Argus Crude Forum

Emerging pricing ecosystems for Asia-Pacific

Argus invites you to join our complimentary forum during an important week in Asia's oil industry calendar. Network with industry leaders and market participants as we focus on the Middle East and Asia-Pacific's footprint in the oil market.

26 September 2018 (Wednesday)
9:00am-13:00pm (registration starts at 8.30am)
PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel. Singapore
William Pickering Ballroom (Level 2)

In a year of momentous changes for the Asian crude market, the first futures contract for delivered crude into China debuted in March. Saudi Arabia then three months later decided to change the pricing mechanism for half of its crude exports east of Suez. Shanghai’s International Energy Exchange and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange have taken centre stage in the pricing of physical flows to Asia-Pacific, opening up new opportunities for supplies from different regions to trade at differentials to futures contracts.

Come and listen to the experts discuss the short- and long-term outlook for Asian crude pricing, including surging volumes coming from North America and the potential reshuffling of cargoes as the US Trump administration pushes protectionism and China retaliates.

This is a complimentary event. Due to limited spaces, please register your details now to reserve a seat.

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Emerging pricing ecosystems for Asia-Pacific

  • Keynote speech: Evolving physical flows and crude benchmarks in Asia
    Nathan Ohayon, Crude oil trader, Glencore
  • Spot grade differentials: The importance of physical crude pricing in Asia
    Alejandro Barbajosa, Vice-President, Crude, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, Argus
  • Update on China’s INE crude oil futures
    Zhang Hongmin, Executive Director of Products and Market Department, INE
  • Spot markets for crude delivered to China
    Tom Reed, Editor, Argus China Petroleum, Argus
  • Pricing crude at the US Gulf coast and exports to Asia
    Euan Craik, Chief Executive, Americas, Argus
  • Focus on Iraqi crude supplies
    Ali Nazar Faeq Al-Shatari, Head of Crude Oil and Gas Marketing Division, SOMO
  • North Sea crude pricing: A proposal to prolong the life of the Dated benchmark
    James Gooder, Vice-President, Crude, Europe and Africa, Argus
  • IMO 2020: Impact on marine fuels markets & implications for Singapore pricing
    Alan Bannister, Senior Vice-President, Business Development, Asia, Argus
  • Discussion panel: Oil producers vs consumers – seeking control of pricing
    Adi Imsirovic, Head of Oil Trading, Gazprom Marketing &Trading, will join the above speakers for the discussion