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Specialists from our London LPG team – Peter Wilton, LPG Editor and Emma Reiss, Global Lead for LPG Editorial – explore the key drivers in the European LPG market as 2022 gets underway. An open arb from the US has resulted in significant flows of LPG coming into the region.  

While fears of dampening demand from the Omicron variant have seemingly calmed, rising geopolitical tensions are helping to stoke oil prices.  In this episode of The Crude Report , Editor-in-Chief Jim Washer and Mideast Gulf Editor Nader Itayim look ahead to next week’s Opec+ meeting, where ministers look likely to stay the course and sanction another 400,000 b/d output hike for March.  Sign up to...

What do the latest developments from the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) mean for obligated parties? Listen in as Jason Metko, Argus Spot Ticker reporter, and Zander Capozzola, lead deputy editor Argus US Products, provide an overview of what the developments mean for the market.

O tempo seco na região Sul do Brasil vem reduzindo as projeções para a safra de soja 2021-22. No mercado do milho, apesar das perdas na safra de verão, a expectativa segue otimista para o ciclo de inverno. Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Alessandra Mello, editora-assistente da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes. Elas conversam sobre as expectativas para as...

Featuring special guest speaker, Sachin Patel, Senior Director of Metals at CME Group , this podcast explores the newly launched portside iron derivative contracts.  Listen in as Argus experts Oscar Tarneberg, Business Development – Metals and Deepali Sharma, Editor – Ferrous Markets, discuss the newly launched portside iron derivative contracts on the CME. Sign up for our free Argus Metals Market...

Many major trends affecting crude oil markets like energy transition, the balancing act between Opec+ and SPRs and Covid-19 continue, but all have evolved in its own way.  In this episode of The Crude Report , vice president Jeff Kralowetz highlights the big topics on everyone’s mind, many of which will covered at next week’s Argus Americas Crude Summit .  Sign up to the Argus crude oil newsletter

Os preços de fertilizantes em níveis historicamente altos, a oferta restrita e relação de troca desfavorável para os agricultores devem levar os importadores brasileiros a comprar volumes menores no início de 2022 e com mais regularidade ao longo do ano, para atender ao mercado doméstico, ao mesmo tempo em que gerenciam os riscos financeiros. Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Br...

Prices at historically high levels, tight supply and an unfavourable barter rate for farmers will likely lead Brazilian importers to purchase lower fertilizer volumes in early 2022 and more regularly throughout the year to meet the domestic demand while managing financial risks. Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Bureau Chief, and Renata Cardarelli, reporter for the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer...

Early-year bullish oil and commodity sentiment has been boosted by limited new restrictions due to Omicron and by supply-side tightness. Ongoing demand recovery seems assured for 2022, although a strong USD could place a cap over demand in key developing economies.  By Argus Chief Economist, David Fyfe To receive this type of analysis more frequently, check out our Argus Crude and Refined Products...

A reta final antes da abertura do novo mercado de biodiesel, que acontece hoje, foi repleta de surpresas e resoluções de última hora. Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Amance Boutin, editor da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis . Elas conversam sobre esta transição e os principais desafios pela frente com o começo do novo modelo. Quer ficar por dentro de tudo que aco...

Após diversos problemas enfrentados na safra 2020-21, os fretes de grãos tiveram uma trajetória irregular ao longo deste ano. Agora, com a expectativa de uma próxima safra recorde, sobretudo de soja, qual deve ser a tendência da demanda pelo serviço de transporte de grãos em 2022? E quais os principais projetos de infraestrutura que devem sair do papel para ferrovias, rodovias e portos? Junte-se a...

After having weathered the storm of uncertainty last month, expectations are that Opec and its non-Opec partners will once again opt to stick to the script and agree on a 400,000 b/d increase in its production ceiling, as planned.  In this episode of The Crude Report , our Mideast Gulf Editor Nader Itayim discusses what Opec+ ministers will need to consider when they next meet on 4 January.    

This latest Weight of Freight podcast episode focuses on the effects of the pandemic on the Panama Canal, logistical changes made at the canal over the prior year and the increased transit volumes it saw during its 2021 fiscal year. Panama Canal Deputy Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta joins Argus Freight Reporter Michael Connolly to discuss the canal’s record year, how they’re dealing with the...

The 300,000 b/d Trans Mountain pipeline connecting Canada’s crude hub to refineries and export hubs at the west coast was closed for three weeks starting in November as a precaution to extreme weather conditions. As a result, ANS crude demand and, therefore, prices surged.  In this episode of The Crude Report , market reporters Brett Holmes and Benjamin Peyton explain how the Trans Mountain closur...

O turbulento momento do mercado de gás natural em todo o mundo, com preços altos e grande demanda, levou o Cade a autorizar a Petrobras que compre gás do Terminal da Bahia.  A decisão trouxe a pergunta: isso atrasa a competição no mercado do gás natural no Brasil em 2022?  Junte-se a Camila Dias , chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry , editora de Gás Natural e Energia, que falam so...

US and EU Hot-rolled coil (HRC) is the hot topic in this episode of Metal Movers featuring Colin Richardson, Editor - Steel, and Rye Druzin, Senior Steel Reporter. US HRC Midwest and southern assessments saw the largest drop since Argus began recording pricing and the lowest price since the beginning of June. Listen now to learn what is drying up domestic spot demand in the US, how the removal of...

This latest Weight of Freight podcast focuses on the current and possible forward state of the clean tanker markets in the East and West of Suez. Fundamentally, demand is strong, but Covid-19 refuses to let the world move on. The latest Omicron variant has caused concerns and resulted in a more cautious market. In this episode, our freight and transportation specialists explore the impacts of Omic...

Os preços do café atingiram níveis recordes em 2021 sob a influência da quebra de safra o Brasil, que foi bastante afetada pelo clima. Será que existe alguma chance de recuperar a produção na safra 2022-23?  E a alta no preço dos fertilizantes também pode afetar a cafeicultura?  A resposta para estas e outras perguntas você confere em mais um episódio do podcast Falando de Mercado . A editora de a...

How will a global tradeable market for hydrogen develop? What measures do stakeholders need to take? Is natural gas the closest analogue?  Doug Wood,  European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) Board Member and Chair of its Gas Committee, and  Matthew Drinkwater , Senior Editor  Argus Natural Gas/LNG , join Tim Hard , SVP  Energy Transition at Argus,   to discuss what a tradeable market for hydr...

In with WTI Midland, and out with Brent and Forties – this is BP’s prescription for the future of the Dated Brent benchmark. But is the market ready for Brent-free Brent? Opinions remain sharply divided.  In this episode of The Crude Report , Vice President James Gooder and Argus Crude Editor Michael Carolan discuss the complications of adding WTI into the Brent forwards market and go over some of...

As relações de troca no Brasil estão ficando pouco favoráveis para os agricultores e eles terão que ajustar sua produção aos preços elevados. Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Kauanna Navarro, Repórter da Publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, que conversam sobre esse tópico e seus impactos na demanda brasileira por fertilizantes. Quer ficar por dentro de tudo...

The barter rates in Brazil are becoming unfavorable to the farmers and they will need to adjust to the new high prices. Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Bureau Chief, and Kauanna Navarro, Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizers Reporter, as they talk about what about the topic and how it will impact the fertilizer demand in Brazil. Stay connected with the grains and fertilizers market

Between SPR releases and Omicron, uncertainty was the underlying theme of last week’s monthly Opec+ meeting. And although they sanctioned another 400,000-b/d increase to their production quota in January, Opec+ ministers signaled they’d be watching developments closely and be ready to change course if needed. In this episode of The Crude Report , Editor-in-Chief Jim Washer and Mideast Gulf Editor...

In this episode, we discuss the drivers behind PVC markets and the exciting launch of the new Argus Global PVC Service. A weekly pricing service containing the latest resin price assessments, along with demand information and detailed commentary on key PVC grades and market fundamentals. Muhamad Fadhil , Vice President of Global Business Development at Argus, talks to Argus Petrochemicals speciali...

O Brasil aproveita pouco mais da metade do gás natural que produz. Isso devido à reinjeção desse gás. O assunto divide produtores e consumidores e agora se tornou um tema de atenção da ANP, agência reguladora do setor. Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry, Editora de Gás Natural e Energia, que conversam sobre o que a ANP planeja fazer para tentar equalizar o...