В Азербайджане ожидают роста потребления авиакеросина

Апрель 2021. Пандемия коронавируса привела к заметному спаду авиаперевозок во всем мире, что вызвало снижение потребления и производства авиакеросина. Однако не во всех странах падение потребления оказалось столь значительным. В Азербайджане при снижении производства продукта на местном НПЗ спрос на него сократился не так существенно. В стране ожидают роста потребления авиакеросина.

Tight copper concentrate supply driving calls for price transparency

14 May 2021. Electrification has been driving rising demand for copper, with prices for the refined metal recently pushing above $10,000/t and China expanding smelter capacity to meet this demand. But it is tight supply of copper concentrate — the raw material, rather than the refined metal — that is dictating prices throughout the copper supply chain.

Changing US gasoline specification changes and the impact to global trade

US fuel quality standards will streamline a complex patchwork of regional specifications governing cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline in time to impact the high demand summer driving season, but how will this impact trade flows coming from Europe in the US?

Поставки бензина за рубеж в I квартале 2021 г.

20 апреля 2020. Ограничения на передвижение, введенные во многих странах для предотвращения распространения Covid-19, продолжают сдерживать темпы восстановления потребления моторного топлива. Танкерные отгрузки бензина и компонентов из портов России в I квартале уменьшились относительно аналогичного периода 2020 г.

Three perspectives on Greece's gas hub hopes

15 April 2021. Updates and insight on Greece's natural gas market from three industry experts discussing the country's hopes to become a hub on two axes, the planned LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis and the launch of a gas exchange trading platform.

Steel — Indexation case study for European service centres

14 April 2021. Steel prices are surging as mills with idled capacity struggle to keep pace with booming apparent demand. But rising prices are also putting pressure on old business models. In our second instalment in the indexation series, we look at how SSCs can use the dual tools of indexation and futures to prosper, despite challenges.

НПЗ в Средиземноморье выбирают разные пути

12 апреля 2021. Пандемия Covid-19 оказала существенное влияние на все НПЗ в Средиземноморье. Однако операторы этих предприятий выбрали разные стратегии для выхода из кризиса. О том, как компании подошли к решению своих проблем, читайте в новом обзоре Argus.

The Argus AGS Marker and the AGS index

23 April 2021: The Argus American GulfCoast Select Marker and Argus AGS index represent Midland-quality WTI at the US Gulf coast, where US pipeline markets directly link with global waterborne trade. The AGS methodology was expanded in March 2021 to capture the liquidity at several new locations. This white paper was updated in April 2021 to address expansions to the AGS methodology. Download our white paper to read more about Argus AGS and the latest changes.

Итоги года: отгрузки в танк-контейнерах немного снизились

16 марта 2021. Значительный рост объемов перевозок сжиженного углеводородного газа, нефтепродуктов, ароматических соединений, кислот, минеральных удобрений, неорганических соединений и продуктов нефтехимии в танк-контейнерах на сети РЖД в 2019 г. сменился некоторым снижением по итогам прошлого года.

Nola spike drives daily global phosphates prices

29 March 2021. Argus is pleased to offer a complimentary phosphates white paper providing an in-depth assessment of price movements through the lens of daily phosphate pricing in the first quarter of 2021 for the major markets of the US, Brazil, China and India.

Renewable feedstocks present new and complex opportunities

The global refining industry is increasing production of renewable fuels for the transportation sector. This means renewable feedstocks — whether crop-based or waste-based — are gaining popularity in markets that were once reserved for petroleum products.

Bulgaria: New infrastructure bringing only superficial, not structural changes

26 March 2021. New infrastructure investments could, in the right circumstances, be a shot in the arm for Bulgaria's nascent wholesale gas market. But without a more concerted effort to open up access to infrastructure and to alternate supply sources for firms other than the state-owned incumbent, this potential may well go unrealised.

Renewable feedstocks present new and complex opportunities

March 2021: The global refining industry is increasing production of renewable fuels for the transportation market. This means renewable feedstocks — whether crop-based or waste-based — are flooding into markets that were once reserved for petroleum products.

Special Report: Hydrogen – Hope or Hype?

March 2021. Seeing through the hype and understanding hydrogen’s limits will be key to unlocking its low‑carbon potential. This special report aims to dig into the challenges and provide a realistic assessment of the plans that are taking shape, and the kind of hydrogen market that could develop.

Обзоры по нефтяным рынкам США, Европы

Март 2021. США повысили экспорт нефти; НПЗ в Европе надеются на II квартал; Импорт дизтоплива в Германию на минимуме.

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