより、世界の原油市場に貢献しています。
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Mideast war lends momentum to global shale push
Mideast war lends momentum to global shale push
New York, 27 April (Argus) — Shale exploration outside the US looks set to get a further boost from renewed concerns over energy security sparked by the war in the Middle East. While efforts to tap international shale plays largely faltered in the past decade, mostly because of the vast trove of untapped shale riches available in the Permian and other US basins, companies have started to look further afield. The industry has been emboldened by recent successes such as Argentina's Vaca Muerta basin, which has already attracted US independent Continental Resources , founded by shale billionaire Harold Hamm. "We finally have a good example of making a shale play work outside North America, so that gives hope to investors that would like to scale outside," energy consultancy Enverus head of global research Andy McConn says. The industry is also taking advantage of improved technology and better access to data, and is being more selective about where to go, given bans on hydraulic fracturing and regulatory hurdles in parts of Europe that held up exploration in the past. "Explorers know the countries to avoid," consultancy Wood Mackenzie vice-president of upstream research Robert Clarke says. "Companies also have a better understanding of supply chain risks, such as red tape that restricts the import of critical drilling and completion equipment." In addition to Argentina, Continental is looking to develop oil and gas resources in southeast and northwest Turkey in a partnership with Turkish state-owned upstream firm TPAO. The Vaca Muerta's potential is "great", Hamm told an investment conference in New York last month, adding that it is now a question of building up confidence one well at a time. "Right now, we've kind of lit the fuse," he said. US independent EOG was last year awarded an onshore concession in the UAE for unconventional oil, and it has partnered with state-owned Babco Energies in an onshore unconventional gas play in Bahrain. No place like away from home As US shale growth moderates and the latest phase of industry consolidation having largely run its course, operators may face pressure to venture abroad. But the international push will likely be gradual and spending limited until prospects are "de-risked" geologically and politically, Enverus' McConn says. The Middle East conflict has boosted commodity prices, which may support the development of other shale regions that are more costly to develop than US shale, which is in its mature phase and offers economies of scale. "In order to incentivise shale-specific equipment and personnel to move from North America to these other countries, or to be built up organically in these other countries, they're going to command a higher price," McConn says. Oil field services firms have also been eager to tap new opportunities offered by international shale exploration. Oil services giant Halliburton announced this month it had won a multi-billion dollar contract from Argentina's state-owned YPF to provide well completions services in Vaca Muerta. Not all shale firms are keen to try their luck overseas, including some of the larger operators that have their hands full after recent acquisitions. US independent Diamondback Energy talked up its "very good long-duration" inventory in the Permian earlier this year. "There may be good rock around the world, but there's a lot of other issues that come with that rock," chief executive Kaes Van't Hof said. But some US firms may be interested in applying technology honed in domestic plays to other markets, University of Houston economics professor Ed Hirs says. "I don't know that it's a foothold... It's very similar to how offshore development propagated from the companies that learned how to do it in the Gulf of Mexico." By Stephen Cunningham Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Iran foreign minister visits Russia as US talks stall
Iran foreign minister visits Russia as US talks stall
Dubai, 27 April (Argus) — Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Russia on Monday for consultations on the war with the US and Israel, saying "excessive" US demands had stalled Pakistani-mediated peace talks. Speaking on arrival in St Petersburg, Araghchi said he would meet Russian officials to discuss the latest developments in the war and the ceasefire brokered earlier this month. Iran and the US held a first round of talks in Islamabad on 17 April. A second round was expected to take place there over the weekend but did not proceed after Iran said it had never agreed to the meeting. "There have been developments in the negotiations, but the US' wrong approach and excessive demands prevented the previous round of negotiations from achieving their goals, despite the progress that was made," Araghchi said. "It was therefore necessary to consult and review the situation with our friends." Araghchi arrived in Russia following visits to Islamabad and Muscat in Oman over the weekend. He said his trip to Pakistan focused on reviewing progress so far and "the path and conditions under which the talks can continue", describing the discussions as successful. His visit to Oman focused on maritime security and navigation through the strait of Hormuz , which has been severely disrupted since the war began in late February. Shipping in and out of the Mideast Gulf has also been hit by a US-imposed blockade on Iranian ports earlier this month. "As the only Hormuz littoral states, our focus included ways to ensure safe transit that will benefit all [our] dear neighbors and the world," Araghchi said on Sunday. Oman's foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi said "much diplomacy" and "practical solutions" were needed to ensure lasting freedom of navigation. Araghchi's shuttle diplomacy comes amid little sign of progress towards a wider settlement to end the almost two-month conflict. Russian state news agency Tass said he is also due to meet President Vladimir Putin during his visit. By Nader Itayim Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Trump unharmed after gunman charges checkpoint
Trump unharmed after gunman charges checkpoint
Washington, 25 April (Argus) — A gunman charged a security checkpoint where President Donald Trump was attending a dinner in Washington on Saturday night but was apprehended after shots were fired. Trump was not injured in the incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but a Secret Service agent was shot and injured, law enforcement officials said. The suspect never got near Trump. Vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio, defense secretary Pete Hegseth and numerous other administration officials, lawmakers and members of the press were attending the annual event at the Washington Hilton Hotel. "It's always shocking when something like this happens," Trump told reporters at the White House after the incident. But he added: "We're not going to let anybody take over our society." With Trump already seated at the dinner, the suspect charged a Secret Service checkpoint armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives. One agent was shot, but the agent was wearing a bullet-proof vest, Trump said. The suspect was not shot during the incident. Trump said he had spoken with the injured agent, who had been transported to a nearby hospital. "He's in great shape," Trump said. The suspect, who is from California, was a guest at the hotel, according to law enforcement officials. He is believed to have acted alone. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was the target of the attack. Trump said when he heard a gunshot, he thought perhaps a tray had fallen. The incident comes less than two years after Trump survived an assassination attempt while campaigning in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in July 2024 when a bullet pierced his right ear. Two months later, Secret Service agents thwarted a second assassination attempt outside a Trump golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Asked why he thinks he has been a target of repeated assassination attempts, Trump said: "The ones who do the most, the people who make the biggest impact, they're the ones they go after." Noting that being at risk "comes with the territory" of being president, Trump said: "It's not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran." Ronald Reagan was shot outside the same hotel in March 1981 but survived that assassination attempt. By David Ivanovich Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Japan to release second batch of oil reserves from May
Japan to release second batch of oil reserves from May
Tokyo, 24 April (Argus) — Japan plans to start the second round of its national oil reserves release from 1 May, with the total amount at around 5.8mn kilolitres, or 36mn bl, Japan's trade and industry ministry Meti said today. Meti already announced its plan to start the additional drawdowns from the national crude oil reserves earlier in April, but it had not fixed the exact amount and starting date. The ministry will start the additional release on 1 May, from the Shibushi National Petroleum Stockpiling Base in southern Japan. The release of oil reserves from nine other bases will follow. Domestic refiners Eneos, Idemitsu, Cosmo Oil and Taiyo Oil will receive the released crude oil. Total sales prices will amount to around ¥540bn ($3.4bn), set in reference to the February official selling prices for each grade as well as the rate of change in the monthly average Brent crude price between February and March. Japan has 214 days' worth of oil reserves as of 21 April, according to preliminary data from Meti. This includes 131 days of national reserves, 81 days of private-sector reserves and 3 days of joint stockpiles with oil-producing countries. The total amount is lower by 29 days compared with the stockpiled amount at the end of February. Tokyo started drawing down oil reserves on 16 March first by lowering the stockpile mandate for the private sector by 15 days' worth to allow refiners to use their reserves, and it began releasing national reserves on 26 March . Japanese refiners have been working to secure crude oil from alternative sources and via routes other than the strait of Hormuz, and are looking to the US. A tanker with around 910,000 bl of WTI crude will arrive at Keiyo Sea Berth offshore Chiba prefecture in eastern Japan on 26 April. Cosmo Oil will receive it at its 214,000 b/d Chiba refinery, according to the company. This is Japan's first receipt of US crude procured and loaded after the beginning of the US-Iran war, Meti said. Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has declared that Japan has sufficient oil supplies that can last beyond the end of this year, taking into account its oil reserves and alternative procurement including from the US. By Kohei Yamamoto Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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