Argus European Crude Conference

Registration and breakfast

Registration desk open and breakfast served in exhibition hall

Argus Chairman Opening Remarks

Speakers Include:

Adrian Binks

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Opening Keynote

To be announced

Volatile futures and new trade maps: Macroeconomic outlooks on global commodity markets

• Spoon or a stick? Will the EU feed or hinder domestic oil demand?
• India's rise: What are the prospects for growth in 2025?
• OPEC and its new allies: Can OPEC strengthen its coalition for greater support?

Speakers include:

Saad Rahim

Chief Economist

Trafigura

Paul Horsnell

Global Head of Commodities

Standard Chartered

Carole Nakhle

CEO

Crystol Energy

David Fyfe

Chief Economist

Argus

Morning networking break

Argus Global Snapshot: How is Europe's perception of energy security affecting global crude dynamics?

• Unpacking the potential advantages of the WTI switch for Brent traders and brokers
• Will there be stimulus to Chinese crude demand?
• LATAM and West African: are they competitive?

Speakers Include:

James Gooder

Vice-President, Crude

Argus

Tom Reed

Vice-President, China Crude and Products

Argus

Jonathan Gould

Vice President, Business Development

Argus

North Sea Dynamics: Will we see a resurgence of UK investment in North Sea production?

• Unpacking regulations: UK vs EU, how will elections determine project development
• Will we see merging benchmarks and pricing in this new phase of North Sea development
• Energy security: what do restrictive O&G policies mean for Europe’s fuel balance?

Lunch

Lunch served in exhibition hall

Future of European refining: how have petrochemical refiners become the answer to Europe’s crude diet

• Refining and biorefining in the 2020s: what is the timeline for Europe to become solely reliant on biorefining?
• Changes in regulations: Are refiners looking to pivot?
• Building a strong foundation for a resilient future: How reliant is Europe on global crude production?

Speakers Include:

Viktor Katona

Head of Crude Analysis

KPLER

Lukasz Strupczewski

Director of Crude Oil Trading

PKN Orlen

Benedict George

Deputy Editor - Oil Products

Argus

What are the prospects of the petrochemical sector as a demand driver for the global crude sector

• Adapting to change: How have European petrochemical producers adapted to changing crude demand across the continent?
• Repercussions on crude: How do different petrochemical feedstocks compete?
• Sustainability: What are the mid-to-long-term expectations for the petrochemical industry?

Speaker Include:

Sarah Rae

VP - Olefins and Derivatives

Argus

Afternoon networking break

Coffee, pastries and meetings in the networking area

Insurance and war risk in 2024: from the Red sea to the Black sea

• Premiums volatility: consolidating a war-risk clause for future disruption
• Current factors affecting insurance premiums for crude trade
• Risk transfer and understanding incoterm claims

Evening networking reception

Unwind with a drink and continue networking with industry peers and new contacts in a relaxed setting.