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Monday, February 21, 2022

Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.

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  • Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.
  • ARGUS, the ARGUS logo, ARGUS MEDIA, ARGUS DIRECT, ARGUS OPEN MARKETS, AOM, FMB, DEWITT, JIM JORDAN & ASSOCIATES, JJ&A, FUNDALYTICS, METAL-PAGES, METALPRICES.COM, INTEGER, Argus publication titles and Argus index names are trademarks of Argus Media Limited.
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Argus brings transparency to emerging hydrogen markets

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Hydrogen can also be converted into ammonia (hydrogen plus nitrogen) or methanol (hydrogen plus carbon dioxide), both of which are seen as promising transportation fuels of the future.

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  • Hydrogen can also be converted into ammonia (hydrogen plus nitrogen) or methanol (hydrogen plus carbon dioxide), both of which are seen as promising transportation fuels of the future.
  • The industry has moved beyond proof-of-concept and pilot plants, and the coming decade will be about scaling up hydrogen production.
  • A further challenge to the emerging hydrogen eco-system is classification: while hydrogen itself is a clean fuel, its method of production may not be.
  • The costs, published every weekas part of the Argus Hydrogen and Future Fuels service launched in 2021, include autothermal reforming (ATR) production as a process route.

Peru completes switch to use of Argus prices for fuel imports

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peru's commodity regulator Osinergmin has switched to using Argus prices to monitor imports of gasoline, diesel, jet and bunker fuel, LPG and biofuels, from this January.

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  • HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peru's commodity regulator Osinergmin has switched to using Argus prices to monitor imports of gasoline, diesel, jet and bunker fuel, LPG and biofuels, from this January.
  • Published by global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus, the prices are based on the active US Gulf coast markets from which Peru sources most of its approximately 200,000 b/d of oil imports.
  • Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said: "We welcome the decision of the Peruvian regulator to switch to Argus prices.
  • The official prices are based on Argus price assessments as published in Argus US Products, Argus International LPG, Argus Americas Biofuels, Argus Biofuels and Argus Freight

Argus brings new transparency to key US Gulf Coast crude oil export market

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The volume of physical and derivative trade in these grades is what makes the US Gulf Coast market one of the most transparent physical trading hubs in the world.

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  • The volume of physical and derivative trade in these grades is what makes the US Gulf Coast market one of the most transparent physical trading hubs in the world.
  • ACMT will give market participants hourly bid and offer ranges for Permian quality WTI traded at Houston and Midland, between 7am and 4pm CT.
  • The US is the world's largest crude oil producer and now one of its largest exporters.
  • We are pleased to have been able to work with the industry to add additional transparency to this vibrant trading hub".

Argus launches biomethane guarantee of origin price assessments

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Friday, January 14, 2022

Biomethane can be used as an alternative or as a supplement to natural gas in industry, transport and heating.

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  • Biomethane can be used as an alternative or as a supplement to natural gas in industry, transport and heating.
  • The new Argus Renewable Gas Guarantee of Origin (RGGO) prices cover biomethane from two types of feedstock energy crops such as maize, wheat or sugar beet, and waste such as dung, slurry and straw, or municipal or solid waste.
  • Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said: "Price transparency is an essential part of realising the potential of new greener fuels such as biomethane.
  • The Argus RGGO prices will be published weekly in the Argus European Natural Gas, Argus Biofuels and Argus Net Zero Europe reports.

CME Group Announces First Trades of China Portside Iron Ore Futures

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

SINGAPORE, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that its two new China portside iron ore futures contracts have launched and are available for trading.

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  • SINGAPORE, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that its two new China portside iron ore futures contracts have launched and are available for trading.
  • "Our China Portside Iron Ore futures are complementary to our existing ferrous suite of products and provide a way for customers to manage their exposure to landed iron ore cargo prices on-shore in China," said Young-Jin Chang, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group.
  • "The launch of CME Group's China Portside Iron Ore futurescontract is an important milestone in the development of the iron ore derivatives market.
  • The Iron Ore China Portside Fines CNH fot Qingdao (Argus) futures contract settles to the Argus PCX 62% Fe Portside Iron Ore Index and is quoted in CNH per wet metric ton, while the Iron Ore China Portside Fines USD Seaborne Equivalent (Argus) futures contract settles to the Argus PCX Seaborne equivalent index and is quoted in USD per dry metric ton.

Argus launches report as Brazil liberalizes gas market

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Friday, December 10, 2021

To provide price transparency for this rapidly changing environment, Argus has launched a new report Argus Brazil Gas and Power.

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  • To provide price transparency for this rapidly changing environment, Argus has launched a new report Argus Brazil Gas and Power.
  • Requests to open Brazil's natural gas market have been in train since 2016.
  • The Argus Brazil Gas and Power report includes calculated gas prices, news, analysis, regulatory updates and comparisons with international gas (Henry Hub day-ahead), Brent crude (North Sea Dated) and LNG delivered to Brazil (LNG des Brazil) benchmarks.
  • We have worked closely with contacts inside and outside Brazil to put together a unique and high-value report that will help Brazil's gas and power sector develop successfully."

CME Group to Launch Two China Portside Iron Ore Futures Contracts on January 10

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch two new China portside iron ore futures contracts on January 10, 2022, pending all relevant regulatory reviews.

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  • SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch two new China portside iron ore futures contracts on January 10, 2022, pending all relevant regulatory reviews.
  • The Iron Ore China Portside Fines CNH fot Qingdao (Argus) futures contract will settle to the Argus PCX 62% Fe Portside Iron Ore Index and is quoted in CNH per wet metric ton, while the Iron Ore China Portside Fines USD Seaborne Equivalent (Argus) futures contract will settle to the Argus PCX Seaborne equivalent index and is quoted in USD per dry metric ton.
  • "Argus prices have rapidly gained traction in the physical iron ore market, and we are delighted that Argus' China portside iron ore indexes have been chosen as the settlement basis for the new CME futures contracts," said Adrian Binks, Chairman and Chief Executive of Argus Media.
  • The China portside iron ore futures contracts will be listed by and subject to the rules of COMEX.

Flood-drought cycles inspire launch of Argus Australian cattle price index

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Friday, December 3, 2021

SYDNEY, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has expanded into livestock pricing with the launch of its weekly Australia northern feeder cattle index.

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  • SYDNEY, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has expanded into livestock pricing with the launch of its weekly Australia northern feeder cattle index.
  • Argus has worked with numerous companies in the eastern Australian cattle market to develop the northern feeder cattle index, based on transactions between farmers and feedlots within a 300km radius of Dalby in the heart of the country's major cattle region the Darling Downs.
  • The industry can either use the index in contracts directly or price other related cattle markets at a differential.
  • The Argus index provides the industry with a much-needed settlement mechanism for derivatives," Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said.

OTC Europe Hires Power Players To Launch European Ethanol Desk As Part Of Ion Energy UK Group

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The addition of ethanol experts Mickey Walker and Janine Adamo consolidates OTC Europe as a renewable energy powerhouse.

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  • The addition of ethanol experts Mickey Walker and Janine Adamo consolidates OTC Europe as a renewable energy powerhouse.
  • OTC EUROPE HIRES POWER PLAYERS TO LAUNCH EUROPE ETHANOL DESK.
  • The announcement comes as the ethanol market in Europe continues to steadily grow driven by ethanol blending mandates throughout the block.
  • Visit otcgh.com to learn more about OTC Global Holdings and Ion Energy Group, or reach out directly to Mickey Walker.