Argus Global Crude Summit Americas

Main conference day one

08:00 - 09:00

Registration and coffee

9:00 - 9:15

Argus welcome address

Speakers Include:

Adrian Binks

Chief Executive Officer

09:15 - 09:20

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Speakers Include:

Neil Fleming

Global Head of Editorial

09:20 - 10:00

CEO fireside chat: View on the future of crude oil

Speakers Include:

Avigal Soreq

President & Chief Executive Officer

Delek US

Matthew Oatway

Executive Vice President, North America

Positioning Americas crude supply on a global stage

10:00 - 10:40

Where does oil stand in addressing the world’s immense energy demand and exploring global crude dynamics

With oil continuing to have a strong place in the energy mix, hear from global Argus leaders as they explore world crude dynamics, the main drivers for North American businesses and the continued need to decarbonize

• Where does the Americas sit in the global crude puzzle and current supply and demand trends?
• A closer look at global demand markets for the Americas, including China, India and Europe
• How is backwardation impacting the market, inventory levels and trading strategies?
• How can inland refiners address margin pressure arising from Midland exposure?
• How will the carbon content of oil create a new place on the playing field?

Speakers Include:

James Gooder

Vice-President, Crude

Argus

Tom Reed

Vice-President, China Crude and Products

Argus

Jonathan Gould

Vice President, Business Development

Argus

Matt Oatway

SVP North America

Argus

10:40 - 11:30

Morning coffee and networking

11:30 - 12:20

Macro panel discussion: Trading policies and relations against a new political backdrop — the impact on energy flows and economies across borders

• What is the outlook on trade policies and tariffs and will they have a ripple affect globally?
• Understanding new trading relations globally including China post-US election
• What are the new global emission reduction policy drivers impacting North American supply?
• What are the key developments of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)?
• To what extent is the energy transition materialising?

Speakers Include:

Chris Birdsall

Director, Economics and Energy

ExxonMobil

Michael Cohen

Chief US Economist and Head of Oil and Refining

bp

Pedro Antonio Merino Garcia

Chief Economist

Repsol

Jesse Thompson

Senior Business Economist

Federal Bank Of Dallas

David Fyfe

Chief Economist

Argus

12:20 - 12:50

Shifting landscape of crude oil trading - growth of AI, rise of options, new entrants from hedge funds

Speakers Include:

Peter Keavey

Managing Director and Global Head of Energy and Environmental Products

CME Group

Matt Oatway

SVP North America

Argus

12:50 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Production capacity and upstream M&A

14:00 - 14:30

The North American production growth story: Permian, Bakken and Canadian Oil Sands

• Does the US continue to be the biggest world crude producer globally?
• How has consolidation of the E&P sector had an impact on competitiveness and how much room is left in the Permian after all these mergers?
• Understanding the impact of upstream M&A deals on production?

Speakers Include:

John Argo

Vice President, Williston Basin

Continental Resources

Shannon Flowers

Director Crude & Water Marketing

Coterra Energy

Transparency around global crude markets

14:30 - 15:10

Keynote trader panel: Piecing the puzzle together: Global interconnectivity of crude markets

Hear the opinions of the leading traders in the crude business and explore the changing global crude trading landscape. Explore new trade routes and the setting up of new supply chains

• Exploring crude globalization and where the new trading routes are emerging
• What is the impact of backwardation on trading strategies and how is the price managed?
• What instruments can help with liquidity concerns and geopolitical risk from a legal and financial standpoint?

Speakers Include:

Barbara Harrison

President Crude Supply and Trading

Chevron

Simon James

VP Crude Trading & Refinery Optimisation

Equinor

Taghi Taghi-Zada

Chief Trading Officer

SOCAR

Jonathan Gould

Vice President, Business Development

Argus

15:10 - 15:50

Spotlight on Latin America: A changing crude dynamic and appetite for oil products

How the crude landscape is changing across Latin America, including Guyana, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia

• What is the current demand for gasoline grades including octane boosters or blend components?
• What would companies need to build out to facilitate supplies to Latin America?
• What impact does the TMX pipeline have on the Latin American crude grades?
• How are companies overcoming credit risk challenges?

Speakers Include:

Francisco Villamil

Executive Trading Manager

Vista

Vicente Valarino

General Manager, Product Trading

Citgo

Vanessa Viola

Senior Vice-President, Latin America

Argus

15:50 - 16:15

Afternoon coffee and networking

Special guest speaker

16:15 - 17:00

Special guest speaker keynote address

Speakers Include:

Condoleezza Rice

66th Secretary of State

17:00 - 17:10

Chairperson’s closing remarks and close of conference day one

Speakers Include:

Neil Fleming

Global Head of Editorial

17:10 - 19:10

Networking drinks reception

Main conference day two

08:00 - 09:00

Morning coffee and networking

09:00 - 09:10

Chairperson's opening remarks

Speakers Include:

Neil Fleming

Global Head of Editorial

09:10 - 09:50

Making waves: Americas crude exports are creating new opportunities for shipowners to send their tankers on long journeys, but slowing growth in loadings is limiting the effect on rates.

• How has TMX shifted tanker flows in the Pacific basin?
• How is emerging LatAm production transforming the transatlantic trade?
• Is sluggish crude demand in China enough to tank the crude tanker market?

Speakers Include:

Tray Swanson

Associate Editor

Argus

Rohit Rathod

Senior Oil Market Analyst

Vortexa

Exploring Canada's changing role on the crude stage

09:50 - 10:30

Short presentations and panel discussion: TMX pipeline coming into full flow: Where is the crude going and what is the impact on global flows?

With Canadian volumes ramping up, hear from those working on the TMX pipeline project and get first-hand insight into where crude is expected to go and how producers will utilize the pipeline

• Utilization of the pipeline: what are the updates on improved load and increased throughput?
• How much of the cargo goes to Asia versus California and how much will be reloaded onto larger cargo ships?
• Understanding the evolving trade patterns for TMX cargoes out of Vancouver.

Speakers Include:

Jason Balasch

Senior Director, Business Development

Trans Mountain

Nancy Berard-Brown

Vice President Tolls & Tariffs

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)

Matt Smith

Head Analyst- US

KPLER

Gus Vasquez

Argus Americas Senior Crude Editor

Argus

10:30 - 11:30

Morning coffee and networking

A spotlight on China

11:30 - 12:00

Spotlight on China: Illuminating China’s energy demand and a flourishing EV market

• How is Chinese energy demand changing and what could be the impact on crude markets?
• Understanding crude oil pricing and economics weighing on the industry
• The fast pace electric vehicle rise: what does this mean for gasoline and crude demand?

Speakers Include:

Tom Reed

Vice-President, China Crude and Products

Argus

What will drive the refining industry of the future?

12:00 - 12:50

Panel discussion: Redefining the refining landscape: What will refining operational ability look like in the future?

Elections, new energies including hydrogen and diversification to EVs are cutting into oil product demand. Pose your pressing questions to a panel of refining experts and explore the key market drivers

• Where will refinery reconfiguration, rationalization or closures happen in light of new energies?
• What is the next big driver for sustained refined product demand globally?
• What is the impact of decarbonization, including on the carbon intensity of crude grades?
• What will refineries of the future look like in terms of operational ability and running the right crude grades?
• Which crudes in the future will be more favourable including low-carbon grades?
• Where will refining demand come from in the future?

Speakers Include:

Shelly Abraham

Executive Director (Supply Chain Optimisation)

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Amber Russell

SVP Refining

bp

Suresh Vaidyanathan

Vice President of Renewable Fuels

Phillips 66

Jonathan Gould

Vice President, Business Development

Argus

12:50 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Infrastructure

14:00 - 14:45

Adapting to a global world: Increasing export capacity at ports and investments in infrastructure

Midstream companies are always looking to improve operating efficiencies and increase throughput. This panel will explore the infrastructure needed to meet US crude export potential and the future investment required.

• How are ports adapting to become larger exporters of crude?
• Understanding the need to build more storage capacity at terminals for product exports
• How do growing global light-crude production streams impact future US export capacity investment?

Speakers Include:

Kent Britton

Chief Executive Officer

Port of Corpus Christi

Phillip Anderson

SVP, Business Development

Enbridge

Todd Dillabough

CEO

Ocean Point Terminals

Gus Vasquez

Argus Americas Senior Crude Editor

Argus

AI for trading solutions and refining optimisation

14:45 - 14:50

Chairperson's closing remarks

Speakers Include:

Neil Fleming

Global Head of Editorial

14:50 - 15:20

Interactive working groups

Join a table of 15-20 attendees and delve further into your main industry challenge. Your opportunity to interact with both facilitator and audience members to collaborate and find solutions

Working group 1:
WTI Midland and liquidity
A deep dive with Argus experts and get all your questions answered on WTI Midland
Leader: Gus Vasquez, Editorial Manager, Argus

Working group 2:
The outlook for Permian output growth
Leader: to be confirmed

Working group 3:
The new era of data and AI driven solutions to improve trading decisions
Explore what innovative solutions are helping trading optimisation
Leader: Pedro Nascimento, Chief Technology Officer, Darling Analytics

Working group 4:
Energy policies impacting global crude demand
Get to grips of the current regulatory landscape including new policies, infrastructure permitting, and the IRA
Leader: David Fyfe, Chief Economist, Argus

Speakers Include:

Gus Vasquez

Argus Americas Senior Crude Editor

Argus

David Fyfe

Chief Economist

Argus

15:30 - 16:20

Afternoon coffee and networking

During this coffee break you can join a table of 15-20 attendees and delve further into your main industry challenge. Your opportunity to interact with both facilitator and audience members to collaborate and find solutions

Industries on the rise: Reshaping demand dynamics