Argus Petroleum Coke Analytics
Overview
Global energy markets are volatile, and this has brought a sharp focus on all possible feed stocks to be used to help keep the heavy industrial processes running at a relatively manageable cost.
Argus Petroleum Coke Analytics assist you in making well informed decisions to secure feed stocks and understand the factors which are driving the global markets
Key features
Refining and output
Refining economics and market intelligence that affects petroleum coke output
Industry usage
Forecasts and analysis of end-use markets such as aluminium, cement, power generation and steel production
Argus benchmarks
Long-term price forecasts of Argus benchmarks underpinned by Argus coverage of many markets for budgeting and strategic decisions
Supply/Demand matrix
Building blocks of demand and supply analysis on a short and longer term basis.
Customers that benefit
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Cement makers, steel mills, glass manufacturers
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Utilities
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Aluminium producers
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Traders
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Participants in competitive markets – thermal coal, metallurgical coal
Product specifications
Underpinning these price forecasts is demand and supply analysis covering the following factors
- Supply from new cokers
- Trends in demand and composition of kiln fuels
- Demand from the aluminium sector
- Transparent forecasting and modelling methodology
- Impacts from structural shifts in energy markets owing to energy transition and changing risks to security of supply
- Thermal coal
- Aluminium
- Metallurgical coal
- North America
- Latin America
- Northwest Europe
- Mediterranean
- Africa
- Middle East
- Asia
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus jet fuel cif West Mediterranean cargo
The assessment is typically based on indications of trade, bids and offers expressed on an exchange-for-physical basis or as a differential to CIF Northwest European cargo price levels.
Argus daf western border Ukraine propane-butane mix
Capturing the value of LPG delivered to Ukraine.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus jet fuel cif West Mediterranean cargo
The assessment is typically based on indications of trade, bids and offers expressed on an exchange-for-physical basis or as a differential to CIF Northwest European cargo price levels.
Argus daf western border Ukraine propane-butane mix
Capturing the value of LPG delivered to Ukraine.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
US coking coal
Argus provides three fob Hampton Roads coking coal price assessments — low-volatile, high-volatile type A (HVA) and high-volatile type B (HVB).
Petroleum coke: Argus fob USGC high sulphur coke index
The Argus fob US Gulf 6.5pc sulphur 40 HGI petroleum coke index is the benchmark price reference for coke originating in the US Gulf and midcontinent and shipping to the seaborne market.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Baltic wood pellet
The fob Baltic wood pellet price assessment is the price reference for wood pellets sold out of Baltic ports in the 90-day spot window. It is also known as Argus fob Riga.
Argus steel scrap cfr Taiwan
The LME Steel Scrap CFR Taiwan (Argus) is a cash settled futures contract based on the reported arithmetic monthly average of Argus’ Ferrous scrap HMS 1/2 (80:20) containerised CFR Taiwan price.
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus SO2
Argus publishes current-vintage daily SO2 assessments and weekly and monthly indexes that are the industry-accepted benchmarks in the North American emissions markets.
Argus Romania VTP
Argus produces benchmark assessments of the value of natural gas contracts trading at the Romania VTP, one of Europe’s key gas production and consumption centres.
Argus non-oxy “E10” cargo gasoline
Links the UK and northwest European gasoline cargo markets.
Argus NYH RBOB barge gasoline
NYH barge, the bellwether of gasoline demand in the US Northeast.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus jet fuel cif West Mediterranean cargo
The assessment is typically based on indications of trade, bids and offers expressed on an exchange-for-physical basis or as a differential to CIF Northwest European cargo price levels.
Argus daf western border Ukraine propane-butane mix
Capturing the value of LPG delivered to Ukraine.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
AFEI-Edmonton and AFEI-Ripet netbacks
These Argus Far East index netback prices are used to determine the value of exporting propane compared to Canadian domestic prices
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