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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 weekly ULSD stocks hit 10 year lowMarathon seeks to upgrade Louisiana refineryPhillips 66 to sell stake in Europe retail storesTune 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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In this podcast, experts from Argus Media and Zema Global explore theimportance of data curation, the advantages and disadvantages of verticaland horizontal AI systems, and the future implications of agentic AI. Theyalso discuss the critical importance to businesses like Argus Media andZema Global of maintaining trust in information in a world of rapidlyexploding data volumes and variability of data quality: both numeric andtextual.Key topics covered in the podcast:• Why quality, curated data is critical for using AI effectively• How vertical vs. horizontal AI systems compare in real-world use• The potential future implications of “agentic AI”• The role of data and information providers regarding AI
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This podcast explores the vital connection between the freight and commodities markets. It focuses on the Asia biofuels freight market, where rates have been tumbled in 2025 and hit the lowest levels not seen in years.As well as touching on what's covered in our new Argus Specialised Freight report, topics and questions addressed include:
Breakdown of the precise types of vessels and products in the specialised freight market, especially as "specialised freight" has become an umbrella term
In regards to long haul voyages, where are products (including palm oil, biofuels, feedstock and chemicals) heading to?
Across the product spectrum, which products move in the largest volumes?
With what's been happening in the current affairs space, what impact has this had on the specialised tanker market?
A look ahead at the most important issues to note for specialised freight
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When the interconnectivity between commodities can sometimes be forgotten, this discussion delves into the relationship between oil products at the refinery level.Gabriella Twining (Global Editor, Argus Oil Products) leads this podcast with our reporters covering key oil markets; Christian Hotten (base oils), Josh Michalowski (diesel) and Isabella Reimi (vacuum gas oil - VGO).
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Discover how interconnected some commodities actually are
How supply/demand dynamics affect availability and production output
Discuss some key factors that have affected the VGO, diesel and base oil markets and supply
Explore the knock-on effect on Argus-assessed spot prices and their influence on refinery output
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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 slowdownUK Continent to west Africa route declinesLong Range (LR) tanker rates firm on increased demand -
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, yCamila 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 PennsylvaniaTennessee fuel terminalsHF Sinclair advancing CARB gasoline projectEPA issues nationwide summer 15 waiversTune 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.
Discover our services and see how we can help your business thrive in the ever-changing market landscape: Explore our services
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In this episode, Coal Daily editor Courtney Schlisserman and senior reporter ElenaVasilyeva discuss President Donald Trump's actions early in his second term and theeffects 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
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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 frameworkArgus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting.
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Listen to our three-part podcast series looking into the outlook of the Europeandiesel market in 2025.
In this part two, our market experts - Benedict George (Deputy Editor - EuropeanProducts) and George Maher-Bonnett (Market Reporter – European Products)- discuss what the landscape for diesel import supply in Europe is likely to looklike:
• A rundown of the impact Russian sanctions have had on shifting dieseltrade flows across the globe• With the inflow of excess US diesel, following US' lose of it's Brazilianexport market to Russia, how much pressure will that put on Europeandiesel prices?• The role the Dangote refinery could play in transforming the Europeandiesel market• And much more
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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 importsReview of the changes in import tariff policiesEffect of tariffs on US potash and phosphate marketsUS Urea, UAN and ammonium sulphate tariff implicationsTariffs threatening summer/fall imports and resupplyImpact of tariffs on US urea imports for April, MayRelated links
Request a sample report/trial: Argus North American Fertilizer (price reporting service)More information: Argus North American Fertilizer serviceMore information: Argus fertilizer market intelligence servicesFree sign up: Argus Fertilizer Market HighlightsFertilizer Matters podcast series -
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.
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O Programa de Aceleração da Transição Energética (Paten) foi aprovado em janeiro e deve representaruma oportunidade de avanços dos investimentos em áreas de sustentabilidade no país. Junte-se aRebecca Gompertz, especialista de biometano da publicação Argus Brazil Gas Markets e Maria FernandaSoares, sócia na Machado Meyer e líder da prática de gás natural e gases renováveis, para saber maissobre o Programa e suas principais consequências para os mercados de gás e biometano
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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 lowKinder Morgan pays California terminal finesValero in talks to close Benicia refineryTune 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.
Discover our services and see how we can help your business thrive in the ever-changing market landscape: Explore our services
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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? -
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
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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
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