Argus Americas Crude Summit

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The premier commercial crude trading event of the year

Get answers to your most pressing questions at the 12th annual Argus Americas Crude Summit. This event is designed for senior crude oil market participants to help navigate volatility in the year ahead. Explore the key issues affecting your business and learn how you can brace for what’s to come in 2020.

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Featured speakers include:

John Hess

Chief Executive Officer, Hess Corporation

Joe Gorder

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Valero Energy

Renu Khator

Chancellor and President, University of Houston System/University of Houston

Todd Fredin

Executive Vice President Supply, Trading and Logistics, Motiva Enterprises

Kelcy Warren

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Energy Transfer LP (ET)

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Crude market commentary

Ahead of our Americas Crude Summit, David Fyfe, chief economist at Argus comments on how crude markets can thrive through “interesting times”. Request your copy now.

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Speaker spotlight: Motiva Enterprises

New for 2020:

Gather with your peers and attend the Enterprise Products infrastructure tour. Network while seeing the crude oil export infrastructure in person at this unique tour not offered at other industry events.

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Get two full days of in-depth analysis on crude markets from our expert speakers. Includes new content on offshore production, developments at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LOOP, the role of alternative transportation fuels and an in-depth workshop on data science, risk management and hedging.

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Get a head start on your networking and enjoy a fun-filled evening at the industry dinner featuring entertainment from Ben Jackson, winner of the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas. Plus, hear from guest speaker Marriane Kah, Columbia University Center of Global Energy Policy.

Networking highlights

Keynote address: Rex W. Tillerson

Rex Tillerson

69th Secretary of State and former Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil Corporation

Rex W. Tillerson served as the Nation's 69th Secretary of State from February 2017 to March 2018. Prior to being sworn in as Secretary of State, he concluded a career of more than 41 years in the petroleum industry, retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil Corporation at the end of 2016. Tillerson spent the entirety of his career with the corporation going to work for Exxon after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He rose through the ranks and following a number of domestic and foreign assignments, including, President of Exxon Yemen, Inc. and, ExxonNeftegas, Ltd. in Russia, became President of the corporation in 2004 and Chairman and CEO in 2006. In addition to his duties for ExxonMobil, Tillerson has had a longstanding involvement with the Boy Scouts of America, earning its highest rank of Eagle Scout as a youth and as an adult receiving the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He also received the Silver Beaver and Silver Buffalo Awards for his service as an adult volunteer. He is a former member of the Boy Scouts of America's Executive committee and served as the national President of the Boy Scouts from 2010 to 2012. Tillerson is a former member of the American Petroleum Institute and the National Petroleum Council serving as Chairman of both. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 and holds an honorary Doctorate of Engineering form Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. He formerly served as a trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was also a member of the Business Roundtable, serving on its Executive Committee, and a member of the Business Council. He served as an honorary trustee of the Business Council for International Understanding and a member of the Emergency Committee for American Trade.He is former Director of the United Negro College Fund and a former Vice-Chairman of the Ford's Theatre Society. Tillerson has received numerous recognition and awards from domestic and international organizations and governments.