Argus has introduced new month average prices for Bakken DAPL, Bakken at Patoka, and for light sweet crude at Guernsey. These new month averages reflect the volume-weighted average of all deals done during the trade month. In this podcast, Amanda Smith and Jeff Kralowetz explain how these monthly VWA prices will allow traders to use robust Argus data in a format they have used for many years. 

O ex-deputado e ex-senador Alexandre Silveira assumiu no início de janeiro o Ministério de Minas e Energia com um grande desafio: reduzir a desigualdade energética sem se prender a clichês desenvolvimentistas e armadilhas do passado. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry, editora de Gás Natural e Energia. Elas analisam o discurso de posse do ministro e os planos da pasta para os setores de gás natural e eletricidade no país. 

In this episode of Global LPG Conversations, David Appleton, Argus’ vice-president of LPG, and LPG reporter Waldemar Jaszczyk discuss Poland’s recent efforts to reduce its dependence on Russian supply through seaborne imports and the likelihood of Warsaw imposing a unilateral embargo on LPG from the east.

They also examine how these factors impacted the recently launched Argus propane price assessment at Polish ports.

Learn more about our LPG services, including market news, price assessments and analytical outlooks

Brazil’s 2022-23 corn harvest might set a record high, and market participants expect exports to grow this year. Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Country Manager, and Alessandra Mello, Deputy Editor for the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication as they talk about perspectives for the corn sector and the beginning of deliveries to China.  

A safra de milho 2022-23 deve ser recorde no Brasil e a expectativa do mercado é de que as exportações também cresçam neste ano. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Alessandra Mello, editora assistente da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes. Elas falam sobre as perspectivas para o setor e o início dos embarques para a China.

O mercado de gás natural enfrentou vários desafios durante seu primeiro ano de abertura, com pressões internas e externas afetando preços e motivando alguns consumidores a postergarem sua migração para o mercado livre. Essa situação criou novos desafios e possibilidades para o gás e o GNL no Brasil.

Hydrogen gas is diffuse, making transportation out of pipelines impractical. This poses a particular barrier to trans-oceanic hydrogen trade, where the race is on between competing technologies, each aiming to be the ‘carrier’ of choice in the hydrogen economy. All the candidates are liquid: hydrogen, ammonia and Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs).

Leading LOHC experts Osamu Ikeda  of Chiyoda Corporation  and Dr Andreas Lehmann of Hydrogenious  join Tim Hard of Argus to discuss use cases, future projects and parts of their value chain being targeted to enhance efficiencies for transportation of hydrogen.

Listen to Argus’ experts Louise Burke, Alfonso Berrocal and Giulia Squadrin, as they look back at 2022 and discuss the developments of the SAF market in Europe and the Americas and share their expectations for 2023. 

Listen to the other episodes in the SAF Insights podcast series 

Learn more about Argus’ comprehensive SAF market coverage 

A equipe de Minas e Energia do governo de transição do presidente eleito Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva avalia que há custos extras de R$500 bilhões a serem pagos pelos consumidores de energia elétrica nos próximos anos. Esse é um dos desafios do próximo ministro da área, mas não o único. O relacionamento com o setor e com o Congresso deve dominar boa parte da agenda do futuro ministro.

Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry, editora de Gás Natural e Energia. Elas discutem os desdobramentos dessa questão durante o próximo governo.

In this edition of Global LPG conversations, LPG specialist Celia Chen from Argus’ Shanghai office talks to Argus vice-president LPG, David Appleton, about the latest developments to round out a challenging year in Chinese Petrochemicals and offers some views on what to expect as China moves away from its zero-COVID strategy.

Learn more in-depth analysis on the Chinese market in the Argus LPG viewpoint: China's LPG term volumes fall on uncertainty - Term contracted volumes by Chinese buyers are expected to fall in 2023, which will likely give rise to increased spot activity during the year.

Learn more about our LPG services, including market news, price assessments and analytical outlooks