

Argus Petroleum Coke Outlook
Overview
This monthly service features price forecasts for a number of fuel-grade and anode-grade petroleum coke price assessments that we publish, as well as detailed forecasts of supply and demand for petroleum coke in key markets such as the US, Europe, India and China.
Key features

Analysis
In-depth analysis and supply/demand and price projections.

Intelligence
Refining economics and market intelligence that affects petroleum coke output

Imports and exports
Import/export and trade flows between all major market participants

Forecasts
Forecasts and analysis of end-use markets such as aluminium, cement, power generation and steel production.
Customers that benefit
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Fuel buyers
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Refiners
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Aluminium and calciner buyers
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Traders
Product specifications
Quarterly and annual price forecasts for:
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
