The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service is a powerful, independent market valuation tool used to support investment and trading decisions in more than 10 refined product markets across Asia-Pacific.

When participating in the energy commodities markets, you need accurate forward prices from a source without distortion or bias. Our clients act with confidence because our forward curves are created from unbiased, industry-specific methodologies with undistorted, fair market values. The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service provides deep market insights and data to support precision in your risk management and bottom line.

Markets covered

Refined products

• Fuel oil (180cst, 380cst)
• Gasoil (0.25pc, 0.05pc, 0.005pc, 0.001pc)
• Gasoline (92R, 95R, 97R)
• Jet-kerosine
• LPG
• Naphtha

Differentials

• Crack spreads
• Inter-product spreads (Regrade, Visco)

Key features

• Time-stamped at 4:30 p.m. Singapore time, in alignment with Argus’ physical settlement price assessments
• Includes comprehensive differentials such as crack spreads, regrade and viscosity for deeper coverage
• Independent and transparent market-appropriate methodology
• Delivery options: Your choice of data feed, Argus Direct, our third-party partners or email

How clients use our data

A proven, reliable tool for analytical and risk-management processes, including:

• Mark-to-market (MTM) accounting
• Value-at-risk (VaR)
• Potential future exposure (PFE)
• Deal valuation
• Regression analysis
• Scenario analysis
• Valuing option premiums associated with forward crude contracts

Customers that benefit

The Argus Asia-Pacific Refined Products Forward Curves service is essential for anyone with exposure to Asia-Pacific refined products. Below are examples of how some clients use this service:

• Airlines use Asia-Pacific refined products curves when making fuel hedging decisions.
• Refineries use curves to inform hedging decisions when securing crude oil supplies and to analyse margins at their facilities.
• Risk managers use our forward curves data for unbiased, third-party curve validation against counterparties, internal valuations, and for mark-to-market purposes for daily profit and loss assessments.
• Traders rely on our extensive historical analysis to determine locational and temporal spread relationships and use prior day curves on a daily basis as a reference when entering the market the following morning.