Argus Asia-Pacific Products
Overview
As one of the leading services used by the oil industry, the Argus Asia-Pacific Products service covers various petroleum products price assessments which are widely used as a benchmark price in Asia-Pacific’s physical and swap markets.
The service also provides fundamentals data, news, and market commentary through Argus Direct which allows you to export and customise key prices, create outright charts, set up alerts, find publications and prices, as well as filter relevant topics.
With over 50 years of history in oil market reporting and a robust methodology that reflects real trading behaviour, the Argus Asia-Pacific Products service is your vital daily tool for independent market clarity.
Key features
Oil products price assessments
Trusted price assessments for international, Asia-Pacific and Middle East naphtha, gasoline, gasoil, jet-kerosine, fuel oil, as well as marine gasoil and fuels
Refining margins
Monitor refinery profitability by tracking the performance of crack spreads between crude prices and key petroleum products covered by Argus
Tenders, bids and offers
A list of tenders, bids, and offers that are updated daily. This includes spot and term tender deal information, providing a way to monitor flows
Refinery turnarounds
Make informed decisions with our refinery turnaround database which includes location, refinery capacity, and issue date
Market-moving news
Stay on top of Asian fuel markets with the latest market-moving news published by our expert team of on-the-ground market reporters
Robust methodologies
Argus price assessments are supported by transparent and credible methodologies, developed by the industry to ensure our price assessments are a true reflection of how the markets trade
Customers that benefit
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Traders
Involved in the buying and selling of oil products use Argus’ prices as accurate and impartial references when negotiating trades and contracts.
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Oil majors
Use the information to inform their decision-making processes, enhance their marketing strategy, as well as search for counterparties and new markets.
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Analysts and risk managers
Use the data to analyse the current market situation and possible future scenarios.
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Refiners
Track the prices of petroleum products to make the best decisions about refinery output.
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Finance officers
Use the information to analyse the market, evaluate risks and work out their investment strategies.
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Exchanges
Rely on our price assessments, which are underpinned by a methodology that reflects real trading behaviour and is developed in conjunction with the industry.
Service specifications
The service includes price assessments for different types of spot contracts at specified locations. Market commentary is provided for the three main regional markets — the bulk spot Singapore market, the bulk spot northeast Asia market, as well as the bulk spot Mideast Gulf and India markets.
Argus price assessments for Asia-Pacific petroleum products reflect standardised specifications under the general terms and conditions employed for standard contracts in common use.
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.
