Argus Americas Crude
Overview
The Argus Americas Crude service provides market information and price transparency to the rapidly growing US Gulf coast markets as well as to markets in the US midcontinent, US west coast, Canada, South America and other pricing centres in the Americas. Many of the price assessments in the Argus Americas Crude product are set by a volume-weighted average of deals done, and those deals are printed in tables within the report each business day. Argus reports the market in the way that it trades and seeks to represent the entire market and capture all its liquidity.
Key features
Global benchmark prices
Argus WTI Midland and WTI Houston are the standard physical benchmark price assessments for US crude, based on the Nymex light sweet crude futures contract.
Key regional pricing
Access the latest prices for WTI, midcontinent, US Gulf coast, US waterborne, US west coast, Canada, Mexico and South America.
Historical data
View price histories for every key US crude grade, extending back to when each assessment was first published.
Market-moving news
The latest news and market commentary will ensure you stay on top of price movements and events shaping the crude industry.
Daily market reports
At the end of each trading day we publish a PDF report containing the latest prices, news and market commentary.
Unrivalled methodology
We report the US pipeline market the way that it trades, rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all methodology.
Customers that benefit
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Producers
Track our assessments and use them in contracts as a reference in negotiations as well as for calculating official selling prices.
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Traders
Identify arbitrage opportunities reassured by the knowledge that our assessments are impartial, robust and reliable for a wide range of US crude streams for domestic and internal trade.
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Refiners
Rely on our assessments when evaluating offers and use our refinery netback prices for a wide range of crude grades to identify opportunities to improve margins.
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Analysts and risk managers
Follow our market commentary, which explains the reasons behind price movements.
Product specifications
- West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Midland, fob Houston and Houston
- Mars
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) Hardisty, Cushing and Houston
- Bakken Clearbrook, DAPL injection points, Patoka, Cushing and Nederland
- Canadian domestic assessments in Alberta, including WCS, Cold Lake and Christina Dilbit Blend (CDB) at Hardisty and Access Western Blend (AWB) at Edmonton
- Canadian High-TAN in Cushing and Houston, reflecting AWB and CDB
- DJ Light, a basket of light sweet grades from the DJ basin, including White Cliffs, Saddlehorn Light, Grand Mesa Light and Pony Express Light
- Ecuadorean Napo and Oriente
- Argentinian Medanito
- AGS
- Brazilian Buzios CFR Rotterdam
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 physical trade month
In the US, the crude industry utilizes a physical trade month, that is not based on a typical calendar month nor the Nymex futures contract schedule.
Nymex roll
The commonly-used calculation to determine the physical price of crude at Cushing.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus Western Canadian Select
Argus Western Canadian Select examines Cold Lake and Western Canadian Select (WCS oil prices), the most active spots on the US Gulf Coast for heavy crude oil streams.
Argus Sour Crude Index™ (ASCI™)
The Argus Sour Crude Index™ reflects medium sour crude prices at the US Gulf Coast trading hub, mainly used by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait to price oil exports to the US.
Argus Mars
The Argus Mars is a key crude benchmark and reflects oil spot prices for the US Gulf medium sour crude blend arriving on the Mars pipeline.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus WTI Midland
Котировка Argus WTI Midland отражает цены на нефть Пермского бассейна с поставкой в ближайший месяц на терминалы Enterprise и Plains в Мидленде
Argus WTI Houston
Котировка Argus WTI Houston относится к сорту WTI Пермского бассейна с прокачкой на терминал Magellan East Houston (MEH) и поставкой покупателю в ближайший месяцЭто наиболее востребованная и прозрачная из всех котировок WTI на побережье Мексиканского залива (США), публикуемых ценовыми агентствами, которая характеризуется исключительной ликвидностью.
Argus North Sea Dated (Argus Североморский датированный)
Cтоимость корзины из пяти сортов нефти, добываемых в Северном море, – Брент, Фортиз, Осеберг, Экофиск и Тролль, которые оцениваются на базисе fob Северное море, а также американского сорта WTI Мидленд
Argus LLS
Котировка нефти Argus LLS по-прежнему устанавливается на основании данных по итогам активной торговли легкой нефтью в Сент-Джеймсе, несмотря на ожидаемый реверс трубопровода Capline. Пропускная способность трубопровода ― 1,1 млн барр./сут. между Сент-Джеймсом (шт. Луизиана) и Патокой (шт. Иллинойс). При формировании индекса LLS Argus учитывает сделки, заключаемые на всех основных терминалах Сент-Джеймса.
Argus Смесь ВСТО (Восточная Сибирь – Тихий Океан)
Цена одного из самых востребованных сортов нефти в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе
Argus des Shandong
Цены на пять наиболее активно продаваемых сортов нефти на спотовом рынке провинции Шаньдун
Argus Brent Sour
Индекс, в основе которого лежит самая низкая из цен на пять североморских сортов нефти, продаваемых на условиях fob: Юхан Свердруп, Грейн, Флотта Голд, Брент и Фортиз
Argus TMX Fob Vancouver
Get a real view with Argus TMX market updates and comprehensive coverage
US physical trade month
In the US, the crude industry utilizes a physical trade month, that is not based on a typical calendar month nor the Nymex futures contract schedule.
Nymex roll
The commonly-used calculation to determine the physical price of crude at Cushing.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus Western Canadian Select
Argus Western Canadian Select examines Cold Lake and Western Canadian Select (WCS oil prices), the most active spots on the US Gulf Coast for heavy crude oil streams.
Argus Sour Crude Index™ (ASCI™)
The Argus Sour Crude Index™ reflects medium sour crude prices at the US Gulf Coast trading hub, mainly used by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait to price oil exports to the US.
Argus Mars
The Argus Mars is a key crude benchmark and reflects oil spot prices for the US Gulf medium sour crude blend arriving on the Mars pipeline.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus WTI Midland
Котировка Argus WTI Midland отражает цены на нефть Пермского бассейна с поставкой в ближайший месяц на терминалы Enterprise и Plains в Мидленде
Argus WTI Houston
Котировка Argus WTI Houston относится к сорту WTI Пермского бассейна с прокачкой на терминал Magellan East Houston (MEH) и поставкой покупателю в ближайший месяцЭто наиболее востребованная и прозрачная из всех котировок WTI на побережье Мексиканского залива (США), публикуемых ценовыми агентствами, которая характеризуется исключительной ликвидностью.
Argus North Sea Dated (Argus Североморский датированный)
Cтоимость корзины из пяти сортов нефти, добываемых в Северном море, – Брент, Фортиз, Осеберг, Экофиск и Тролль, которые оцениваются на базисе fob Северное море, а также американского сорта WTI Мидленд
Argus LLS
Котировка нефти Argus LLS по-прежнему устанавливается на основании данных по итогам активной торговли легкой нефтью в Сент-Джеймсе, несмотря на ожидаемый реверс трубопровода Capline. Пропускная способность трубопровода ― 1,1 млн барр./сут. между Сент-Джеймсом (шт. Луизиана) и Патокой (шт. Иллинойс). При формировании индекса LLS Argus учитывает сделки, заключаемые на всех основных терминалах Сент-Джеймса.
Argus Смесь ВСТО (Восточная Сибирь – Тихий Океан)
Цена одного из самых востребованных сортов нефти в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе
Argus des Shandong
Цены на пять наиболее активно продаваемых сортов нефти на спотовом рынке провинции Шаньдун
Argus Brent Sour
Индекс, в основе которого лежит самая низкая из цен на пять североморских сортов нефти, продаваемых на условиях fob: Юхан Свердруп, Грейн, Флотта Голд, Брент и Фортиз
Argus TMX Fob Vancouver
Get a real view with Argus TMX market updates and comprehensive coverage
US physical trade month
In the US, the crude industry utilizes a physical trade month, that is not based on a typical calendar month nor the Nymex futures contract schedule.
Nymex roll
The commonly-used calculation to determine the physical price of crude at Cushing.
Argus WTI diff to CMA
The ideal adjustment factor to calculate the price of WTI at Cushing.
Argus Western Canadian Select
Argus Western Canadian Select examines Cold Lake and Western Canadian Select (WCS oil prices), the most active spots on the US Gulf Coast for heavy crude oil streams.
Argus Sour Crude Index™ (ASCI™)
The Argus Sour Crude Index™ reflects medium sour crude prices at the US Gulf Coast trading hub, mainly used by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait to price oil exports to the US.
Argus Mars
The Argus Mars is a key crude benchmark and reflects oil spot prices for the US Gulf medium sour crude blend arriving on the Mars pipeline.
Argus Bakken
The Bakken oil price represents light sweet crude produced in North Dakota and Montana. Bakken spot prices, key benchmarks such as Nymex WTI and Ice Brent and more.
Argus AGS
Argus AGS oil index examines the US Gulf Coast trade, seaborne and coastal refineries as well as the WTI Midland light sweet crude oil prices.
Argus WTI Midland
Котировка Argus WTI Midland отражает цены на нефть Пермского бассейна с поставкой в ближайший месяц на терминалы Enterprise и Plains в Мидленде
Argus WTI Houston
Котировка Argus WTI Houston относится к сорту WTI Пермского бассейна с прокачкой на терминал Magellan East Houston (MEH) и поставкой покупателю в ближайший месяцЭто наиболее востребованная и прозрачная из всех котировок WTI на побережье Мексиканского залива (США), публикуемых ценовыми агентствами, которая характеризуется исключительной ликвидностью.
Argus North Sea Dated (Argus Североморский датированный)
Cтоимость корзины из пяти сортов нефти, добываемых в Северном море, – Брент, Фортиз, Осеберг, Экофиск и Тролль, которые оцениваются на базисе fob Северное море, а также американского сорта WTI Мидленд
Argus LLS
Котировка нефти Argus LLS по-прежнему устанавливается на основании данных по итогам активной торговли легкой нефтью в Сент-Джеймсе, несмотря на ожидаемый реверс трубопровода Capline. Пропускная способность трубопровода ― 1,1 млн барр./сут. между Сент-Джеймсом (шт. Луизиана) и Патокой (шт. Иллинойс). При формировании индекса LLS Argus учитывает сделки, заключаемые на всех основных терминалах Сент-Джеймса.
Related documents
Argus Americas Crude
Daily PDF report providing daily benchmark prices and indexes for key crude grades globally, including WTI Midland and Houston, along with the latest news and market commentary.
Methodology
Get the most up-to-date guide to the methodology used to ensure the prices published in the Argus Americas Crude service are free from distortion and representative of spot market values.
2024 trading calendars
Our 2024 US and Canada trading calendars will help you track important crude oil trading dates, including options and futures expiries, key holidays, publishing schedules and more.
WTI supply chain pricing
Discover which price works best for your business with this infographic as you track Argus WTI crude prices along the value chain.
Argus Americas Crude
Daily PDF report providing daily benchmark prices and indexes for key crude grades globally, including WTI Midland and Houston, along with the latest news and market commentary.
Methodology
Get the most up-to-date guide to the methodology used to ensure the prices published in the Argus Americas Crude service are free from distortion and representative of spot market values.
2024 trading calendars
Our 2024 US and Canada trading calendars will help you track important crude oil trading dates, including options and futures expiries, key holidays, publishing schedules and more.
WTI supply chain pricing
Discover which price works best for your business with this infographic as you track Argus WTI crude prices along the value chain.
Argus Americas Crude
Daily PDF report providing daily benchmark prices and indexes for key crude grades globally, including WTI Midland and Houston, along with the latest news and market commentary.
Methodology
Get the most up-to-date guide to the methodology used to ensure the prices published in the Argus Americas Crude service are free from distortion and representative of spot market values.
2024 trading calendars
Our 2024 US and Canada trading calendars will help you track important crude oil trading dates, including options and futures expiries, key holidays, publishing schedules and more.
WTI supply chain pricing
Discover which price works best for your business with this infographic as you track Argus WTI crude prices along the value chain.
