The Argus China Petroleum service offers in-depth monthly coverage of oil markets in China, the world’s largest net importer of crude.

The service provides a data-rich, web-delivered product boasting over 30 datasets, including unique Argus surveys, as well as prices and fundamental data.

It includes a monthly PDF analysing market developments and summarising key datasets.

Benefits

• Access to Argus Direct: Receive the latest market reporting quickly and conveniently
• Access comprehensive data and downloads: Examine extensive raw data files, with currency and unit conversions
• Track your markets, your way: Effortlessly track, compare and set up alerts for your key prices and markets
• Compare key prices and trends: Use powerful customised graphing to directly compare multiple prices

Markets covered

• Chinese crude production, imports and exports statistics
• Chinese apparent oil demand data
• Detailed fuel oil import and export data by country of origin for crude and oil products
• Refinery runs and output data for over 40 Chinese refineries
• Refinery output by company
• Detailed maps of China’s oil infrastructure
• Export and refining margins
• Freight rates

Key features

• Chinese oil and gas demand
• Chinese domestic spot market
• Chinese independent refinery surveys
• Crude imports and exports by country of origin
• Gas production, demand and imports and exports
• Refinery runs and product output by province
• Chinese crude production
• Chinese crude storage capacity and expansion plans
• Chinese refinery expansion and upgrade plans
• Key oil prices

Customers that benefit

The Argus China Petroleum service includes a detailed analysis of Chinese government statistics and insights from specialists on the ground. Below are examples of how some clients use this service:

• Refineries and corporate/strategic planning departments are affected by China’s policies and demand growth and will find insight into future trends.
• Financial institutions can access essential data and in-depth analysis of the Chinese crude market.
• Analysts, researchers and consultants can obtain hard-to-access data and prices, as well as an interpretation of developments in the Chinese crude market.