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Weight of Freight: European clean tanker market reshaped

The European clean tanker market landscape has been facing a structural change as Europe’s export outlets have waned. Listen to Argus’ Market Reporter Rhys van Dinther and Reporter Erika Tsirikou discuss the current outlook of the European clean tanker market and the challenges it will face moving forward.

 

• Transatlantic Medium Range (MR) route facing prolonged slowdown
• UK Continent to west Africa route declines
• Long Range (LR) tanker rates firm on increased demand

Hablando de Mercado: El impacto de las incertidumbres sobre las tarifas de EE.UU. en las exportaciones de crudo colombiano

La demanda y los precios del crudo colombiano se dispararon mientras se esperaba que el país capturara participación de mercado de México y Canadá debido a las tarifas de importación de Estados Unidos. Únase a João Scheller, experto en los mercados petroleros de Colombia, Argentina, Guyana y Ecuador, y
Camila Fontana, Jefa Adjunta de la Oficina de Argus en Brasil, mientras exploran las dinámicas de las exportaciones de petróleo de América Latina en medio de las incertidumbres sobre la política comercial del presidente Donald Trump.

 

Market Talks: Impact of US tariff uncertainties on Colombian crude exports | Argus Media

Demand and prices for Colombian crude oil soared while the country was expected to capture market share from Mexico and Canada due to US import tariffs. Join João Scheller, the Argus expert on crude markets in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and Guyana, and Camila Fontana, Deputy Bureau Chief of Argus Brazil, as they delve into the dynamics of Latin American oil exports amidst uncertainties surrounding US trade policy.

Falando de Mercado: Incertezas sobre a política comercial dos Estados Unidos impactam as exportações de petróleo da Colômbia

A demanda e os preços do petróleo colombiano subiram em meio a expectativas de que o país tiraria fatia de mercado do México e do Canadá devido às tarifas de importação dos Estados Unidos.

Junte-se a João Scheller, especialista da Argus focado nos mercados de petróleo da Colômbia, Equador, Argentina e Guiana, e Camila Fontana, chefe adjunta de redação da Argus no Brasil, para saber mais sobre a recente dinâmica de exportação de petróleo na América Latina em meio às incertezas sobre a política comercial do presidente Donald Trump.

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week in Review for 28 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:

• PBF selling Pennsylvania
• Tennessee fuel terminals
• HF Sinclair advancing CARB gasoline project
• EPA issues nationwide summer 15 waivers

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

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Trump’s First 100 Days: Impact on the US Coal Industry

In this episode, Coal Daily editor Courtney Schlisserman and senior reporter Elena
Vasilyeva discuss President Donald Trump's actions early in his second term and the
effects they are having on the US thermal coal industry.

Specific topics include:

• Utility and coal producers' initial reactions to administration actions
• What's different between President Trump's first and second terms?
• US coal in the international markets
• And much more

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 

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• Request a sample report/trial: Argus North American Fertilizer (price reporting service)
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• 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.