The Energy Price Portal provides an easy-to-use online interface that allows quick access to short- and long-term forecast prices — as well as historical numbers — for global crude and refined products, North American and European natural gas and electricity, LNG, global coal, biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel), and emissions — all retrieved and displayed at the individual user's discretion.
By placing all of PIRA’s integrated price forecasts into a single interface, users can perform certain analyses that were heretofore difficult or too time-consuming. For example, those who have the option to switch fuels can quickly perform a comparison between refined oil products, gas and coal. Traders can quickly identify arbitrage opportunities by analyzing historic and forecast spreads between domestic-sourced and imported gas and coal. Planners can assess long-term trends to determine where best to invest.
The Portal is more than just a convenient way to access PIRA’s forecast data. It also features PIRA's Price Equation Manager, an innovative tool that allows users to integrate various price inputs and individual adjustment factors (including transportation economics) to create custom spreads or netbacks, which can then be stored for easy updating. No more fumbling through multiple data sources and no more tedious calculations. Hours of work can now be executed — and re-executed using updated forecasts — in seconds.
The Portal’s forecast horizons include both short-term — monthly averages to December 2013 — and long-term (annual averages to 2030). The short-term forecasts are typically updated at the beginning of the month (after release of end-month reports). Long-term forecasts are updated periodically.
The Freight Equation Manager, which allows users to define, analyze and store custom freight profiles in the form of multi-variable equations. By integrating your own transportation calculations with the Energy Price Portal, product sales netbacks from different regional markets can be assessed simultaneously.
Global Crudes
ANS California
CPC Blend
Gippsland
Mesa 30
Urals (Rotterdam)
Cabinda
Daqing
Hibernia
Oriente
WCS
Canadian Condensates
Dated Brent
LLS
Syncrude Sweet Blend
WTI
Canadian Mixed Sweet
Dubai
Mars
Tapis
WTS
Cano Limon
Duri
Maya (FOB)
Urals (Med)
Wyoming Sweet
Cold Lake
Regional Refined Products
Europe
Med 0.2% S Gasoil FOB Italy
MED Urals TRC
Rotterdam Barge 0.1% S Gasoil
Med 1.0% S Fuel Oil FOB Italy
FOB NWE 1.0% S Fuel Oil
Rotterdam Barge 0.2% S Gasoil
Med 3.5% S Fuel Oil FOB Italy
FOB NWE 3.5% S Fuel Oil
Rotterdam Barge Jet Kero
Med Jet Kero FOB Italy
NWE Brent TR
Rotterdam Barge Naphtha
Med Naphtha FOB Italy
NWE Brent TRC
Rotterdam Barge Prem Unl Gasoline
Med Prem Unl Gasoline FOB Italy
NWE Urals TR
Rotterdam Barge Reg Unl Gasoline
Med ULS Diesel 50 ppm FOB Italy
NWE Urals TRC
Rotterdam Barge ULS Diesel
MED Urals TR
Asia-Pacific
AG 0.05% S Gasoil
C&F Japan Jet Kero
Singapore 50 ppm S Gasoil
AG 0.25% S Gasoil
C&F Japan Naphtha
Singapore HS Fuel Oil 180 cst
AG 0.5% S Gasoil
C&F Japan Unl 92 Gasoline
Singapore HS Fuel Oil 380 cst
AG HS Fuel Oil 180 cst
Sing Dubai Topping
Singapore Jet Kero
AG HS Fuel Oil 380 cst
Sing Dubai TRC
Singapore LSWR
AG Kerosene
Sing Tapis TRC
Singapore Naphtha
AG Naphtha
Singapore 0.05% S Gasoil
Singapore Unl 92 Gasoline
AG Unl 95 Gasoline
Singapore 0.25% S Gasoil
Singapore Unl 95 Gasoline
C&F Japan Gasoil
Singapore 0.5% S Gasoil
Singapore Unl 97 Gasoline
C&F Japan HS Fuel Oil 180 cst
U.S.
Chicago Jet Fuel
NYH No 6 Fuel Oil 0.3% S
USG Maya FOB Coking
Chicago LS Diesel
NYH No 6 Fuel Oil 0.7% S
USG Naphtha
Chicago Reg RBOB
NYH No 6 Fuel Oil 1.0% S
USG No 2 Heating Oil
Chicago ULS Diesel
NYH No 6 Fuel Oil 2.2% S
USG No 6 Fuel Oil 1.0% S API
Chicago Unl 87 Gasoline
NYH No 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% S
USG No 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% S
Chicago Unl 93 Gasoline
NYH Prem RBOB
USG Prem RBOB
Chicago WTI TRC
NYH Reg RBOB
USG Reg RBOB
LA HS Fuel Oil 380 cst
NYH ULS Diesel
USG ULS Diesel
LA Jet Fuel
NYH Unl 87 Gasoline
USG Unl 87 Gasoline
LA LS (EPA) Diesel
NYH Unl 93 Gasoline
LA Unl 87 Gasoline
USG Jet Kero 54
USG Unl 93 Gasoline
NYH Jet Fuel
USG LLS TRC
USG WTI TRC
NYH LS Diesel
USG LS Diesel
USWC ANSC TRC
Natural Gas
North America:
Henry Hub
Middle Atlantic (Transco Zone 6)
Rockies (Opal and Cheyenne hubs)
Appalachia (Dominion [CNG])
Midwest (Chicago Citygate and Dawn)
San Juan Basin (El Paso non-Bondad)
California (SoCal Border and PG&E Citygate)
New England (Algonquin Citygate)
South Texas (Texas Eastern)
East Texas (the Houston Ship Channel)
Pacific NW (Malin Line 400, Stanfield, & Sumas)
Southeast (Transco Sta. 85 & FGT Zone 3)
Midcontinent (Panhandle Eastern [Okla])
West Texas (Waha)
Canada
Western Canada (Nova/AECO C)
Europe:
Wholesale
European Day Ahead Average
TTF Day Ahead
Zeebrugge Day Ahead
German Border Contract Avg.
UK NBP Day Ahead
NBP Index
NBP BOM Monthly Index
NBP Monthly Index
End-User
Belgium {1 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Germany {1 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Netherlands {100 KCM per Year}
Belgium {1 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Germany {1 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Netherlands {50 MMCM per Year}
Belgium {10 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Germany {10 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Spain {1 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Belgium {10 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Germany {10 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Spain {1 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Belgium {100 KCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Germany {100 KCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Spain {10 MMCM/Yr: 50% Load: Firm}
Belgium {100 KCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Germany {50 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Spain {10 MMCM/Yr: 90% Load: Firm}
Belgium {50 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Germany {50 MMCM per Year: Interruptible}
Spain {100 KCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Belgium {50 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Italy {1 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Spain {100 KCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Belgium {50 MMCM per Year: Interruptible}
Italy {1 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Spain {50 MMCM/Yr: 50% Load: Firm}
Italy {10 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Spain {50 MMCM/Yr: 90% Load: Firm}
France {1 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Italy {10 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Spain {50 MMCM per Year: Interruptible}
France {1 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Italy {100 KCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
UK {1 MMCM per Year: Firm}
France {10 MMCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Italy {100KCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
UK {10 MMCM per Year: Firm}
France {10 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Italy {50 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
UK {100 KCM per Year: Firm}
France {100 KCM per Year: 90% Load: Firm}
Italy {50 MMCM per Year: Interruptible}
UK {50 MMCM per Year: Firm}
France {100KCM per Year: 50% Load: Firm}
Netherlands {1 MMCM per Year}
UK {50 MMCM per Year: Interruptible}
France {50 MMCM per Year: 90% Load: Inter.}
Netherlands {10 MMCM per Year}
LNG
Asia Weighted Average Contract
CIF Japan LNG {Indonesia}
CIF Korea LNG {Oman}
Asia Weighted Average Spot
CIF Japan LNG {Malaysia}
CIF Korea LNG {Qatar}
CIF China LNG {Algeria}
CIF Japan LNG {Nigeria}
CIF Korea LNG {Trinidad}
CIF China LNG {Australia}
CIF Japan LNG {Norway}
CIF Korea LNG Weighted Avg. Contract
CIF China LNG {Egypt}
CIF Japan LNG {Oman}
CIF Korea LNG Weighted Avg. Spot
CIF China LNG {Equat. Gun.}
CIF Japan LNG {Qatar}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Algeria}
CIF China LNG {Nigeria}
CIF Japan LNG {Trinidad}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Australia}
CIF China LNG {Oman}
CIF Japan LNG Weighted Avg. Contract
CIF Taiwan LNG {Egypt}
CIF China LNG Weighted Avg. Contract
CIF Japan LNG Weighted Avg. Spot
CIF Taiwan LNG {Equat. Gun.}
CIF China LNG Weighted Avg. Spot
CIF Korea LNG {Abu Dhabi}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Indonesia}
CIF India LNG Weighted Avg Contract
CIF Korea LNG {Algeria}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Malaysia}
CIF Japan LNG {Abu Dhabi}
CIF Korea LNG {Australia}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Nigeria}
CIF Japan LNG {Alaska}
CIF Korea LNG {Brunei}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Oman}
CIF Japan LNG {Algeria}
CIF Korea LNG {Egypt}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Qatar}
CIF Japan LNG {Australia}
CIF Korea LNG {Equat. Gun.}
CIF Taiwan LNG {Trinidad}
CIF Japan LNG {Brunei}
CIF Korea LNG {Indonesia}
CIF Taiwan LNG Weighted Avg. Contract
CIF Japan LNG {Egypt}
CIF Korea LNG {Malaysia}
CIF Taiwan LNG Weighted Avg. Spot
CIF Japan LNG {Equat. Gun.}
CIF Korea LNG {Nigeria}
Electricity
Mass. Hub (New England)
PJM West Hub
Minnesota Hub
ERCOT South Zone
NP15 (Cal)
NY Zone J
Ontario
Into TVA
Western Grid
SP15 (Cal)
NY Zone G
Cinergy Hub
Florida
Mid-Columbia
Palo Verde
NY Zone A
Northern Illinois Hub
Into Entergy
COB
Germany
Belgium
U.K.
Portugal
Finland
France
Austria
Italy
Denmark
Sweden
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Norway
Coal
NYMEX Spec OTC
FOB Illinois Basin
FOB Powder River Basin
International
CIF ARA
FOB Bolivar
CIF Japan
FOB Richards Bay
FOB Newcastle
Emissions
Greenhouse Gas Service:
EUAs (Phase I)
RGGI CO2
U.S. Federal CO2
EUAs (Phase II, III)
WCI CO2
North American EMS Service:
CAIR NOx Annual and Successor
Title IV CO2 and Successor
SIP Call NOx Seasonal
Refiners can store individual configurations and use PIRA’s forecasts to project refinery margins by month through 2013 and annually through 2030, with automatic updates.
Producers can now store individual crude value equations tied to regional markers and key price-setting crudes for the future.
Traders can use these spread relationships as a predictive tool in forecasting price development and in planning, trading, and hedging strategies.
There is no cost to a retainer client for access to the Energy Price Portal. Access is associated with the particular retainer service(s) a client receives. For example, a company must be a client to the Global LNG Service to get LNG prices via the Portal; a client to the Global Oil and North American Natural Gas retainers gets access to global crude and refined products prices and North American natural gas prices via the Portal; and so on.