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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- 09:40
- Downstream development in China and what this means for LPG demand and imports Yang Qing - Vice President, Oriental Energy, China
- Shifts in domestic LPG sources
- Residential and petrochemical demand outlook
- The future of China’s LPG supply structure
- 09:40
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- 10:10
- 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?
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- The growth of alkylation units in China and their demand for industrial LPG as feedstock Elaine Xiaojing Yuan - LPG Manager - Intentional Trading, Sinopec, China
- 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
- 10:40
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- 11:30
- Networking break
Navigating the new order in LPG markets
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- 11:30
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- 12:00
- Overview of China’s buying in trade war times and the need for a Chinese CFR index Frances Goh - Editor - Asia Pacific LPG, Argus, Singapore
- 12:00
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- 12:50
- 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
Frances Goh, Editor - Asia Pacific LPG, Argus, Singapore
Yang Qing, Vice President, Oriental Energy, China
- 12:50
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch
Trumping the trade war: Securing China's LPG supply
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- 14:30
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- 15:00
- Development of LPG exports from Russia to China: A view to 2025 Qi Jianhong - Director Avestra Chemical, Singapore & Chairman of the Board, Manzhouli Far East Gas
- 15:00
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- 15:30
- Everybody needs good neighbours: Russia’s investment in LPG overland and seaborne export facilities Sergey Lukianov - Executive Director, Blue Line International
- 15:30
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- 16:00
- Networking break
The potential in petchems: Opportunities and challenges
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- 16:00
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- 16:30
- Asia’s propylene requirements and the changing nature of LPG demand Joe Zhao - General Manager, Chemical Feedstock Unit, Sinochem International Corporation, China
- 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
- 16:30
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- 17:00
- Feedstock economics: LPG vs Naphtha David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus, Singapore
- 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 LPG
- 17:00
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- 17:10
- Closing remarks by chairperson David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
- 17:30
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- 19:30
- Networking dinner reception sponsored by Quest Group
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
- 09:10
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- 09:40
- Opening keynote address: LPG market trends and challenges Vincent Yang - Head of Purchasing, Wanhua Petrochemical, China
- LPG price trend and the global LPG balance
- Supply and demand of LPG market in China especially PHD and MTBE
- How the U.S.-China tariff issue will affect China’s demand
Fuelling Asia: The future of demand
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- 09:40
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- 10:10
- 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
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- 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
- 10:40
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- 11:10
- Networking break
- 11.10
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- 11.40
- 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
- 11:40
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- 12:10
- 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
- 12:10
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- 12:50
- Asian buyers panel: An interactive discussion of LPG consumption priorities with buyers from emerging demand centers in South and South East Asia.
Panellists:
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
NK Bansal, Director (Oil Refining & Marketing), Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), India
David Appleton, Business Development Executive, Argus, Singapore
- 12:50
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- 13:00
- Closing remarks by chairperson David Appleton - Business Development Executive, Argus Media, Singapore
- 13:00
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch and end of conference