{"podcast":{"title":"Argus Media","slug":"argus-media-792465","podcast_index_feed_id":792465,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/argusmedia/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.argusmedia.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5704491/argus-media-new_tfx3vf.jpg","author":"Argus Media","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Argus is a leading provider of price assessments, intelligence and market data on a variety of global energy and commodities markets.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T02:17:51.720774+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/argus-media-792465"},"episode":{"title":"Base Oils in Focus as Diesel Margins Dominate","slug":"base-oils-in-focus-as-diesel-margins-dominate","published_at":"2026-06-16T09:42:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/argus-media-792465/base-oils-in-focus-as-diesel-margins-dominate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/argus-media-792465","url":"https://argusmedia.podbean.com/e/base-oils-in-focus-as-diesel-margins-dominate/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8huk6v6kjij2m7ua/Base_Oils_in_Focus_as_Diesel_Margins_Dominate_15June202687vw4.mp3","summary":"In this episode, George Maher-Bonnett (Deputy Editor — European Products Report) speaks with Josh Michalowski (Reporter — European Diesel & Gasoil) and Gabriella Twining (Global Editor — Base Oils and Waxes) about the refining tug-of-war between diesel and base oils. They discuss how record diesel cracks have been driving refiners’ decisions, how supply resilience is masking structural risks, and why the summer driving season could deepen a squeeze across the lubricants chain. Key themes: Diesel cracks: $46/bbl in June, more than double seasonal norms Refiners prioritise middle distillates over base oils despite uplift Group 3 imports collapse after Gulf supply halts, pushing prices to records Summer demand risk: strong diesel runs vs tightening base oil availability","meta_description":"In this episode, George Maher-Bonnett (Deputy Editor — European Products Report) speaks with Josh Michalowski (Reporter — European Diesel & Gasoil) an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1080,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/argus-media-792465/episodes/base-oils-in-focus-as-diesel-margins-dominate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/argus-media-792465/base-oils-in-focus-as-diesel-margins-dominate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}