Day One
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- 08:00
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- 09:00
- Registration and welcome refreshments
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Opening remarks by chairperson and antitrust reminder David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
China's role and influence in the future of the LPG industry
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- 09:10
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- 09:35
- Downstream development in China and what this means for LPG demand and imports
- Shifts in domestic LPG sources
- The future of China’s LPG supply structure
- Growing refinery integration and the impact on LPG availability
- 09:35
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- 10:00
- China’s independent refiners and their role in domestic LPG market supply Yier Meng - Manager – LPG, Shenghong Group, China
- How is China’s addition of new refining capacity affecting products trade?
- Will local refineries have a growing share of LPG production in the country?
- Are independent refiners going to be using more LPG and how will this affect the balance of LPG availability in China?
- 10:00
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- 10:25
- The growing competition for feedstocks: Propylene production routes and the growth of PDH & MDH plants in China Senior representative - Wanhua Petrochemical, China
- Key drivers of PDH capacity growth
- Feedstock demand and price-sensitivity
- The current split between butane and propane feedstock facilities and future investments
- 10:25
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- 11:10
- Networking break
- 11:10
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- 11:35
- The growth of alkylation units in China and their demand for industrial LPG as feedstock
- China’s gasoline standards upgrade and current alkylation capacity
- Feedstock requirements and competition for butane supply
- Demand for alkylate, MTBE, bio-ethanol and the impact on LPG requirements
- 11:35
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- 12:00
- The importance of a price index for China and how this will impact regional traders, suppliers and buyers Esther Phua - Asian Editor, Argus International LPG, Argus, Singapore
Navigating the new order in LPG markets
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- 12:00
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- 12:25
- Putting China in the global context: Market developments and price movements
- What are the effects of OPEC oil prices on the LPG market
- What will drive LPG demand over the next few years?
- The role of buyers: How is pricing and supply affected
- 12:25
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- 12:55
- The transition to a post-2020 world: Are IMO reforms a friend or foe to the LPG industry?
- What IMO 2020 legislations mean for LPG buyers
- How will the price-sensitive feedstock demand be affected by the new regulations?
- How shipowners are tackling the sulphur cap
- 12:55
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch
- 14:30
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- 15:15
- Interactive discussion: A fine balance: US-China trade and what this means for LPG traders and end users
- Beyond China - the wider geopolitical impact of US trade policies
- Fulfilling Asia’s appetite for LPG – evolving supply sources and stability of supply
- LPG trade in the aftermath of the US shale revolution
- Global LNG exports and the impact on LPG availability
Panellists:
Yier Meng, Manager – LPG, Shenghong Group, China
Senior representative, Wanhua Petrochemical, China
Esther Phua, Asian Editor, Argus International LPG, Argus, Singapore
Senior representative, CNPC, China
Trumping the trade war: Securing China's LPG supply
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- 15:15
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- 15:45
- The role of Middle East suppliers in a changing global dynamic
- 15:45
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- 16:15
- Networking break
- 16:15
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- 16:40
- Charting a new course: Canada’s Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET) and the advantage of reduced shipping time
- 16:40
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- 17:10
- Everybody needs good neighbours: Russia’s investment in LPG overland and seaborne export facilities
- 17:10
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- 17:15
- Closing remarks by chairperson David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
- 17:30
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- 19:30
- Networking drinks reception
Day Two
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- 08:00
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- 09:00
- Registration and welcome refreshments
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Opening remarks by chairperson and antitrust reminder David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
Fuelling Asia: The future of demand
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- 09:10
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- 09:35
- Surging demand for LPG in Japan: Future prospects in the residential, power generation and petrochemical sectors Shigeo Ishikawa - Representative Director and Executive Vice President, ENEOS Globe, Japan
- 09:35
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- 10:00
- Incredible India: LPG requirements in the residential and petrochemical sector NK Bansal - Director (Oil Refining & Marketing), Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), India
- LPG demand post-elections and future prospects of the residential sector
- Investments and initiatives to improve LPG penetration
- Petrochemical feedstock demand options
- 10:00
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- 10:25
- New frontiers on Asia’s LPG trail: Sri Lanka’s position in the market W.K.H. Wegapitiya - Executive Chairman, Laugfs Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka
- 10:25
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- 11:05
- Networking break
- 11:05
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- 11:30
- LPG and energy access in Bangladesh: Industry challenges and requirements for development Jakaria Jalal - General Manager (Sales), Bashundhara LP Gas, Bangladesh
- 11.30
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- 11.55
- Opportunities & challenges in Indonesia’s LPG industry Mukesh Agrawal - Technical Director, PT. Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk, Indonesia
- Current state of LPG supply in Indonesia
- Domestic use demand expectations and developments in storage capacity and infrastructure
- Overview of Natural Gas based LPG plants
- 11:55
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- 12:30
- Asian buyers panel: An interactive discussion of LPG consumption priorities with buyers from emerging demand centers in South and South East Asia.
Panellists:
Jakaria Jalal, General Manager (Sales), Bashundhara LP Gas, Bangladesh
Wasim Ashfaq, Team Lead, PARCO Pearl Gas, Pakistan
Shigeo Ishikawa, Representative Director and Executive Vice President, ENEOS Globe, Japan
W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Executive Chairman, Laugfs Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka
Mukesh Agrawal, Technical Director, PT. Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk, Indonesia
The potential in petchems: Opportunities and challenges
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- 12:30
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- 12:55
- Asia’s propylene requirements and the changing nature of LPG demand
- Asia’s propylene capacity by process
- Growth of new propylene production routes: PDH & ADH, CTO, MTO
- The role of PDH in Asia’s propylene balance
- 12:55
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- 13:20
- Feedstock economics: LPG vs Naphtha
- How do propane, ethane and naphtha compare as competitive feedstocks?
- Is the switch to LPG expected to be a long-term solution?
- Evaluating the security of supply markets for various feedstocks
- 13:20
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- 13:30
- Closing remarks by chairperson David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
- 13:30
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- 15:00
- Networking lunch and end of conference