When: Thursday, 15 January 2026
Where: Saadiyat Rotana, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Time: 3.00 pm - 7.00 pm
This forum will bring together key industry players and offer insights into the latest trends and developments in the global LPG market.
Come and join representatives from across the LPG supply chain, including producers, exporters, traders, shippers and importers from a range of countries spanning the globe. The event will cover the key themes and topics that have been impacting the LPG industry in 2025 and those going into the coming year and beyond.
We are pleased to invite three special guest speakers, Kristian Sørensen, BWLPG, and Rob Donaldson, Targa Resources and Nick Yin, Befar Evertrust Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Venue: Emerald Ballroom
Venue: Turtle Bay Bar & Grill, Saadiyat Rotana
Kristian Sørensen has over 20 years of experience in the LPG shipping industry where he has held several commercial and management positions. In 2016 he became CEO of Norwegian broking house Fearnleys and also served as Deputy Group CEO for the Astrup Fearnley Group until 2021, when he joined Avance Gas as CEO. Kristian joined BW LPG in 2022.
Nick Yin is the Vice General Manager of Befar Evertrust Singapore Pte. Ltd responsible for oil and gas trading, derivatives trading. During 2015–2023, Nick headed the Marketing department at Tianjin Bohai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Previously Nick worked with China National Technical Import & Export Corporation in the capacity of Project Manager, responsible for the license and equipment import of China's first PDH plant.
Rob Donaldson currently leads Targa Resources’ NGL Logistics and Marketing teams for domestic and global markets. Rob currently serves on the Board as First Vice President of the World Liquid Gas Association, where Targa Resources is also a member of the Industry Council.
Esther Phua is the Head of Asian LPG, responsible for price assessments and business development of Refrigerated LPG trade, East of Suez, for Argus Asia. Esther, who first joined Argus in 1995, has worked with Argus for over 20 years, created and launched the Argus Far East Index, which is the pricing benchmark for LPG trade in physical and paper markets.
David Appleton is Vice President for LPG at Argus Media, responsible for Argus’ LPG activities in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that he had a similar role in Asia-Pacific and was previously editor of various LPG publications including the Argus LPG Outlook, Analytics, and the Statistical Review of Global LPG.
