Argus Base Oils Asia, Middle East & Africa Conference

Amit Dhiman

Country Manager (Lubes), Middle East & Africa, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Antwan Osta

Managing Director – CEO, Yanbu United Company (YUNITCO)

Antwan brings over 25 years of diverse leadership experience in manufacturing, spanning the converting, food, and oil & gas sectors. For the past seven years, he has led Yanbu United Company for Trading and Industry (YUNIGREEN) as Chief Executive Officer, steering the company to become the Middle East’s foremost producer of re-refined base oil.

Antwan’s expertise lies in advanced re-refining technologies, sustainable industrial practices, and the development of circular solutions within the lubricants industry.

Shailesh Bildikar

Commercial Director – Maritime Logistics, Emirates Ship Investment Company LLC

Ali Al-Ganzory

CEO, G&B Global Corp

Ali Al-Ganzory is the CEO of G&B Global Corp. and a seasoned Senior Base Oils Trader with over a decade of experience in the base oil and petrochemical industry. He has successfully expanded market presence across the Americas, Europe, Egypt, and the Middle East by developing and managing trading strategies and mitigating risks. Ali holds a Master's in Business Analytics, enhancing his ability to use data science, predictive modelling, and market analysis for strategic decision-making. Ali’s goal is to continue delivering value and excellence to G&B Global Corp and its clients by applying his extensive knowledge and analytical expertise to the base oil trading market, driving the company’s mission of growth and innovation.

Nikhil Agarwal

Managing Director, Globestar Energy FZE

Mr Nikhil Agarwal is a dynamic, result oriented leader with a rich experience of 25 plus years in Fortune 500 organisations. He is an engineer and holds an MBA (Marketing & Sales) and MBA (Energy Management) from University of Houston, Texas and Indian Institute of Management. Mr Agarwal used his deep industry knowledge, strong educational background and commercial acumen to set up Globestar Energy FZE, a highly reputed name in base oil trade. Globestar is successfully trading all base oil grades and petrochemicals in MENA, Far East Asia, India and Africa. His past work experience includes senior sales and marketing positions at Elf Lubricants, TotalEnergies India, Reliance Industries and Diamond Petroleum.

Gabriella Twining

Global Editor - Base Oils, Argus

Gabriella is the global editor of Argus' Base Oils publication, leading the global editorial team and publishing the weekly report. She previously worked as a reporter in IHS Markit’s Maritime & Trade department covering all areas of shipping. And prior to that worked for several years at a ship management company in the Safety Security and Environment department.

Guo Harn Hong

Global Lead Base Oils, Argus

Guo Harn graduated from the National University of Singapore with First Class Honours in Economics. He was on the university’s Dean List in 2014/2015 and 2016/2017. Guo Harn also holds a diploma with highest distinction in Business Information Technology from Temasek Polytechnic. He was on the institute’s Director’s Honour’s List in 2009 and 2010.

Myrko Anthonio

Chartering Manager, Stolt Tankers

Li Li Chng

Associate Editor, Argus

Chng Li Li joined Argus Media in 2023 as Base Oils Associate Editor. She previously worked with ICIS for more than six years covering petrochemicals market. Prior to joining the price reporting industry, she worked several years as a communications professional in the financial services and energy sectors.

Irina Vinogradova

Senior Manager - Consulting, Argus

Irina is a Senior Manager Consulting in the London office of Argus. She is responsible for the bespoke consulting work in the crude and refined products segment, including specialty products, with a focus on Europe and Africa. Irina has over 9 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to Argus, Irina was heading the European gas events portfolio of Fleming Group. Irina has an MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School and wrote her master’s thesis together with Gazprom Marketing & Trading on small-scale LNG.

Austin Hipps

Technical Marketing Engineer – Base Oils, Ergon, Inc.

Austin Hipps is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Base Oils. He received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2020. He joined Ergon, Inc. in 2020, working in the Quality Assurance group, and began providing technical support for the HyGold brand in 2024. As a specialty-oil technical engineer, he has experience serving a global customer base, supporting product-development efforts and providing unique base-oil solutions.

Edward Bell

Acting Group Head of Research and Chief Economist, Emirates NBD

Ashish Bodade

Procurement Hub Manager, Middle East and Africa, Castrol

Trivendra Kumar

Technical Manager, Coraplus India

Ramatri PD

Senior Oil Trader, Galaxy Energy Group

Konstantin Levchenko

Head of Desk, Oil Products, Argus