Agenda

Registration & Lunch: 12.30

Welcome & Introduction - 13:30
Kevin Schaefer -VP, Germany & Central Europe

Diesel Cargo Markets

Moderator, Josefine Ahlstrom, VP, European Business Development

The changing diesel trade flows in NWE
Benedict George, Senior Reporter, Argus European Products

• • How is the market changing as the Russia sanctions deadlines approach?
• • What is the likely impact of the sanctions?
• • What are the consequences of a shortage of diesel inventories in Europe?
• • How will wider macro forces, including the possibility of recession in Europe, affect diesel?

The impact of Russian diesel sanctions on Germany
Alina Rapoport, Senior Reporter, Argus German Fuels (Argus O.M.R.)

• • What are the implications of the diesel embargo for Germany?
• • How are German companies preparing for the shortfall in Russian diesel flows?
• • Price assessments in times of uncertainty – what can Argus offer?

Pricing European Diesel
Alfonso Berrocal, Business Development Manager, Middle Distillates & SAF

• • What is the size of the pricing problem?
• • How to price new product flows into Europe?
• • What pricing solutions are available?

Coffee Break – 30 minutes

Gasoline

Europe’s transition to E10 gasoline
Robert Harvey, Deputy Editor, Argus European Products

• • The transition to E10 and increasing fungibility compared to E5
• • Pickup of E10 in northwest Europe and Germany
• • What's behind the disconnect between finished grade prices and Eurobob barges this year?
• • Gasoline supply/demand balances and refining economics as winter begins

The German Fuels Market

Challenges in the German inland markets
Hagen Reiners, Editor, Argus German Fuels (Argus O.M.R.)

• • How are fuels priced in Germany?
• • Logistical challenges in a landlocked market
• • Inland regional pricing dynamics – how German prices diverge from ARA
• • Is there a need for local risk management instruments in Germany?

Biofuels:

Germany’s road fuel market in transition: Compliance options and pricing considerations
Sophie Barthel, Deputy Editor, Argus Biofuels

• • What to expect for the biofuels market in Europe in the run up to 2030 on the back of member states unilaterally moving ahead with restrictions of high ILUC feedstocks
• • How to view HVO as key alternative to GHG certificates in light of persistent concerns around feedstock availability
• • The impact of growing interest in GHG certificate generation from electricity on physical fuel demand
• • Developments in the market for advanced biomethane in Germany

Hydrogen & Future Fuels

The developing hydrogen market: Ambition vs. reality
Stefan Krümpelmann, Editor, Argus Hydrogen & Future Fuels

• • Fundamental overview of the German hydrogen market
• • When will hydrogen become a serious alternative to road fuels?

Closing Remarks

Kevin Schaefer, VP – Germany & Central Europe

From 17:30 - Argus Networking Event

Tortue Hamburg, Stadthausbrücke 10, 20355 Hamburg (Stadthoefe)
Food & Drinks Provided