Argus Base Oils

An Argus market service, published weekly

Argus Base Oils is the only publication to capture the full spectrum of base oils trade in the international market in a single report. Argus Base Oils provides weekly base oils spot prices, posted prices, and market analysis for all the key markets globally as well as valuable price analytics information on base oil premiums to VGO, crude, and gasoil.

Every issue offers an overview of the week’s market activities, as well as detailed base oil price assessments and analysis for each of the main markets, including Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, the US and the former Soviet Union.

Argus Base Oils offers information on current and forward profit margins for producing base oils, as well as relevant crude oil and petroleum products prices. It also includes detailed economics and profitability analysis drawing on the experience of a global leader in crude oil and clean products price assessments.

In addition to the weekly report, Argus also offers daily base oil forward curves to show where prices need to remain to maintain current profit margins relative to gasoil or heating oil futures.

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Markets Covered

Asia-Pacific

Group 1: SN 150, SN 500, bright stock
Group 2: N150, N500
Asia: SN 500 forward price
Asia: SN 500 forward premium to gasoil
Dubai crude front month and SN 500 premium to Dubai crude
Singapore 0.5% gasoil, gasoil premium to Dubai crude and SN 500 premium to gasoil

Northeast Asia

Group 1: SN 150, SN 500, bright stock
Group 2: N150, N500
Group 3 4cst, 6cst and 8cst cfr
Chinese domestic prices and import price calculator

India and UAE

India Group 1: SN 150, SN 500, bright stock
India Group 2: N150, N500
Indian Group 3 4cst, 6cst and 8cst cfr
India domestic prices
UAE Group 1: SN 150, SN 500

Europe

Group 1: SN 150, SN 500 and bright stock domestic NWE
Group 1: SN150, SN 500 and bright stock European export
Group 3 4cst, 6cst and 8cst fca NWE
SN 150 and SN 500 forward prices
SN 150 and SN 500 forward premium to gasoil
North Sea Dated crude price and SN 500 premium to North Sea Dated
European oil products prices: Heating oil 0.1% barge, vacuum gasoil 0.5% and 1.6% barge
Oil products premiums: heating oil premium to crude, heating oil premium to VGO 1.6%, SN 500 premium to heating oil and SN 500 premium to VGO 1.6%

Russia and FSU

Group 1: SN 150, SN 500 Baltic Sea
Group 1: SN 150, SN 500 Black Sea

Group 1: SN 150, SN 500 and bright stock
Group 2: N100, N200, N220 and N600
Domestic prices for Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3
Napthenic base oil domestic and export prices: pale oil 60, 100, 500 and 2000
US SN 500 forward prices
US SN 500 forward premium to heating oil
Nymex WTI crude front month, SN 500 premium to WTI, the Argus Sour Crude Index™ (ASCI™) price and SN 500 premium to the ASCI price
Oil products prices: NYH heating oil barge, low-sulphur vacuum gasoil 0.5% and high-sulphur vacuum gasoil 2%
Oil products premiums: Heating oil premium to WTI, heating oil premium to VGO 2%, SN 500 premium to heating oil and SN 500 premium to VGO 2%
US posted prices for Group 1, Group 2, Group 2+, Group 3 and Group 3+

Key Features

Weekly market and price analysis for Group 1, 2, and 3 base oils in key global markets
Daily market-moving news
Historical data
Transparent market-appropriate methodology
Daily updates of forward curves and profit margins for base oils production
Detailed economics and profitability data and analysis from a global leader in petroleum indexation

Audience

Argus Base Oils is used by traders, procurement managers, base oil marketers, lubricant business managers, major oil companies, refiners and lubricant producers