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In this episode, Alexandra Luca speaks with Oliver Chornous, CFO of Ch4mber Technologies, a leading project developer of orphan oil well plugging projects in North America. They discuss the rise of these projects, recent challenges, and what these developments mean for carbon credit buyers and project developers.
Tune in for expert insights on:
The scale and impact of orphan wells
Key methodology and integrity standards
Pricing trends and market dynamics
Corporate demand and compliance market prospects
In this episode, Hannah Adler, Senior Biomass Reporter, explores how changes in the UK’s renewable policy and certificate markets are shaping the outlook for the biomass market. She’s joined by Giulio Bajona, Deputy Editor for Global Energy Certificates, to discuss:
What CfD reforms, sustainability consultations, and EU regulatory delays mean for the REGO market, and ultimately biomass generators.
If policy changes, such as UK sustainability rules and the EUDR, will act as price drivers in 2026, or if they are still too far out to matter?
What factors have contributed to the current bearish trend in certificate prices?
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Louise Burke speaks with Damien McLoughlin, CCO of FlyORO, about solving SAF supply chain challenges. FlyORO, a Singapore-based tech firm, offers patented modular blending units deployable from production sites to airports, enabling flexible, distributed SAF delivery.
In the podcast they highlight issues downstream of production and the need for localized solutions to avoid “haves and have-nots” among airports. They also address growing demand for SAF certificates and Scope 3 flexibility, stressing robust traceability, and finally book-and-claim as vital for scaling SAF demand, complementing physical deployment with credibility.
Hear Argus’ essential analysis of phosphate market in India and Pakistan, focusing on how DAP prices are developing, the status of contract negotiations, DAP exports from China, TSP exports from Morrocco and the market outlook for 1Q 2026.
Join Tom Hampson, Global Editor – Phosphates, Adrian Seewald, Senior Market Reporter –
Phosphates and Mike Nash, Senior Editor – Fertilizers as they discuss these topics in the latest
episode of Argus' Fertilizer Matters podcast series.
Key questions answered in this podcast:
- What were the key market sentiments from the Fertilizer Association of India conference
- How have DAP prices developed in December?
- Chinese exports to India to be delayed in 2026?
- How are 1Q phosphoric acid contract negotiations developing?
- How has Pakistan fared with this year’s high season compared with previous years?
- Why has the differential between DAP cfr Pakistan and DAP cfr India fluctuated?
- How could domestic DAP Pakistan prices and demand develop in 1Q 2026?
- How have India and Pakistan reacted to Morocco’s push to move more TSP into South Asia
In this episode Isabella Reimi (Reporter - Argus Oil Products) interviews Rob McLeod (Global Head of Price Risk Management - Hartree Partners) to unpack one of the most turbulent years for global oil markets and explore what lies ahead in 2026.
Watch this video podcast to discover:
- The biggest risk-management lessons of 2025
- Which market players are most exposed and vulnerable to risk in the current environment
- A dive into whether building risk models is getting more complex
- Actions market participants should take to prepare for potential market volatility in 2026
- Emerging risk to look out for in 2026 and stress scenarios being run
Crop conditions, planted areas and yields: Discover Argus' first forecasts for the 2026-27 wheat season in Ukraine and Romania, based on our latest crop tours.
Angelika Melikian, Senior Editorial Analyst
Alexey Yeromin, Senior Analyst
In the latest episode of the Crude Report: Argus Americas Crude associate editor Andrea Agee talks with US waterborne crude reporter Nicole Linares about how sanctions on Russian oil are reshaping global trade flows and creating new opportunities for US barrels in Europe and Asia.
Structural shifts in European crude slates as countries move away from Russian crude and increase imports of US medium sours and light sweets.
Asia’s diversification strategy, including Pakistan’s first US crude cargo and South Korea’s record imports of US crude.
India’s growing demand and its balancing act between Russian and US crude supplies.
Key factors driving buyer decisions such as sanctions risk and supply reliability to freight costs and refinery needs.
What to expect for US crude flows in 2026 and how a potential easing of sanctions could impact global trade patterns.
As 2026 approaches, recycled polymer markets face pivotal changes driven by virgin price movements, sustainability mandates, and evolving legislation.
Listen now to find out:
How virgin PET and polyolefin price trends are shaping recycled markets
How recycled premiums and discounts to virgin are changing and what this means for cost-saving vs sustainability applications
How seasonality in PET and PP bale prices influences forecasting
The impact of Europe’s plastic waste export ban under the Waste Shipment Regulation on flexible polyolefins and global trade flows
What evolving legislation and chemical recycling developments could mean for the outlook
Click here to join for our upcoming Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) webinar for a deep dive into the expected impact on Europe and Asia chemical market dynamics.
Plus, register your interest for the launch of the Argus Recycled Polymers Outlook, delivering monthly 24-month forecasts for recycled PET and polyolefins across key regions, alongside chemical recycling capacity and legislative updates.
Our Biochemicals podcast mini-series continues, exploring how leading companies are shaping the biochemicals and bioplastics market. Across all episodes, we cover technology choices, feedstocks, investment trends, and the role of sustainable solutions in global supply chains.
In this second podcast, Roy Yang, Department Manager, Sustainable Material Solutions at CHIMEI, shares the company’s approach to sustainability and bio-attributed products.
Listen to the latest episode to find out:
How CHIMEI’s Ecologue portfolio supports circular and bio-based solutions
Why second-generation feedstocks like used cooking oil are gaining traction
What sectors and regions show the strongest appetite for bio-attributed plastics
Click here to find out more about Argus' Biochemicals, a new service offering references for bio-ethylene, bio-propylene, bio-butadiene, and bio-benzene.
O aumento da mescla obrigatória de biodiesel no diesel limita a exportação de óleo de soja, principal insumo do biocombustível, e exige maior capacidade de processamento da oleaginosa. Natalia Dalle Cort e João Marinho, especialistas do relatório Argus Brasil Combustíveis, conversam sobre a cadeia de biodiesel e as tendências de precificação desses produtos.
The podcast discusses the recent decline in Middle East sour crude prices amid global oversupply and shifting trade flows. Argus crude experts explore the impact of OPEC+ production changes, alternative crude sources, and the effects of sanctions on market demand.
Main topics:
OPEC+ production increases and their effect on the Middle East sour crude oversupply
Shifting demand patterns due to sanctions on Russian oil and increased competition from Brazil, Canada, and Guyana
Pricing strategies and market share defense by Middle East producers in response to global competition
Hear Argus’ essential analysis of the urea market, focusing on the ramp up in India’s tenders, China’s exports into early 2026, CBAM’s impact on imports into Europe and the overall market outlook for early 2026.
Join Harry Minihan, Global Editor – Nitrogen and Mike Nash, Senior Editor – Fertilizers as they discuss these topics in the latest episode of Argus' Fertilizer Matters podcast series.
Key questions answered in this podcast:
Why did India’s urea tenders increase in comparison to last year?
How did India get itself into this position and when could the next tender come?
Where is India with its domestic push for increased self-reliance?
Will China be exporting more urea in early 2026?
Has there been a ramp up of urea imports into Europe ahead of CBAM?
What’s the overall urea market direction as we head into 2026?
Key topics covered in the podcast:
· Is scrap demand in South Asia shifting toward DRI and other feedstocks?
· Why have Turkish mills booked strong tonnage for January loading?
· What’s next for North African scrap demand heading into early 2025?
· Could CBAM reshape global scrap flows in the longer term?
COP30 pushed the clean cooking crisis in Africa higher up the global agenda. US-based non-profit the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has played a central role lifting the issue from international fringes and helping to tackle the financing and policy barriers faced in shifting to cleaner fuels, particularly LPG.
In this episode, Argus' Waldemar Jaszczyk spoke with CCA chief of staff and chief external affairs officer Jillene Belopolsky about what the event delivered and what still needs to happen.
In November 2025 market participants gathered at the annual Argus Road Fuels Europe Conference in Munich (Germany). Listen to this podcast to discover some of the top takeaways:
Impact of geopolitics on supply into Europe over last couple of years.
Product supply kept tight by unplanned refinery outages, planned maintenance works and permanent closures.
Cracks across all refined products much more volatile over the last few months and multi-year highs for road fuels in second half of 2025
18-month highs in November in regards to Nigeriam imports of European gasoline after previous declines, despite west Africa's increased gasoline self-sufficiency.
The EUs reconsideration of it's 2035 combustion engine vehicle phase out, making space for low carbon or more "carbon neutral" fuels to play a part alongside electrification.
Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series.
In this episode, Senior Fuels and Octane consultant Roel Salazar and Dave McCaskill, VP of Methanol & Derivatives, talk about:
· Methanol market headlines at the end of 2025
· The Argus Fall 2025 Methanol and Derivatives update
· Methanol price outlook
· MTBE price volatility and trade flows
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O agronegócio brasileiro passou por mudanças significativas no mercado de fertilizantes ao longo do ano, como o aumento das importações de produtos de menor concentração de nutrientes e desafios de crédito. Maior disponibilidade de produto com menor solubilidade, restrição de fertilizante chinês e estratégias para reduzir custos podem mexer com o mercado nos próximos meses. Entenda essas dinâmicas acompanhando a conversa entre Bruno Castro, especialista da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e Aluísio Teixeira, diretor-presidente do Sindicato da Indústria de Adubos e Corretivos Agrícolas no Paraná (Sindiadubos).
The winter season usually sees a winding down in bitumen activity in terms of construction and road building, but not in 2025. Our experts delve into what has been a surprisingly unseasonal end to 2025.
Listen to our market experts – Jonathan Weston (Europe and Asia Lead, and Editor of Argus Bitumen) and Keyvan Hedvat (Europe and Africa Bitumen Editor), give detailed insights into their news snapshots including;
- Mediterranean bitumen supply much tighter than usual going into winter low demand season
- Med cargo diffs to fuel oil now broadly - and very unusually - in parity with fob Rott diffs
- Ongoing positive demand into north African and Black Sea markets
- Regional refinery bitumen production restricted - including SRI Augusta and US sanctions affected Bulgarian and Serbian refineries
- Arbitrage to the US from Med stays firmly shut after brief opening in Aug/Sept
- West Africa, now in dry/bitumen demand season, set to draw more European bitumen.
Hear Argus’ essential analysis of the latest trends driving unprecedented global increases in sulphur and sulphuric acid prices. This episode explores key market drivers including supply dynamics, demand shifts across key regions – and we review key takeaways from recent industry events
Colonial Pipeline’s rule changes are reshaping the conventional gasoline market, and Argus is leading the way with updated pricing methodology.
In this episode, Jared Ainsworth, US Products Gasoline Editor at Argus, Paul Dahlgren, Business Development Manager at Argus, and Maria Eugenia Garcia, Managing Editor of Refined Fuels at DTN, break down what these changes mean for traders, refiners, and marketers. From segregated vs. fungible batches to shifting export flows and margin compression, hear how the market is evolving and what’s next for Argus assessments.
Tune in for expert insights on:
Overview of Colonial Pipeline’s new shipping rules and their impact on trade
Why segregated vs. fungible batches matter for pricing and risk
Global implications of declining domestic demand and rising exports
Argus’ methodology update for conventional gasoline assessments
Insights into price trends, margin compression, and refinery profitability
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