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The Crude Report: Opec+ keeping its eye on the prize

Despite growing calls to boost supply more aggressively to help curb rising oil prices, expectations are that Opec+ will once again decide to stay the course and sanction a 400,000 b/d increase its collective output, as planned. 

In this episode of The Crude Report, Editor-in-Chief Jim Washer and Dubai Editorial Manager Nader Itayim look at the reasons why the Opec+ coalition is likely to resist change and what challenges it is likely to face in the months ahead. 

Inside Fertilizer Analytics: Sulphur, Nov. 2021

In an environment where energy prices are surging and fertilizer prices are hitting record levels, sulphur is in a intriguing position, intersecting these two markets. What are the prospects for the sulphur market?

Join Meena Chauhan, Head of Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid Research, and Tim Cheyne, VP, Fertilizers, as they start with a look at prices, reviewing price trends in the sulphur market through 2021 as well as the short-term pricing outlook. We then focus on supply, addressing the key changes forecast for supply in 2022. We assess what impact shifting energy patterns in the medium term may have as we see examples of refineries switching to renewable fuels. We discuss how any shortfall in Europe or other markets will be met in the future. We then switch to the topic of demand, exploring the key demand drivers in the short term before taking an intriguing look at the electric vehicle market and demand for battery materials – asking the question of whether this will influence the sulphur industry or the outlook. We end with analysis of the impact of planned phosphates export restrictions on the sulphur market.

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Hydrogen and Future Fuels Insights: Electrolysers

Hydrogen is a central pillar of the IEA’s pathway toward net-zero.

ITM Power’s CEO Dr. Graham Cooley joins Tim Hard SVP Energy Transition at Argus, to share his expert views on how electrolysis and carbon-free green hydrogen can play a key role in the energy transition journey.

What policies at COP26 would be meaningfully supportive? How have costs evolved and how might they? To find out more listen to our podcast ‘Hydrogen & Future Fuels: Electrolysers'.

Metal Movers – A story of US steel supply

Join Colin Richardson, Editor - Steel, and Rye Druzin, Senior Steel Reporter, as they explore the drivers behind the US HRC price plummet last year and how the market is now recovering as the supply chain returns to a new normal. Our Argus speakers also comment on current lead times for steel and the impact of semi-conductor and component shortages on demand.

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Falando de Mercado: Quem pode gerar demanda por gás natural e como isso influencia na expansão da infraestrutura?

O marcado de gás natural no Brasil, em processo de abertura, se debruça em mais um dilema: quem vai arcar com a expansão das redes de transporte e distribuição de gás. A resposta está nos consumidores âncora, que demandam grandes volumes. Mas quem são eles?

Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry, editora de Gás Natural e Energia. Elas conversam sobre quem são os consumidores âncora, quais são as limitações e até polêmicas sobre o desenvolvimento desses novos demandantes de gás no Brasil.

Quer ficar por dentro de tudo que acontece no mercado da energia e gás natural?

The Crude Report: China‘s 5th round of import quotas

On Friday, 22 October 2021, China’s ministry of commerce released an unprecedented 5th batch of crude import quotas. This has allowed the country’s independent refiners to resume purchases of December-arriving crude and triggered a flurry of spot-market deals. 

In this episode of The Crude Report, our vice presidents James Gooder and Tom Reed review the latest round of allocations and the effect these quotas have on global trade. 

Hydrogen and Future Fuels Insights: Hydrogen and potential role in steel production decarbonisation

This is the first episode of our hydrogen and future fuels podcast series. It sheds light on the possible role of hydrogen as a major fuel source to help decarbonise the energy intensive steel production process.

Falando de Mercado: O último leilão público de biodiesel e a corrida para o mercado aberto

Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Alexandre Melo, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis, em uma conversa sobre o último leilão público de biodiesel e como as distribuidoras estão mudando suas estratégias de compra do biocombustível, de olho na abertura do mercado, prevista para janeiro de 2022.

 

Quer ficar por dentro de tudo que acontece no mercado de biocombustíveis?

Driving Discussions: US road fuels market update

Why is the cost of consumer gasoline rising when its normally dropping this time of year?

Join Jason Metko, Spot Ticker reporter, and Stephen Jones, SVP Oil Market Strategies, as they break down the factors that are impacting the market.

The Crude Report: The effects of surging gas and coal prices

The current strains across power, coal and natural gas markets will likely increase fuel switching around the world, ending with a domino effect on crude oil demand.

In this episode of The Crude Report, Alejandro Barbajosa, VP Business Development and David Fyfe, Chief Economist, discuss how fuel substitution will likely pan out as the northern hemisphere heads into the winter.