Argus Petroleum Transportation North America
Overview
The Argus Petroleum Transportation North America service is an essential subscription for anyone that has exposure to transportation costs in North American crude, refined products, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and ethanol. This weekly publication provides a dynamic and transparent reflection of the evolving internal infrastructure for barge, pipeline, rail and waterborne transportation of petroleum.
Key features
Transportation rates
Rate prices for seaborne freight, rail service and surcharges, barge transportation and lease for tank cars and other freight infrastructure.
Topical market surveys
Focused, in-depth analysis of key developments impacting petroleum transportation.
Transportation news
Focused news items logging the fast-changing list of new infrastructure projects, asset sales and open season announcements.
Market analysis
Rail movement and arbitrage analysis.
Customers that benefit
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Producers (crude, NGLs, refiners)
Get like-for-like data on the three main methods used to get product to market: rail, vessels and pipelines. With timely news and insights on wider market issues such as supply, demand and regulatory and policy changes you can better manage your margins.
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Shippers
With more arbitrage options available now, the cost of shipping is increasingly the “make or break” factor in whether deals are done. Argus price assessments allow you to get a wider view ofcompeting transport options and pricing on a per-barrel basis.
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Financial institutions/traders
Our pricing always links to the most established and liquid trading markets and takes into account the differential pricing methods that many traders use to approach transactional decisions. For crude, we look at transportation from major basins including the Canadian Oil Sands, Permian Basin and Bakken Shale to major market hubs via pipeline and rail. Refined products pricing takes in the options for shipping on big pipelines such as Colonial and Explorer, as well as waterborne moves. NGL coverage focuses primarily on the main market hubs of Mt Belvieu and Conway.
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Midstream operators
If you handle petroleum molecules across the value chain you can get news, analysis and data for the entire trading operations in one place. This service provides the crucial datarequired for daily business decision making, along with the latest news on where regulatory and policy changes are happening.
Product specifications
The Argus Petroleum Transportation North America service is essential for anyone that has exposure to transportation costs in North American crude, refined products, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and ethanol.
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.
