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Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 11

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

In this episode, Argus Global Methanol Consultant Dave McCaskill and Senior Analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss the following: 

•  Market outlook and pricing trends for Q2
•   Tariffs – how do they effect methanol and derivatives
•   Reflection on IMO’s new proposed framework

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Driving Discussions: New sulphur rules shake up Med marine fuels

Listen to our three-part podcast series looking into the outlook of the European
diesel market in 2025.

In this part two, our market experts - Benedict George (Deputy Editor - European
Products) and George Maher-Bonnett (Market Reporter – European Products)
- discuss what the landscape for diesel import supply in Europe is likely to look
like:

• A rundown of the impact Russian sanctions have had on shifting diesel
trade flows across the globe
• With the inflow of excess US diesel, following US' lose of it's Brazilian
export market to Russia, how much pressure will that put on European
diesel prices?
• The role the Dangote refinery could play in transforming the European
diesel market
• And much more

Fertilizer Matters EP30: US Fertilizer Markets are Tariff-ied, May 2025

Hear Argus’ analysis of how freshly announced tariffs on Chinese-built ships could affect US fertilizer imports, how generalized import tariffs have already affected the US fertilizer market and what could possibly be coming in the next few weeks. Join Taylor Zavala, Deputy Editor - Phosphates, Potash and Calder Jett, Editor - North American Fertilizer, as they discuss these topics in the latest episode of Argus' Fertilizer Matters podcast series.

 

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• New Chinese ship tariffs - implications on US fertilizer imports
• Review of the changes in import tariff policies
• Effect of tariffs on US potash and phosphate markets
• US Urea, UAN and ammonium sulphate tariff implications
• Tariffs threatening summer/fall imports and resupply
• Impact of tariffs on US urea imports for April, May 

Related links

• Request a sample report/trial: Argus North American Fertilizer (price reporting service)
• More information: Argus North American Fertilizer service
• More information: Argus fertilizer market intelligence services
• Free sign up: Argus Fertilizer Market Highlights
• Fertilizer Matters podcast series

Global LPG Conversations: US-China trade war series: Part three — US market impact/outlook

In this edition, London-based LPG Editor Peter Wilton and Houston-based LPG Editor Amy Strahan discuss the impact on US markets of the recent escalation in the trade war between the US and China. This is the third of a three-part Argus podcast series on the trade war. It was preceded by a look at the impacts on the northwest European and wider Asia-Pacific region.

Podcast | Falando de Mercado: Biometano e gás natural podem se beneficiar do Programa de Aceleração da Transição Energética | Argus Media

O Programa de Aceleração da Transição Energética (Paten) foi aprovado em janeiro e deve representar
uma oportunidade de avanços dos investimentos em áreas de sustentabilidade no país. Junte-se a
Rebecca Gompertz, especialista de biometano da publicação Argus Brazil Gas Markets e Maria Fernanda
Soares, sócia na Machado Meyer e líder da prática de gás natural e gases renováveis, para saber mais
sobre o Programa e suas principais consequências para os mercados de gás e biometano

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week in Review for 21 April

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast from 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 in review’s episode features:

• US retail diesel prices hit 16-week low
• Kinder Morgan pays California terminal fines
• Valero in talks to close Benicia refinery

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

As a trusted source in the industry, Argus delivers accurate, timely pricing for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs, ethanol, and more. Our data equips buyers, sellers, and refiners with the precision necessary to operate confidently in the dynamic market.

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Metal Movers: Impact of British Steel under UK governance

The UK government has this month taken emergency control of British Steel to prevent the closure of its blast furnaces. Elif Eyuboglu, steel market reporter at Argus Media, spoke to Colin Richardson, steel lead at Argus Media, about these developments and their potential impact on the steel industry, as well as updates on safeguard quotas.

• What are the immediate and long-term implications of the UK government's decision to take control of British Steel? How might this move affect the broader steel industry in the UK?
• What is the status of import quotas in the UK, and what are their implications for the steel market?
• The European Commission has made several amendments to the steel safeguard quotas this quarter, including new caps for cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized products. The new quotas entered into effect 1 April: how have they affected the market so far? 

Weight of Freight: The Red Sea and Suez Canal - Full Utilisation and Its Impact

Listen to this episode as our Crude Oil Reporter, Rhys van Dinther, puts forward some important questions to Delia He, Freight Analyst at Vortexa, following developments in the Suez Canal. Specifically, in relation to the re-opening of the canal and re-transiting of vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait;

• If the full use of the Suez Canal returns, what does the timeframe look like for ship owners?

• If a return is expected in the near term, which vessel sizes are expected to be affected the most?

• What impact could the reopening of the Red Sea have on freight rates in the long term?

• And much more

Driving Discussions: Is Europe's gasoline abundance a problem?

The last few months have seen a massive pile-up of gasoline supply accumulating in Northwest Europe. Listen to our oil market experts, Atishya Nayak (Report) and Benedict George (Editor), as they discuss why this has occurred and what might happen to all this gasoline currently sitting in tanks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region.

Listen now for insights on:

• Impact the Dangote refinery has had on the European gasoline market's surplus supply

• Extent to which the loss of the West African market as an offloading destination for gasoline has had

• Implications of the higher sulphur product discouraging blenders and refiners from reprocessing the product

• Outlook for transatlantic oil trade due to tariffs uncertainty for Canadian and Mexican oil

• Other destinations where European gasoline supplies could head to

• And much more

Chemical Conversations: US Ethylene Producers Are Prioritizing Ethylene Based Derivative Exports Over Exporting Just Ethylene

Craig Barry, Lead Ethylene and Derivatives Consultant and Amanda Richardson, Global Olefins Analytics Manager for Argus Media will discuss the current trends of US ethylene and ethylene based derivative exports  

• Unlike ethylene which requires special ships and storage, ethylene derivatives can be shipped to many destinations throughout the world at a significantly lower cost.   

• In 2023, the US exported ethylene derivatives to over 100 countries, compared to only a handful of countries importing ethylene from the US. 

• New large gas carriers will reduce the freight cost to export ethylene, but the capital cost for export and import infrastructure will remain high.  

• Argus is forecasting the US will add 2 million ton of new ethylene derivative capacity by 2028. 

 

This podcast is the final episode of a three-part series addressing key market dynamics, the challenges faced by the petrochemical industry, and the future of sustainable practices and investments in the sector.   

You can listen to episode one ‘Strengths and weaknesses of Europe’s ARG ethylene pipeline’ and episode two ‘Energy and commodity podcasts Infrastructure & Shipping Dynamics of Supplying Ethylene from US to Europe’.  

Further details and additional insights are available from Argus' Light Olefins services including: 

• Argus Propylene  

• Argus Olefins Margins  

• Argus Propylene Analytics