Argus European Crude Conference

Doors Open and breakfast served

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?
• Election year: what do global political shifts mean for crude?
• OPEC and its new allies: Can OPEC rally more support?

Speakers Include:

Saad Rahim

Chief Economist

Trafigura

Paul Horsnell

Global Head of Commodities

Standard Chartered

David Fyfe

Chief Economist

Argus

Carole Nakhle

CEO

Crystol Energy

Morning networking break

Coffee and tea served. Breakfast meetings

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 competition: are they competitive?

Speakers Include:

James Gooder

Vice-President, Crude

Argus

Tom Reed

Vice-President, China Crude and Products

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

European crude demand: Europe’s crude diet fuelling the energy transition

• Refining and biorefining in the 2020’s: what is the timeline for Europe to become solely reliant on biorefining?
• How has regulation changed? Are refiners looking to pivot?
• Strong foundations for a resilient future: how reliant is Europe on global crude production?

Speakers Include:

Viktor Katona

Head of Crude Analysis

KPLER

Lukasz Strupczewski

Director- Oil Trading

PKN Orlen

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

- How have European petrochemicals producers adapted to changing crude demand across the continent
- Repercussions on crude: How do different petrochemical feedstocks compete
- Sustainability: Mid to long term expectations for the petrochemical sector

Speakers Include:

Sarah Rae

VP- Olefins & Derivatives

Argus

Evening coffee 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.