原油
概要
アーガスの原油価格は、1970年の開始以来、世界の原油市場において確固たる地位を築いてきました。私たちは、市場に最も適した透明性のある手法を用いて取引状況を報告しています。
私たちの価格は、商業契約、公的な販売価格、社内移転価格、税制計算、さらには政府や上流、中流、下流の石油産業のあらゆる分野で使用される経済モデルに採用されています。
現在、米国産原油は世界中で需要が高まり、米国湾岸ではパイプラインと海上輸送市場が交わる地点が、世界の原油価格形成の中心となっています。アーガスが評価するArgus WTI MidlandやArgus WTI Houstonは、20年以上にわたり米国産原油の現物基準価格として、デリバティブ市場の決済指数としても使用されています。
アーガスは、豊富で信頼性の高い深い情報を提供することにより、世界の原油市場に貢献しています。
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UK ramps up climate action under new leadership
UK ramps up climate action under new leadership
London, 28 October (Argus) — The UK's Labour government, elected in July, has taken the country's climate policy in a new direction, restoring pledges the previous administration scrapped and seeking to funnel investment to renewables. The UN Cop 29 climate summit presents an opportunity for it to follow this up on an international stage. Hosting Cop 26 in 2021 allowed the UK to burnish its climate leadership credentials, but subsequent changes in the Conservative government saw policy reversals. Labour sought to differentiate its position on climate during the election campaign — possibly noting an increase in support for the UK's Green and Liberal Democrat parties, both of which hold firm pro-environment stances. Labour promised to issue no new oil, gas or coal licences — although it said it would not revoke existing permits — and is aiming for zero-emissions power by 2030. Energy minister Ed Miliband in his first week in office lifted the de facto ban on onshore wind, and set up a taskforce to speed the country's path to a decarbonised power grid. The UK has in recent weeks pulled in around £24bn ($31bn) of investment for renewables, including from utilities Orsted and Iberdrola, and announced "up to" £21.7bn in funding over 25 years for carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) — although it is unclear how the money will be deployed. The government moved swiftly to raise the windfall tax on oil and gas profits, lifting it to an effective rate of 78pc and scrapping one of the investment allowances — although the decarbonisation investment allowance remains in place. And, spurred by a landmark ruling made by the UK's Supreme Court in June, the government pledged new environmental guidance for oil and gas fields by spring 2025. The judgment ruled that consent for an oil development was unlawful, as the Scope 3 emissions — those from burning the oil produced — were not considered. The government has in the meantime halted assessment of any environmental statements for oil and gas extraction, including those already being processed, until the new guidance is in place. The Labour government has declined to defend in court decisions taken by various iterations of the Conservative administration, including the permission granted for a proposed coal mine in northwest England. The High Court quashed that planning permission in September. International stage Miliband has sought guidance from independent advisory the Climate Change Committee (CCC) on the country's new climate plan, known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC). The CCC assessed the previous government as off track to hit legally binding emissions-reduction targets. The UK has cut emissions by half since 1990 and is in line with all carbon budgets to date. But much of this progress was made from a baseline of a high rate of coal-fired power generation, all of which is now shut down. The next stage of the country's decarbonisation will be more fragmented and is likely to pose more of a challenge. The UK has bucked the trend set by some European neighbours by shifting further left with Labour, although the new government has promoted fiscal caution. Climate finance will dominate the talks in Azerbaijan, and the UK has been clear it will continue to contribute. Labour pledged in its manifesto to "return to the forefront of climate action", noting that the previous administration had "squandered [the UK's] climate leadership". Foreign minister David Lammy has embedded climate and nature issues into his foreign policy brief and the government has appointed special representatives for climate and nature. But Cop 29 will prove the first real test of the pledges made, with a global audience watching. UK greenhouse gas emissions Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Oil prices slump as Israel spares Iran’s energy assets
Oil prices slump as Israel spares Iran’s energy assets
Singapore, 28 October (Argus) — Crude futures fell sharply in Asian trading on 28 October after Israel avoided targeting energy facilities in its weekend attack on Iran. Brent and WTI futures both fell by around 5pc soon after markets opened, as Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran appeared more limited than had been expected. The attacks involved "targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran", the Israel Defense Forces said. The possibility that the Israeli attack could target energy facilities had sent oil prices strongly higher earlier this month. Iran's leaders have yet to make clear whether, or how, they will respond to the latest Israeli strikes. The front-month December crude contract on Ice fell by $4.06/bl or 5.3pc to $71.99/bl in early trading, before recovering slightly to trade at $72.68/bl at 10.54am Singapore time (02:54 GMT). The Nymex front-month December crude contract fell by as much as $3.99/bl or 5.5pc to $67.79/bl. The contract was trading at $68.50/bl at 10.54am in Singapore. By Kevin Foster Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Israel launches strikes on Iran: Update
Israel launches strikes on Iran: Update
Adds details throughout Washington, 26 October (Argus) — Israel launched what its military described as "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran early Saturday local time. In a statement posted on the social media platform X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes were in response to "months of continuous attacks" from Iran and its proxies in the region. Gaza-based militia group Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, prompting a year of fighting in Gaza and escalating tensions throughout the region. "Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized," the IDF said. Shortly after 06:30 local time (03:30 GMT), the IDF said it had "concluded the Israeli response to Iran's attacks against Israel" which involved "targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran." Israel dubbed the operation "Days of repentance". Iran's defence forces confirmed the attacks early on Saturday, referring to them as "attempts by the Zionist regime to target some sites… in several places around Tehran and elsewhere in the country." It said the country's air defences "had responded to the attempts," without saying whether any of its sites had been hit. Following the conclusion of the Israel strike, however, the defence forces confirmed that some "military centers in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces" had been targeted by the strike. "While the country's integrated air defence system successfully intercepted and countered this aggressive act, some sites did incur limited damage," the forces said. Khuzestan province, in the west of the country and on the border with Iraq, is home to a significant portion of Iran's oil and gas production, which appears to have been spared in this exchange. US president Joe Biden had been urging Israel in recent weeks not to target Iran's oil infrastructure, which would put 1.7mn b/d of Iranian crude exports at risk and could prompt Tehran to retaliate by attacking oil trade in the region. Today's attack comes after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to take military action against Iran since Tehran conducted a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Israel at the start of October . Iran's missile strike was in response to Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah, a number of other commanders in an airstrike in Beirut late last month, and the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July. The Israeli military killed Haniyeh's successor, Yahya Sinwar, earlier this month. Israel and Iran also engaged in tit-for-tat strikes in April. Hamas and Hezbollah are part of the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of regional militia groups that are backed by Iran. Draw a line Immediately after its 1 October strike on Israel, Iran stressed that it considered that particular exchange closed. And Iranian officials had since been warning Tel Aviv against any further attacks, or else they would face an even stronger response from Iran. IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari today issued a similar warning to Tehran. "If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond," Hagari said. "Our message is clear: All those who threaten the state of Israel and seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price." Iranian officials are yet to react formally to the overnight strikes, meaning it is as yet unclear how Iran may ultimately choose to respond. Recent history suggests that any Iranian response, if there were to be one, would not be immediate. But the limited and targeted nature of Israel's response, with no reported casualties so far, could provide the off-ramp needed to avoid an all-out war at this particular time. By David Ivanovich and Nader Itayim Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Israel launches strikes on Iran
Israel launches strikes on Iran
Washington, 25 October (Argus) — Israel launched what its military described as "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran early Saturday local time. In a statement posted on the social media platform X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes were in response to "months of continuous attacks" from Iran and its proxies in the region. Gaza-based militia group Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, prompting a year of fighting in Gaza and escalating tensions throughout the region. "Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized," the IDF said. There were no indications that Israel was attacking Iran's oil facilities. US president Joe Biden has urged Israel not to target Iran's oil infrastructure, which would put 1.7mn b/d of Iranian crude exports at risk and could prompt Tehran to retaliate by attacking oil trade in the region. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to take military action against Iran since Tehran conducted a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Israel at the start of October. Iran's missile strike was in response to Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah, and a number of other commanders in an airstrike in Beirut late last month. Hamas and Hezbollah are part of the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of regional militia groups that are backed by Iran. The Israeli military earlier this month killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Israel and Iran also engaged in tit-for-tat strikes in April. By David Ivanovich Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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