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The Crude Report: Counting down to Murban futures

The highly-anticipated IFAD Murban futures contract will be launching next week, on Monday, 29 March 2021. 

In this episode of The Crude Report, Argus vice presidents Alejandro Barbajosa and Karl Kleemeier discuss what IFAD has learned from the similar DME Oman launch, how IFAD Murban is expected to impact global benchmarking and how the contract might deal with further Opec+ production cuts. 

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Inside Fertilizer Analytics: Technical grade urea, Mar. 2021

Urea is primarily used as a fertilizer, but so-called technical grade urea (TGU) is also a feedstock to a range of industrial activities, including resins, animal feed and NOx reduction for diesel engines.

Join Will Talbot - Analyst, Fabricio Cardoso - Lead TGU Analyst and Tim Cheyne - VP, Fertilizers as they discuss the size of the TGU market and volumes across the industrial and automotive sectors. We also review global resin and automotive demand and the impact of Covid-19 as well as prospects for 2021. We move on to quantifying the impact on consumption, the key indices tracked and why demand in Europe dropped more significantly than North America. We finish with a discussion on the transition from diesel to electric powertrains, and its impact on future TGU demand.

Related Links:

• More information about Argus Technical Grade Urea (TGU) Analytics
• Request a sample

Global LPG Conversations: Freight market developments plus European propane, butane price shifts versus naphtha

In this latest episode, Argus LPG Editor Peter Wilton and reporter Aidan Lea sit down with Alan Hayes, VP of Business Development to discuss seasonal dips in the value of both grades of LPG versus competing petrochemical feedstock with a focus on the recent freight market developments.

Related Links

• Argus International LPG - https://www.argusmedia.com/lpg-ngl/argus-international-lpg
• Argus LPG Outlook - https://www.argusmedia.com/lpg-ngl/argus-lpg-outlook

 

Driving Discussions: Is the new Administration to blame for high RINs prices?

This Driving Discussions episode looks at the RINs market within the US and explores what has lead to the drastic rise in RINs and RVO costs over the last couple of months.

Join John Demopoulos, VP North American Oil Products, Paul Niznik, Senior Consultant for Argus Consulting Services specializing in the US biofuels markets, and Thomas Dwyer, reporter covering the US biofuels markets as well, as they discuss the market uncertainty that has impacted the RINs market.

Falando de Mercado: Perspectivas para o mercado de etanol de milho no Brasil

O etanol de milho vive um momento de expansão no Brasil, com mais de vinte projetos em desenvolvimento. Junte-se a Pedro Cirne, Subeditor do relatório Argus Brasil Combustíveis, e Guilherme Nolasco, presidente da União Nacional do Etanol de Milho (Unem), enquanto eles analisam os desafios e perspectivas de crescimento para o setor no último episódio do podcast Falando de Mercado.

Dirty tanker rates to face “painful” recovery

In this episode of Weight of Freight, Richard Matthews, Head of Research at Gibson Shipbrokers joins Argus’ Head of Freight Alex Younevitch to discuss the impact of OPEC+ ongoing production cuts, projected fleet growth and illicit trades by older vessels on crude freight in 2021 and beyond. 

The Crude Report: Dated's U-turn

A U-turn on plans to transform the Dated Brent benchmark has left its future more uncertain than ever. Will it be FOB or CIF? How long will it be until some type of decision will be made? How long past July 2022 will these changes take place? 

In this episode of The Crude Report, Argus Crude editor Michael Carolan gives more detail on the U-turn and what other questions remain looming. 

Falando de Mercado: Relações de troca de fertilizantes no Brasil

Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Kauanna Navarro, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e acompanhe a discussão sobre como as relações de troca de fertilizantes estão favorecendo os agricultores brasileiros e impulsionando o comércio durante o primeiro trimestre.

Market Talks: Barter rates for fertilizers in Brazil

Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Bureau Chief, and Kauanna Navarro, Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer reporter, as they discuss how fertilizer barter rates have favored Brazil's farmers and boosted trade during the first quarter.

This is So Exhausting: Emissions Control

In this episode of the “This is So Exhausting!” Podcast, George and Tim speak to aftertreatment catalyst and sustainability expert Phil Blakeman about the rapid powertrain changes we are seeing globally in light and heavy vehicles, the issues we need to manage during the energy transition, and the opportunities for companies who are able to offer technologies that meet new OEM and customer needs. We reflect on the incredible achievements of the last two decades, where diesel engines have gone from having just a muffler in the exhaust to advanced but reliable SCR systems with near zero emissions.

We are also hosting our Virtual Conference entitled 'Integer Vehicle Emissions Live - Virtual Conference (15-17 June 2021)' which will enable you to get the latest updates on the vehicles emissions market and network with market participants: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/conferences-events-listing/integer-vehicle-emissions-live

Find all the This is So Exhausting episodes here: https://thisissoexhausting.podbean.com/