Argus Clean Ammonia Europe Conference

Boudewijn Siemons

CEO, Port of Rotterdam

Boudewijn became CEO in February 2024, less than a year after being named Interim CEO at the port, which he first joined as Chief Operating Officer in 2020. Before that he worked at Royal Vopak as President of the North and Latin America Division. He was previously a member of Vopak’s management and worked in that capacity in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Before that, Boudewijn held various management positions at Royal VolkerWessels. He began his career in 1987 in the Netherlands Royal Navy, where he served until 1998. He studied at the Netherlands Royal Naval Institute and the Technical University Delft.

Oeyvind Lindeman

Chief Commercial Officer, Navigator Gas

Oeyvind began his maritime career at AP Moller Maersk, where he spent five years as a gas charterer before joining Navigator Gas as Chartering Manager in 2007. He became Chief Commercial Officer in 2014, leading the company’s commercial strategy in the LPG, ethylene and ammonia sectors. Under his leadership, Navigator has advanced key initiatives in low-carbon shipping, including the first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer and the development of ammonia bunkering infrastructure through Azane Fuel Solutions. He also plays a central role in CO2 shipping and clean ammonia offtake partnerships. Oeyvind holds a bachelor’s degree (Hons) from the University of Strathclyde and an executive MBA with distinction from Cass Business School.

Susumu Tokura

Managing Director & CEO, IHI Europe Ltd

Dr Susumu Tokura is the Managing Director & CEO of IHI Europe Ltd. He has over 20yr' experience in advanced engineering and technology leadership at IHI Corporation's Corporate R&D Division. Dr Tokura joined IHI Corporation in 1999 after receiving his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Osaka University, and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University while working at the company. He previously headed the Applied Physics & Chemistry Group, where he managed teams researching decarbonisation technologies including electromagnetic applications, hydrogen, methane and ammonia synthesis, and aircraft electrification. Dr Tokura has led IHI Europe Ltd since April 2022, advancing business development in the ammonia value chain across Europe and Africa to support the company’s growth and the region’s transition to a net-zero carbon future.

Corinne Sandberg

Chief Marketing Officer, EVREC

Corinne Sandberg is the chief marketing officer for EVREC, with extensive experience in project management, business development and stakeholder engagement. Sandberg worked at EDF Group for 25 years in roles including head of a research department focused on energy production, corporate-level risk management and the optimisation of complex asset portfolios. Her work has given her a comprehensive understanding of the energy sector and strategic project execution. She has managed projects totalling over US$4bn and has led cross-functional teams to achieve sustainability goals. Sandberg graduated from École Supérieure d’Électricité (Centrale-Supélec) and holds a Trium e-MBA from HEC, the London School of Economics and New York Stern.

Stephen Jackson

CEO, Ammonia Europe

Ammonia Europe is a newly established business association representing the interests of the European ammonia value chain. Stephen was previously Deputy CEO at Hydrogen Europe, as well as a Vice President and Senior Director in renowned global consultancies. The focus throughout his career has been on climate, energy, transport and trade policies, but he also has expertise in research and development, as well as industrial scale-up.

Nils Jakob Hasle

EVP Clean Energy, Hoegh Evi

Sebastian Budischin

SVP, SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe)

Sebastian Budischin is the senior vice-president of business development and origination for Sefe’s Hydrogen and Clean Energy Business. He was previously vice-president for strategy and growth at Bosch from 2021, where he managed business model design, strategy development, implementation and product management for hydrogen technology. His prior roles included director of the corporate department for business model innovation, head of marketing, business strategy and communication for the Asia-Pacific electrical drive business, and various marketing and strategy development positions in the automotive and power tool industries. He studied international business in Stuttgart, Germany, and in Michigan in the US.

Jeffrey Norman

Vice President Low Carbon Ammonia, Air Products

Jeff is responsible for leading the development of Air Products’ growing portfolio of large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia projects across the Americas.
He has more than 20 years of experience in developing and executing projects throughout the global energy sector and has previously for worked TotalEnergies and Aramco.
Jeff has a degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois, and in Finance and Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Jens Aßmann

VP Business Management Ammonia Value Chain & Operations Amino Resins, BASF

Jens Aßmann heads as Vice President the Business Management of BASF’s ammonia value chain in Europe as well as BASF’s amino resins production. He held positions across the areas of innovation, strategy & business management at BASF. For three years, he worked as Staff to BASF’s CTO. Jens studied chemistry at the university of Göttingen where he received his doctoral degree in the field of Physical Chemistry. He founded a start-up in 2002 and joined BASF as a research scientist in 2003.

Eva Boje Errebo

Head of Time Charter, Maersk Tankers

Eva Errebo has spent nearly four decades with A.P. Moller-Maersk, gaining extensive chartering experience in dry cargo, tankers, and LPG. She joined Maersk Tankers in 2017 as Head of Time Charter, responsible for the longer term employment of the company’s fleet, including ten Very Large Ammonia Carriers on order for delivery from November 2026. Her career reflects a deep commitment to shipping, innovation, and advancing sustainable solutions in maritime transport.

Duna Uribe

Program Manager Clean Ammonia, Port of Rotterdam

Duna manages the clean ammonia portfolio at the Port of Rotterdam to ensure the midstream infrastructure is ready to receive the expected flows. Previously Duna had a leading role in creating the partnership with Pecém Port Complex, a JV from the Port of Rotterdam situated in Brazil where she led the launch of Pecém’s green hydrogen hub. Duna is passionate about creating a prosperous path to net zero as well as gender equity.

Aviv Bar Tal

Global Vice President Commercial, OCI

Aviv Bar Tal is the Global Vice President Commercial at OCI Global, a European leader in low-carbon nitrogen and hydrogen-based products. OCI Global produces ammonia, melamine, AdBlue and nitrate fertilisers from its base in Geleen in the Netherlands, and operates the only independent last-mile ammonia distribution network and import terminal at the Port of Rotterdam.

Aviv oversees OCI’s global commercial strategy, including the sales, sourcing, logistics and trading of over 3mn t of fertiliser, ammonia and industrial products annually. OCI, under his leadership, is pioneering low-carbon ammonia bunkering for vessels at Rotterdam and expanding inland barge and rail infrastructure to accelerate decarbonisation across the chemical and fertiliser sectors.

Since joining OCI in 2021, Aviv has led the transformation of ammonia from a conventional fertiliser feedstock into a clean energy vector and hydrogen carrier. He previously spent 22 years at ICL Group, holding senior roles across Israel, the Netherlands, China and Brazil, including as SVP of Innovative Agriculture Solutions Europe.

Marina Simonova

Principal - Consulting, Fertilizer & Clean Ammonia Analytics, Argus

Marina has more than 20 years' experience in the fertilizer industry, specialising in the ammonia value chain, including low-carbon ammonia. She leads Argus’ subscription analytics team across all fertilizer nutrients, focusing on short and long-term forecasting. Marina has developed a unique, in-depth understanding of the global fertilizer and ammonia markets, from leading producers to consulting companies. She also has a senior leadership role at global association IFA. 

Jonathan Flynn

Director Clean Energy, CF Industries

Jong Chen Foo

Head of Global Ammonia, Woodside Energy

Jong Chen joined Woodside in 2024 as the Head of Global Ammonia to lead origination of ammonia offtakes, marketing and trading activities which includes developing lower carbon use cases in Energy (Marine Fuels/Refining), Power Generation, Cracking, Industrial Chemicals, and Fertilizers globally. Jong Chen has over 20 years of international trading, marketing and procurement experience in commodities and energy industry, including over 13 years of ammonia trading experience. He is also on the Board of Directors for Ammonia Energy Association and had been on the SteerCo of The Fertilizer Institute’s Ammonia certification program and Argus Clean Ammonia Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Woodside, he worked with OCI Global, RGE Group, Koch Industries, Royal Dutch Shell, and held roles such as Global Head of Ammonia, Global Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Managing Director APAC Trading, Global Trading Product Line Leader; leading trading, procurement and business development in fertilizers, chemicals, pulp value chains, palm value chains, crude oil, Fuels, Bitumen. Jong Chen has a Mechanical Engineering degree from National
University of Singapore and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

Emile Herben

Director of Product Management , Yara Clean Ammonia

Emile is the Director of Product Management for Clean Ammonia at Yara, one of the world’s largest ammonia producers and transporters. Since joining Yara in 2018, he has worked on various aspects of the company's transition to clean ammonia and is currently responsible for product development for new markets for ammonia. Prior to Yara, Emile held various roles in manufacturing, engineering, and project management at Procter & Gamble. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology.

Keshni Sritharan

Senior Originator, Low Carbon Commodities, EnBW Energie Baden Wurttemberg

Keshni Sritharan is currently a senior originator within EnbW's low carbon commodities division. Prior to EnBW she was a Senior Associate in OCI’s Corporate Business Development and Investments Team, primarily responsible for executing on OCI’s Hydrogen and decarbonization initiatives globally. Prior to joining OCI, Keshni was with CRU for several years as a senior analyst covering nitrogen and natural gas analysis.

Johannes Eng

Corporate Development and Strategy, Port of Duisburg

Johannes is currently Senior Project Manager for Corporate Development and Strategy at German port Duisport Duisburger Hafen AG. Johannes’ work focuses on energy transition at the port, including new energies, hydrogen and its derivates, and port transformation. Prior to taking on this role, Johannes worked as Senior Manager Business of Solutions and Supply Chain Analyst for Duisport’s packing logistics department, where he oversaw global supply chain logistics and contract management. He also previously worked as Operations Manager for solar module manufacturer Canadian Solar, and as Head of Logistics for Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec Solar. Johannes has a degree from EUFH European University of Applied Sciences Brühl, Germany and Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada.

Antonia Vlek

Director, Project & Infrastructure Finance, ABN AMRO Bank

Antonia is a director in ABN AMRO’s Project and Infrastructure Finance team, passionate about all things energy transition. Next to traditional renewables like wind and solar, she leads non-recourse financings for geothermal, battery materials, carbon capture and hydrogen and hydrogen derivative projects. Before switching into banking, Antonia started out her career in strategy consulting and spent several years at Shell in structured finance, M&A and and roles relating to the commercialization of novel technologies.

Ruth Sharpe

Editor - Ammonia, Argus

Ruth has been editor of the Argus Ammonia report since 2017, most recently overseeing the report’s expansion into the clean ammonia space. She joined Argus in 2009 and covered the coal, biomass and freight markets in the UK and US, before moving into fertilizers in 2016. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Brunel University London.

Natalia Zubenko

Business Development Manager , GTT

Pierre-Germain Marlier

Investment Director, Head of Northern Europe, Hy24

Saravanan Manivel

Director – Low Carbon Fuels , Engie Trading

Based in Dubai, Saravanan has global responsibility for developing the supply and trade of low-carbon fuels at Engie. These include blue and green ammonia, green methanol, eJet, kerosene and other e-fuels. He has 20-plus years of experience in the energy industry across India, Europe, Singapore and the Middle East. Saravanan started his journey in energy at Shell, where he held various management positions in supply, business development and M&A for Asia, Europe and Africa. He subsequently worked as head of marketing and origination for BP IST and, most recently, with Aramco Trading in Saudi Arabia as global business development lead for low-carbon fuels and structured deals. An engineer, he holds a master’s degree in business from INSEAD in France.

Alexander Fokker

General Manager, LBC Tank Terminals

Alexander Fokker is an executive with over 17 years of experience in the liquid bulk storage and energy transition sectors. He is the general manager of LBC Tank Terminals' recently acquired terminal in Vlissingen, where he is developing the facility to become a leading hub for green energy solutions in the region. He previously held senior leadership roles in large-scale terminals, where he oversaw P&L management, multi-disciplinary teams and strategic growth initiatives. He managed capital projects for sustainable feedstocks, helped develop and execute sustainability strategies, and led efforts to increase operational efficiency and customer satisfaction across multiple regions. His expertise includes terminal management, M&A, commercial development and sustainability, and he focuses on innovation, energy transition projects and team development.

Sjoerd Jenneskens

Director Ammonia Distribution & Trade, OCI

Sjoerd Jenneskens is the director of ammonia distribution and trade at OCI Global and has 23yr of experience in the fertiliser and chemical industry. He joined OCI in 2010 and has since held commercial, business development and sustainability roles across its ammonia, fertiliser and methanol businesses. He is OCI's former sustainability director and co-shaped the company's sustainability strategy and decarbonisation efforts. His current role involves leading the OCI entity that imports and distributes ammonia through the OCI Ammonia Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, and building low-carbon and clean ammonia partnerships across global and EU value chains. Sjoerd began his career in safety, health and environment at Royal DSM and holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from Saxion University and a master's degree in International Business from Maastricht University. He works to create sustainable business value, reduce the impact of the ammonia value chain and help decarbonise other sectors.

Naomi van den Berg

Program Manager Sustainable Transport, Port of Rotterdam

Naomi is passionate about shipping and sustainability, and combines this in her current role. She has worked on various international partnerships in previous roles in the shipbuilding industry, as well as in her detour to the clean cooking sector. Naomi leverages her experience for the bunkering of alternative fuels in the green corridor of Rotterdam-Singapore, and in various other projects across the value chain to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport. She holds a master’s degree in Marine Engineering.

Wouter Demenint

Program Manager Hydrogen Supply Chains, Port of Rotterdam

Wouter is actively contributing to the development of clean energy systems through large-scale hydrogen and ammonia programs. His expertise lies in designing strategic programs and fostering alignment among industrial, governmental, and international stakeholders — all with the aim of building supply chains to accelerate the transition to low-carbon fuels.

Based in Rotterdam, Wouter is engaged in initiatives that span the entire value chain: from production and import logistics to infrastructure development and system integration. He has a particular interest in ammonia’s role as a hydrogen carrier and its potential to enable global energy trade and storage solutions.

Andrej Nötzel

Director, Energy, KfW IPEX-Bank

Wim Damme

Head of Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Trading , Envision Energy

Wim Damme is the head of green hydrogen and ammonia trading and the business development director of green hydrogen business for Africa. He establishes global sales channels for PtX molecules, such as green ammonia and e-methanol, from Envision's own projects. He also optimises the Envision Energy green molecule portfolio and supply chain and handles business development and partnerships with leading PtX developers. He previously worked for Brenntag, growing the nitrogen downstream business in Benelux and managing a wide range of chemical products. The downstream business included ammonia and other nitrogen derivatives such as nitric acid and ammonium nitrate. He also worked as a vice-president for ENI, developing the LNG portfolio for the midstream organisation. In his role as vice-president for ENI Trading, he developed trading strategies and business opportunities with the LNG, oil and gas desks. He established Vattenfall’s European market expansion into downstream power and gas segments and handled its renewable power generation business development.

Jorgen Vedsted

Principal Promotion Manager, Everllence

Andrea Guati-Rojo

Head of Stakeholder Relations and Public Affairs, Ammonia Energy Association (AEA)

As head of stakeholder relations and public affairs at the AEA, Andrea is responsible for overseeing the firm’s external affairs and projects in ammonia safety, regulations and public perception. Andrea has worked for various international companies in Mexico, the UK, Spain and currently in the Netherlands. She holds a PhD in environmental engineering and psychology from Cardiff University in the UK. Her doctoral research focused on the public perception of green ammonia, and she performed the first-ever empirical study analysing green ammonia public acceptance in Mexico and the UK. She also holds a master of science degree in sustainable energy and environment and a bachelor of arts degree in communication and government affairs.

Kristof Coppé

Director Fleet Operations & Technical Business Development , Exmar

Kristof has been Director Fleet Operations and Technical Business Development at Exmar since 2025. He started his career in the dredging industry as technical superintendent before joining Exmar, first as technical superintendent and later as project manager and head of technical shipping. He was responsible for several innovative building projects in gas shipping including eight midsize gas carriers built in the Philippines and the world’s first order of LPG fuelled very large gas carriers. Kristof leads the development of Exmar’s first ammonia fuelled 46,000m³ gas carriers. He holds a master’s degree in electromechanical engineering-maritime technology from the University of Ghent.

Vaios Kitsos

Head of Technical Sales Ammonia Cracking, thyssenkrupp Uhde

Vaios Kitsos is a Chemical Engineering graduate (Diplom-Ingenieur) from the University of Dortmund with over 24yr of experience at Uhde in diverse technical and commercial roles. He began his career as a process engineer, designing methanol, hydrogen and syngas plants. He spent a few years in the furnace department and as a technology adviser at various construction sites, before transitioning into sales to drive business development and customer solutions. He now leads the commercialisation of innovative cracking technologies as Head of Technical Sales for Ammonia Cracking and EnviNOx, supporting sustainable and efficient solutions for clients worldwide.

Brend Michiels

Market Intelligence Advisor , Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Brend Michiels is a market intelligence adviser at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and specialises in the energy and industrial transition. He focuses on critical and emerging markets such as hydrogen, CO2, circular plastics and batteries, and also reports on the liquid bulk segment at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The market intelligence team works closely with industry and tank storage providers in and outside the port area to foster cross-industry co-operation and gather information to launch these emerging markets.

Tobias Roelofs

Senior Business Developer CCS & CCU , TNO

Ivar de Maa

Business Development Manager, Vopak

Jake Preseton

Senior Analyst - Consulting, Argus

Haris Zografakis

Senior Consultant, Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood senior consultant Haris Zografakis has spent over 30yr helping clients including mining companies, oil majors, shipowners and state-owned enterprises with shipping and international maritime trade. He offers strategic advice and solutions to clients worldwide on challenges in commodities disputes, maritime decarbonisation and complex multi-jurisdictional cases. Haris provides comprehensive support in dispute resolution and has acted in hundreds of arbitrations and court cases, including High Court and Supreme Court proceedings. His practice covers a wide array of issues, from demurrage claims to high-stakes oil and gas disputes. He also handles non-contentious work, including structuring transactions and advising on decarbonisation strategies to prepare clients for future challenges. He provides tactical, legal and commercial advice to clients. The Legal 500 recognised the firm's commodities practice as a First Tier team under his leadership. His work focuses on dispute resolution and helping clients adapt to the evolving maritime landscape. He is chair of the Comite Maritime International's International Working Group on maritime decarbonisation. He has published and lectured worldwide, including at COP and for BIMCO and the IMO. Lloyd's List recognised him as a top-ten maritime lawyer worldwide.

Harish Jayaram

Vice President, Business Development, Hygenco Green Energies

Carol Xiao

Director Business Development, Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT)

Carol Xiao is the Director of Business Development at the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) and leads its efforts in green hydrogen, clean ammonia and circular carbon to support the energy transition. Since joining ISPT, Carol has been a driving force behind scalable, low-cost hydrogen production through electrolysis and Power-to-X technologies for converting renewable energy into sustainable fuels like hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. With a background spanning Engineering, Chemical Manufacturing, and High-Tech, Carol’s career has always focused on bringing innovative solutions to life. She is skilled in stakeholder management, business development and project management, and collaborates across industries. Carol is also an engaging conference organiser and moderator, and she makes complex topics accessible and inspires action toward a low-carbon future.

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF, Argus

Tim is Senior Vice President for the fertilizer sector at Argus. Tim worked a process manager at an ammonia/urea plant in South Africa before moving to the UK to join KBR (then M.W. Kellogg) as a process engineer in the ammonia technology team. More recently Tim has covered fertilizer and industrial nitrogen as a market analyst.

Oliver Hatfield

VP Fertilizers, Argus

Oliver Hatfield is the VP of Fertilizers for Argus Media in London. Oliver joined Argus in October 2018 following its acquisition of Integer Research, where he was head of the fertilizer market research team and one of the company’s founders. He has more than 20 years of experience in business analysis and consulting.

Oliver is currently leading business development across Argus’ global nitrogen, phosphates and potash businesses, and driving the development of the company’s business in clean ammonia and specialty fertilizers. He is a regular speaker at industry events and is a graduate of economics and development economics from the University of Manchester in the UK.

Jack Merriott

Senior Manager - Consulting , Argus

Jack Merriott leads Argus Media’s bespoke consulting projects practice in low-carbon fuels in Europe. He has delivered lender due diligence for some of the largest and most advanced green and blue ammonia projects in the world, as well as green fertilizer projects. He also leads the consulting practice in alternative marine fuels, advising shipowners, storage companies, prospective fuel producers and financial institutions.

Mei Kei Lai

Manager - Consulting, Argus

Emile Herben

Director of Product Management , Yara Clean Ammonia

Emile is the Director of Product Management for Clean Ammonia at Yara, one of the world’s largest ammonia producers and transporters. Since joining Yara in 2018, he has worked on various aspects of the company's transition to clean ammonia and is currently responsible for product development for new markets for ammonia. Prior to Yara, Emile held various roles in manufacturing, engineering, and project management at Procter & Gamble. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology.

Vanessa Dietz

Hydrogen and Sustainability Manager, EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg

Daniel Lorenzetto

Senior Manager Low Carbon Ammonia, Air Products

Daniel Lorenzetto is the Senior Manager for Low Carbon Ammonia Business Development at Air Products and leads commercialisation efforts for two major energy transition projects: NGHC in Saudi Arabia and the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in the USA. He joined Air Products in 2009 and started in finance before moving into business development and asset management in southern Europe. He has contributed to large clean energy initiatives across Europe since 2022. Daniel holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Bologna.

Pia Rebelo

Legal Analyst , Stephenson Harwood

Pia Rebelo is a South African-admitted attorney and private law lecturer who works on the role of contract law in driving decarbonisation in the shipping industry. Alongside her academic work, she serves as a Legal Analyst at Stephenson Harwood LLP, where she supports the firm’s decarbonisation team by developing advisory materials and drafting contractual clauses for clients. Pia teaches maritime law, cross-border commercial law and contract law, and combines legal principles with practical insight from the shipping sector. Her research and publications span a range of sustainability-focused topics, including green finance frameworks, green supply chain finance, contractual mechanisms for reducing emissions in shipping, polar shipping challenges, and climate-related litigation, reflecting a broad commitment to legally informed climate action.

Joyce Aviso

Hydrogen Principle, Consulting, Argus

Joyce is a Principal in the Consulting practice at the London office of Argus Media, covering hydrogen. She has over 15 years of experience across the natural resources sectors, including hydrogen, power & renewables, petrochemicals, plastics, refining, gas and shipping. Prior to her role at Argus Media, she worked for a number of research and consulting firms, where she has led the development of new business units in hydrogen and chemicals, as well as managed bespoke consulting projects. Joyce holds an MBA (Hons) from Imperial College London.

Lieuwe Brouwer

Programme Coordinator, NLHydrogen

Hannah Todd

Technical and Safety Officer, Ammonia Europe

Hannah's role involves following the technical developments of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, marine fuel, and energy storage and production, as well as working with stakeholders to uphold safe practices. She was previously the Green Ammonia Officer at Fertilizers Europe, where she worked on the decarbonisation of the industry and promoted the role of sustainably produced ammonia in achieving the EU's climate goals. Before that, Hannah was Process Plant Engineer at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, working on nuclear fusion hydrogen fuelling systems. She graduated from the University of Durham with a degree in Chemistry.

Graham Weale

Professor for Energy Economics, Ruhr University Bochum

Graham focuses on decarbonisation, hydrogen and derivatives, and power market design. He spent nine years as Chief Economist for RWE, Germany’s largest power generator, and before this was Director of European Energy Services for Global Insight, now S&P. His responsibilities have included projects for the European Commission, governments and regulators, and acting as an expert witness in natural gas arbitration cases. During a stint at Deloitte, he specialised in energy liberalisation. He began his career with ExxonMobil, working in supply and refining. Graham has a physics degree from Oxford University, an MSc in systems engineering from the University of London and an MBA. He is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences.

Ruth Sharpe

Editor - Ammonia, Argus

Ruth has been editor of the Argus Ammonia report since 2017, most recently overseeing the report’s expansion into the clean ammonia space. She joined Argus in 2009 and covered the coal, biomass and freight markets in the UK and US, before moving into fertilizers in 2016. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Brunel University London.

Oliver Hatfield

VP Fertilizers, Argus

Oliver Hatfield is the VP of Fertilizers for Argus Media in London. Oliver joined Argus in October 2018 following its acquisition of Integer Research, where he was head of the fertilizer market research team and one of the company’s founders. He has more than 20 years of experience in business analysis and consulting.

Oliver is currently leading business development across Argus’ global nitrogen, phosphates and potash businesses, and driving the development of the company’s business in clean ammonia and specialty fertilizers. He is a regular speaker at industry events and is a graduate of economics and development economics from the University of Manchester in the UK.

Pamela Machado

Senior Reporter, Hydrogen and Future Fuels, Argus

Pamela Machado is a senior reporter at Argus Hydrogen and Future Fuels desk. Pamela is a journalist covering the energy transition, climate policy and future commodities.

Jack Merriott

Senior Manager - Consulting , Argus

Jack Merriott leads Argus Media’s bespoke consulting projects practice in low-carbon fuels in Europe. He has delivered lender due diligence for some of the largest and most advanced green and blue ammonia projects in the world, as well as green fertilizer projects. He also leads the consulting practice in alternative marine fuels, advising shipowners, storage companies, prospective fuel producers and financial institutions.

Mei Kei Lai

Manager - Consulting, Argus

Lizzy Lancaster

Deputy Editor - Ammonia, Argus

Lizzy is Deputy Editor at Argus Media specialising in traditional ammonia and emerging clean ammonia markets. After joining Argus in 2021, she covered ferrous metal markets with a focus on green steel, before moving into fertilizers in 2023 where she has expanded the breadth of Argus coverage and analysis of clean ammonia. She holds a masters degree in politics from King’s College London.