Argus Consulting Services

Our consulting division builds on Argus’ key strengths – commodity markets expertise, international networks and trusted data – to help our clients realise opportunities. The global team works with corporates, lenders and investors, governments and regulatory bodies as well as professional service firms, offering tailor-made research to those seeking the highest quality market and technical insight, analysis and commentary. The consulting team is responsible for global fundamentals data and analytical tools, strategy reports and forward-looking price outlooks and leverages these in bespoke projects for clients.

Coal consulting

The market for coal as a generation fuel has evolved significantly in the past decade. The low calorific coal typically demanded by new power plants, the regulations facing the mining and use of coal, and competition from fuels such as natural gas have brought about novel challenges for utilities, coal producers, regulators and policy makers alike.

Devising an optimal portfolio of coal supply, mitigating demand risk, understanding the impact of coal procurement regulations on electricity and ensuring that decarbonisation efforts are compatible with the availability of power are among some of the issues facing market participants.

Argus has considerable experience working with stakeholders in the coal industry and other generation fuels to devise tailor-made solutions to overcome these challenges.

LNG consulting

The gas and LNG markets are undergoing significant change, bringing about opportunities and challenges for many across the industry. Key developments faced by our clients include:

• - Gas’ role in the transition to low-carbon economies, particularly in the power, transport and industrial sectors
• - Sourcing alternative gas pipeline or LNG supplies as domestic production declines
• - Supply diversification incentivising the buildout of LNG infrastructure and providing fuel switching opportunities for users
• - An increasing range of LNG sourcing and contracting models available to existing and emerging buyers
• - Evolution of gas trading hubs and pricing mechanisms changing the optionality in purchasing agreements