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Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes

Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 4 

Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series.  

In this episode, the Argus methanol expert Dave McCaskill and senior analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss 

• November pricing and production outages
• Insight into grey methanol fundamental data 
• Introduction to the new Argus low-carbon methanol project tracker and data analytics

 Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting. Get more information and request a free trial. 

 

Metal Movers: Latin American steel - Output challenges and what comes next?

Join Marialuisa Rincon, Deputy Editor, Argus Scrap Markets and Carolina Pulice, Metals Reporter as they explore the fundamentals of the Brazilian and wider Latin American steel markets and the need for the new Brazilian steel price assessments.

Driving Discussions: RIN There, Done That

In the wake of the elections in the US, RINS Reporter Matthew Cope and US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko play a game of "hit the brakes or hit the gas" to discuss some of the potential effects on the biofuels industry - particularly important to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and road fuels - under a second Donald Trump administration. 

Listen to find out if it's "hit the brakes" or "hit the gas" as we address issues including:

• Should we expect Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) to return under the new Trump administration?

• Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, previously backed a bill to eliminate the RFS. Would he do that now?

• Trump has expressed the desire to get rid of electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. However, with Elon Musk operating an EV company, will he push Trump for more incentives?

• Biden took a less favourable approach towards E15. Will it be different with Trump's return?

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week of 18 Nov

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form Argus that delivers timely analysis and key highlights from the US refined products marketplace. Each week, our experts break down the most significant developments affecting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs and ethanol prices – equipping you with the knowledge to navigate the market complexities with confidence.

 This week’s episode features:

• US retail fuel prices remain near three-year lows
• Refining margins to widen in 2025: EIA
• Phillips 66 Los Angels Refinery indicted over Clean Water Act

Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

The Biofuels Report: US election raises uncertainty on biofuels incentives

What do the election results mean for ongoing and future biofuels policies in the US and what does this mean for fuels like renewable diesel and SAF?

Listen in as Andreas Scharwz, editor or Argus Americas Biofuels, and Cole Martin, senior reporter, deep dive into major changes in US biofuels policy.

 

Stay up to date in the biofuels market with the complimentary Argus Biofuels Newsletter

Listen to more episodes in the Biofuels Report podcast series, plus check out our other series

The Crude Report: The TMX series: TMX availability in Asia hits USGC sours

The rise in availability of TMX volumes in Asia, specifically in China, has affected the US Gulf coast but not in the ways that had been expected. Canadian crude prices and flows into the US have not changed all that much, but the US Gulf coast medium sour markets are certainly now feeling the pinch. Mars exports to China are at an all-time low, weighing on their prices and impacting medium sours that either price against it or compete as an alternative supply into regional refineries.

 

 Key topics covered in the podcast:

•   Volumes of Canadian crudes coming into the US and impacts on Cushing
•   Canadian heavy prices at Houston
•   How medium sours are feeling the pinch from increased Chinese buying of TMX volumes

Market Talks: Brazil's increasingly corn demand may enhance DDG output

The increase of domestic demand for corn, boosted by the corn ethanol sector, may rise the production and exports of DDG, a rich-protein product that may benefit animal feed sector.

Join Renata Cardarelli, editor of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication, and Maria Albuquerque, a member of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication, in a talk about this market expansion and forecasts for output and exports for the coming years.

Falando de Mercado: Alta da demanda por milho deve elevar produção de DDG no Brasil

O aumento da procura interna por milho, impulsionado pelo setor de etanol de milho, deve elevar a produção e a exportação de DDG, um produto rico em proteína que pode beneficiar o setor de ração animal.

Junte-se a Renata Cardarelli, editora da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e Maria Albuquerque, que atua na publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, em um bate-papo sobre esse mercado em expansão no Brasil, as perspectivas de produção e exportação para os próximos anos.

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week of 4 Nov

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form Argus that delivers timely analysis and key
highlights from the US refined products marketplace. Each week, our experts break down the most
significant developments affecting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs and ethanol prices – equipping you with
the knowledge to navigate the market complexities with confidence.
This week’s episode features:

• US retail fuel prices reach 3-year lows
• US Atlantic Coast gasoline stocks hit 19-month low
• Citgo 3Q results

Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

Driving Discussions: Midcontinent Premium CBOB's Summer

Welcome to our podcast series focusing on the forces affecting North America's road fuels market.

In this episode Argus' US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko is joined by Midcontinent Gasoline Reporter Zach Appel for a recap on what has been quite an interesting summer for premium CBOB gasoline in the region.

Listen to this podcast for valuable insights including:

• A run through of what Chicago premium looks like under normal circumstances
• The unseasonably high prices that continued into the end of the summer driving season
• Where premium and regular gasoline prices typically move in relation to one another, find out why the unusual split occurred
• What led to a huge spike in cash prices for premium and the large draw on regional stockpiles