Argus US Products
Overview
Argus US Products is your comprehensive intelligence and pricing service for all US oil products, including gasoline, diesel, jet, ethanol, biodiesel, and much more. Price assessments are published as early as 3:15pm CST each day, giving your teams plenty of time for end-of-day invoicing and accounting.
We take care to reflect the market as it trades, using market-appropriate methodologies and a team of experienced, dedicated price reporters. Our team also assesses many markets in real-time, providing up-to-the-minute prices via the Argus Spot Ticker platform.
Learn why our market-appropriate methodology is valuable to your business.
Key features
Key U.S. prices
Trusted price references for all key U.S. petroleum products, published as early as 3:15pm CST each day
Robust methodologies
Argus US Products price assessments are underpinned by the most robust, transparent, and credible methodologies, developed with the industry to ensure our price assessments are a true reflection of how the markets trade
Market-moving news
Access the latest market-moving news published by our expert team of on-the-ground market reporters to ensure you stay on top of the fuels markets as they develop
Argus Spot Ticker
The Argus Spot Ticker keeps you on top of every market move with real-time intraday pricing for gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and RINs
Temperature correction factors (TCF)
Argus TCFs are a standardized, accurate and timely way to correct prices to reflect temperature changes, ensuring that temperature variation does not affect your margins or your rateability
Historical data
Get valuable context to today’s prices and market developments with 20 years of historical data for prices and fundamentals
Customers that benefit
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Traders
Traders involved in the buying and selling of refined products use Argus price benchmarks as accurate and impartial references when negotiating trades and contracts.
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Oil majors
Use the information to inform decision-making processes, enhance their marketing strategy, and search for counterparties and new markets. -
Analysts and risk managers
Use the data to analyse the current market situation and potential future scenarios.
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Refiners
Track the price 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.
Product specifications
Use the links below to access the information on RVP schedules
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as accurate and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our widely used price assessments for the U.S. fuels market.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Argus waterborne fob Gulf asphalt
The US Gulf coast is a significant region for asphalt exports, and the swiftly changing nature of crude slates has increased the need for transparent benchmarks that accurately reflect prices.
Argus USGC Group I and Group II fob
Independent price assessments capturing the value of group I and II base oils exported from the US Gulf Coast.
Argus US West Coast SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline Cbob
Industry-leading price assessments for the most physical liquid gasoline market in the world.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline 87 conventional gasoline
Captures the true value of this fuel, primarily used for exports or domestic blending.
Argus US Gulf colonial jet fuel
Key price reference for the most physical liquid jet fuel market in the Americas.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus US Colonial pipeline ULSD
The key index basis for diesel in the US and across Latin America.
Argus SAF fob Singapore
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus RIN and RVO
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) are a tradeable commodity, allowing the holder to demonstrate compliance with the US Renewable Fuel Standard.
Argus renewable diesel
A full suite of comprehensive and reliable prices covering spot markets and margins in North America.
Argus RED Advanced Fame 0°C CFPP fob ARA
The industry's first daily price assessment for an advanced biodiesel.
Argus rail fob Midwest asphalt
The US rail fob midcontinent assessment includes prices for asphalt transported by railcar across the greater Midwest.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Argus waterborne fob Gulf asphalt
The US Gulf coast is a significant region for asphalt exports, and the swiftly changing nature of crude slates has increased the need for transparent benchmarks that accurately reflect prices.
Argus USGC Group I and Group II fob
Independent price assessments capturing the value of group I and II base oils exported from the US Gulf Coast.
Argus US West Coast SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline Cbob
Industry-leading price assessments for the most physical liquid gasoline market in the world.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline 87 conventional gasoline
Captures the true value of this fuel, primarily used for exports or domestic blending.
Argus US Gulf colonial jet fuel
Key price reference for the most physical liquid jet fuel market in the Americas.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus US Colonial pipeline ULSD
The key index basis for diesel in the US and across Latin America.
Argus SAF fob Singapore
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus RIN and RVO
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) are a tradeable commodity, allowing the holder to demonstrate compliance with the US Renewable Fuel Standard.
Argus renewable diesel
A full suite of comprehensive and reliable prices covering spot markets and margins in North America.
Argus RED Advanced Fame 0°C CFPP fob ARA
The industry's first daily price assessment for an advanced biodiesel.
Argus rail fob Midwest asphalt
The US rail fob midcontinent assessment includes prices for asphalt transported by railcar across the greater Midwest.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Gasoil diesel 50ppm fob offshore Lome STS cargo
The market’s first and only price assessment of low sulphur gasoil cargo for West Africa.
Argus waterborne fob Gulf asphalt
The US Gulf coast is a significant region for asphalt exports, and the swiftly changing nature of crude slates has increased the need for transparent benchmarks that accurately reflect prices.
Argus USGC Group I and Group II fob
Independent price assessments capturing the value of group I and II base oils exported from the US Gulf Coast.
Argus US West Coast SAF
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect the supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline Cbob
Industry-leading price assessments for the most physical liquid gasoline market in the world.
Argus US Gulf Colonial pipeline 87 conventional gasoline
Captures the true value of this fuel, primarily used for exports or domestic blending.
Argus US Gulf colonial jet fuel
Key price reference for the most physical liquid jet fuel market in the Americas.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus US Colonial pipeline ULSD
The key index basis for diesel in the US and across Latin America.
Argus SAF fob Singapore
Using real market transactions to accurately reflect supply and demand dynamics of this low carbon fuel.
Argus RIN and RVO
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) are a tradeable commodity, allowing the holder to demonstrate compliance with the US Renewable Fuel Standard.
Argus renewable diesel
A full suite of comprehensive and reliable prices covering spot markets and margins in North America.
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