Schedule of events:

07:30 | Registration

08:00 - 09:45 | Argus Networking Breakfasts: 

Join us for networking specific to your area of interest. Breakfast breakouts will be held on the following topics:

•  Biofuels

•  Bitumen

•  Marine Fuels

•  LPG

10:00 - 13:15 | Argus Oil Forum 

10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome address

Adrian Binks, Chairman and CEO, Argus

10:15  – 10:20 | Chair’s introductory remarks 

Euan Craik, President, Oil Markets, Argus

10:20 – 10:40 | Oil and the global economy 

- Post-pandemic recovery vs. inflationary slow-down: oil market fundamentals in a volatile world
- Geopolitics, sanctions & the impact on oil trade flows
- Looking to the future – what next for upstream investment and the Energy Transition in transport fuels?

Speaker:

David Fyfe, Chief Economist, Argus

Moderator: Euan Craik, President, Oil Markets, Argus

10:40 – 11:30 | Changing crude markets around the world – A regional review 

Europe
- Brent – Midland WTI joins the Brent complex
- Russia – After Urals, the search for a sour marker in Europe

US exports
- US crude exports resume growth
- Argus launches new waterborne pricing solutions
- Managing price risk at the US Gulf

Asia Pacific/Mideast
- The impact of Russian imports on Asia Pacific markets
- China rebounds
- The search for an Asia-Pacific marker

Speakers:

James Gooder, VP, Business Development, Argus
Amanda Hilow, Deputy Editor, Americas Crude, Argus
Tom Reed, VP, China Crude & Products, Argus

Moderator: Euan Craik, President, Oil Markets, Argus

11:30 – 12:00 | Morning break

12:00 – 13:15 | Between Energy Crisis and Energy Transition – the new reality for European Road Fuels

Diesel
- Europe’s demand response to the ban on Russian imports
- New sources of diesel move into Europe

Gasoline
- Growing global gasoline demand
- The shift to E10 in Europe and beyond

Biofuels
- Biofuels demand – stronger for longer
- Beyond RED 2: What next for feedstocks?

Speakers:

Josefine Ahlstrom, VP, European Business Development, Argus
Robert Harvey, Deputy Editor, European Products, Argus
Giulia Squadrin, Associate Editor, Biofuels, Argus

Moderator: Euan Craik, President, Oil Markets, Argus

13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch 

14:15 – 16:15 | Argus Future Fuels Forum 

14:15 – 14:20 | Future fuels forum welcome

Chris Flook, President Expansion Markets, Head of Europe, Argus

14:20  – 15:00 | Decarbonisation: Hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels and methanol

Hydrogen
- Hydrogen gathers broad momentum
- Vast ambition, short timeframes and teething problems

Marine Fuels
- Low-carbon vs conventional marine fuels
- Fleet replacements and methanol dual-fuel engine investment
- Conventional and alternative fuel emissions vs vessel CCS

Ammonia
- Decarbonised European imports
- New uses: NH3 as a generation fuel

Speakers:

Stefka Wechsler, Editor, Marine Fuels, Argus
Tim Cheyne, SVP, Fertilizers, Argus

Moderator:  Tim Hard, SVP, Energy Transition, Argus

15:00  – 15:25 | The Voluntary Carbon Market: an insight into carbon credits, their uses & price structure

- What is the voluntary carbon market and what is its stage of development?
- Historical context of crude market’s engagement with carbon-compensation of cargoes
- An insight into the landscape of carbon credits: types of credits and prices, and an outlook for the future

Speakers:

Adam Nye, Voluntary Carbon Markets, Business Development, Argus
Nicola De Sanctis, Editor, Voluntary Carbon Market, Argus 

Moderator: Neil Fleming, SVP, Editorial, Argus

15:25 – 15:45 | Afternoon break

15:45  – 16:15 | Delivering the EV revolution: Can metal supply chains keep up with the hype?
- Battery metals – rising costs and future supply risks. Can supply meet demand for nickel, lithium and cobalt?
- Diversifying critical minerals away from China – are the complexities underestimated?
- How is the EV revolution reshaping metal markets?

Speakers:

David Brooks, Global Head of Metals
Ellie Saklatvala, Editor, Metals

Moderator: Chris Flook, President Expansion Markets, Head of Europe, Argus