This podcast episode features an interview with Germany’s state-backed, Power-to-X Development Fund, which has €270mn to award to renewable hydrogen and derivatives projects. Argus Hydrogen and Future Fuels deputy editor Aidan Lea interviews the Fund’s managing director, Thomas Engelmann. Insights include: Lessons companies should take into round two The status of the wider PtX industry What the Fund is hoping for in round two Argus Hydrogen and Future Fuels provides 800+ mass-balanced productio...
Jan 10, 2025•12 min•Ep. 912
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: • US retail diesel prices hit 10-week high • PBF plans ’25 Turnaround Season • Tentative deal fo...
Jan 10, 2025•2 min•Ep. 911
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US retail diesel reaches 4-week low Valero’s Mexico Waterborne deliveries down in ‘24 Potential ...
Jan 06, 2025•3 min•Ep. 910
Dec 23, 2024•15 min•Ep. 909
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US retail fuel prices rebound Trump: “Unleash American Energy” Marathon Detroit Refinery strike ...
Dec 20, 2024•3 min•Ep. 908
The final part of the three-part series looking at the current changes in biofuels and biofuels freight and how this might affect 2025.
Dec 20, 2024•10 min•Ep. 907
Listen to Argus’ Louise Burke, Alfonso Berrocal and Giulia Squadrin as they look back at the development of the global SAF market in 2024 and highlight key trends to watch in 2025.
Dec 19, 2024•21 min•Ep. 906
Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series. In this episode, the Argus methanol expert Dave McCaskill and senior analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss · 2024 – A year in review for the grey methanol market – production, demand, capacity, etc. · Small glimpses of what we can expect for early 2025 · Argus updates in the low-carbon methanol sector and look-ahead to new collaborations Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, a...
Dec 18, 2024•17 min•Ep. 905
Welcome to another episode of Back from the Fields where we give you our sentiment on the Black Sea wheat crops. Here we will focus on Romania and assess the crop conditions for wheat, but also corn and rapeseed thanks to our local network of farmers. Access our regular crop tour reports throughout the year thanks to the Argus AgriMarkets Outlook service: get your free trial today !
Dec 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 904
The second part of the three-part series looking at the current changes in biofuels and biofuels freight and how this might affect 2025.
Dec 17, 2024•15 min•Ep. 903
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US airline passenger traffic breaks September record US Renewable Diesel forecast rises ExxonMob...
Dec 15, 2024•3 min•Ep. 902
Beginning December 15, 2024, a new risk management contract for US Gulf Coast UCO based on the Argus price assessment will be available. This contract provides market participants with a reliable tool to manage their feedstock exposure effectively. Listen in as Louise Burke, N. America VP Renewable Fuels, and Elizabeth Hui, Director of Research and Product Development at CME, break down all the details on the new listing. Links: To learn more about the Argus USGC UCO price assessment, download t...
Dec 12, 2024•9 min•Ep. 901
The first part of a three-part series looking at the current changes in biofuels and biofuels freight and how this might affect 2025.
Dec 10, 2024•13 min•Ep. 900
Dec 10, 2024•10 min•Ep. 899
The opening of the TMX pipeline expansion to Canada’s Pacific coast has given China access to a new, short-haul source of cheap crude — Chinese firms are taking advantage of the new supply route to boost exports, with implications for global crude pricing Key topics covered in the podcast: Trump’s threat to tax Canadian crude imports to the US, and implications for shipments to Asia Pacific Factors driving Chinese demand for TMX exports Impact on sour crude pricing, from China’s access to TMX an...
Dec 09, 2024•10 min•Ep. 898
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US retail gasoline prices lowest in more than three years US midcontinent diesel prices hit mult...
Dec 06, 2024•3 min•Ep. 897
Hear from Argus’ Chemicals experts Bea O’Kelly (Commerical Product Manager), Chloe Kinner (Global Editor of PET), Liana Minhan (Deputy Editor of MEG) and Qamreen Parker (Chemicals Editor) as they break down the current market landscape and emerging trends shaping the production and consumption of MEG, PTA and PET in Europe. They discuss: - The current state of the European markets - Challenges of global supply chains and rising sustainability demands - Increasing focus on recycled and bio-based ...
Dec 05, 2024•11 min•Ep. 896
Dec 04, 2024•24 min•Ep. 895
In this edition, Argus' David Appleton and Jack Greenwood sit down with World Liquid Gas Association Director David Tyler at WLGA's LPG Week in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss some of their perspectives and takeaways from this key industry event.
Dec 03, 2024•9 min•Ep. 894
Listen to ABSL's Andy Cornell and Argus' Giulia Squadrin as they talk about SAF production via gasification, feedstocks' availability, and global market developments.
Nov 28, 2024•14 min•Ep. 893
Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 4 Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series. In this episode, the Argus methanol expert Dave McCaskill and senior analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss November pricing and production outages Insight into grey methanol fundamental data Introduction to the new Argus low-carbon methanol project tracker and data analytics Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting. Get more...
Nov 26, 2024•10 min•Ep. 892
Join Marialuisa Rincon, Deputy Editor, Argus Scrap Markets and Carolina Pulice, Metals Reporter as they explore the fundamentals of the Brazilian and wider Latin American steel markets and the need for the new Brazilian steel price assessments.
Nov 26, 2024•13 min•Ep. 891
In the wake of the elections in the US, RINS Reporter Matthew Cope and US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko play a game of "hit the brakes or hit the gas" to discuss some of the potential effects on the biofuels industry - particularly important to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and road fuels - under a second Donald Trump administration. Listen to find out if it's "hit the brakes" or "hit the gas" as we address issues including: Should we expect Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) to return...
Nov 25, 2024•11 min•Ep. 890
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US retail fuel prices remain near three-year lows Refining margins to widen in 2025: EIA Phillip...
Nov 22, 2024•3 min•Ep. 889
What do the election results mean for ongoing and future biofuels policies in the US and what does this mean for fuels like renewable diesel and SAF? Listen in as Andreas Scharwz, editor or Argus Americas Biofuels, and Cole Martin, senior reporter, deep dive into major changes in US biofuels policy. Stay up to date in the biofuels market with the complimentary Argus Biofuels Newsletter Listen to more episodes in the Biofuels Report podcast series , plus check out our other series...
Nov 22, 2024•12 min•Ep. 888
The rise in availability of TMX volumes in Asia, specifically in China, has affected the US Gulf coast but not in the ways that had been expected. Canadian crude prices and flows into the US have not changed all that much, but the US Gulf coast medium sour markets are certainly now feeling the pinch. Mars exports to China are at an all-time low, weighing on their prices and impacting medium sours that either price against it or compete as an alternative supply into regional refineries. Key topic...
Nov 21, 2024•10 min•Ep. 887
The increase of domestic demand for corn, boosted by the corn ethanol sector, may rise the production and exports of DDG, a rich-protein product that may benefit animal feed sector. Join Renata Cardarelli, editor of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication, and Maria Albuquerque, a member of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication, in a talk about this market expansion and forecasts for output and exports for the coming years.
Nov 18, 2024•10 min•Ep. 886
O aumento da procura interna por milho, impulsionado pelo setor de etanol de milho, deve elevar a produção e a exportação de DDG, um produto rico em proteína que pode beneficiar o setor de ração animal. Junte-se a Renata Cardarelli, editora da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e Maria Albuquerque, que atua na publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, em um bate-papo sobre esse mercado em expansão no Brasil, as perspectivas de produção e exportação para os próximos anos....
Nov 18, 2024•10 min•Ep. 885
Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form 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’s episode features: US retail fuel prices reach 3-year lows US Atlantic Coast gasoline stocks hit 19-month low Citgo...
Nov 18, 2024•3 min•Ep. 884
Welcome to our podcast series focusing on the forces affecting North America's road fuels market. In this episode Argus' US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko is joined by Midcontinent Gasoline Reporter Zach Appel for a recap on what has been quite an interesting summer for premium CBOB gasoline in the region. Listen to this podcast for valuable insights including: A run through of what Chicago premium looks like under normal circumstances The unseasonably high prices that continued into the ...
Nov 14, 2024•8 min•Ep. 883
