In this episode, Argus VP of crude, Adam McCarthy explains how Midland WTI has become a key global benchmark, with rising exports to Europe and Asia, strong trading activity, and growing influence in setting international crude prices—especially through the Argus WTI Houston benchmark.
This service provides daily news, prices, and analysis for more than 80 different internationally-traded crude streams.
Key features
• Global crude prices, including daily differentials to DME's Oman crude futures settlement prices, and high-level market analysis
• Market-moving news on top crude market developments and end-of-day summary report
• Argus Bulletin Board: See deal and bid/offer information quickly, anytime, anywhere • Downloadable market data
• The Argus China Crude Daily – a succinct report in Chinese
The Argus Asia-Pacific Products service includes a daily report that publishes prices and commentary on the international bulk spot market for petroleum products in Asia-Pacific.
Key features
• Petroleum products prices for fuel oil, gas oil, jet, naphtha, and gasoline
• Market-appropriate methodology
• Tender, bid, and offer information
• Market commentary
• Historical data
• Spot freight rates
• Crack spreads
A daily market report that publishes prices and market commentary on the international shipping spot market for crude and petroleum products.
Key features
• Gain access to enriched PDF reports and pricing tables
• Utilise arbitrage infographics
• Explore focused news and expanded commentaries
• Access to dedicated Workspaces
• Tailored content on specific markets
Stay ahead of the curve with the Argus Crude and Refined Products Outlook service — a monthly service forecasting prices for key crude grades, regional benchmarks, and oil products up to 24 months into the future.
Key features
• Two-year forecast of 17 regional crude benchmarks and grades
• Two-year forecast of oil product crack spreads for the key refining regions of northwest Europe, the Mediterranean, US Gulf coast and Singapore
• Two-year forecast of regional refining margins for of northwest Europe, the Mediterranean, US Gulf coast and Singapore
• Expert analysis of crude futures markets
Argus China Petroleum
This service includes 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.
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
The Argus Fundamentals service provides monthly intelligence on crude and refined product supply and demand, both historically and up to two years ahead.
Drawing on Argus' daily oil price reporting expertise, this service features in-depth analysis of the key trends affecting supply and demand, inventories and trade flows.
Key features
• Two-year forecast for oil supply and demand by key region/country and by key product category
• In-depth analysis of key trends affecting supply and demand, inventories and trade flows
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