Conferences

Argus Oil Products Caspian and Central Asia Markets Conference

Istanbul, Türkiye
18–19 March 2027

Co-Host Sponsor

Socar Trading

SOCAR Trading

Headquartered in Geneva, SOCAR Trading was established in December 2007 as the marketing arm of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).

SOCAR Trading is unique: it enjoys the advantages of being a wholly-owned state entity combined with the independence and global presence of a major commodities trading company based in Switzerland.

While the company continues to market the bulk of SOCAR crude oil export volumes from Ceyhan port in Turkey, it has also been able to develop significant third party volumes through both leveraging its system barrels, as well as its experienced traders developing new business.

Since 2017, SOCAR Trading has invested into the development of LNG and Gas trading capabilities with the carbon trading desk set up in 2021. Today, SOCAR Trading is the global trading house with offices in five major trading hubs and crude oil, refined products, LNG, natural gas and environmental products trading capabilities. Besides its trading activities SOCAR Trading has relationships with SWIFT and more than 40 banks in Europe, Asia and US.

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Gold Sponsors

Alkagesta

Alkagesta

Alkagesta is a global commodity trading house specializing in petroleum products, fertilizers, and biofuels. Established in Malta in 2018, the company operates as a multinational enterprise with 17 offices and representations worldwide. Alkagesta maintains partnerships with 28 international banks and conducts trading activities across 42 countries, facilitating over 7 million metric tons of commodity flows annually. Its extensive logistics network includes access to more than 700,000 cubic meters of storage capacity across Europe and Asia, supporting efficient and resilient global supply chains.

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Supporting Partner

Worldoils

Worldoils is a company that combines the power of marketing as well as the in-house expertise for the Oil, Gas, Offshore and the Maritime industries. Worldoils' web portal has become a truly central platform for visitors who need information regarding oil and gas products and services, research, training, conferences, news and events as well as a popular advertising base for providers of Oil, Gas, Marine and Offshore services. Worldoils has also launched the jobs system and a marketplace.

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