Webinar: Understanding WTI: WTI in Europe and Asia

 

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Midland quality WTI has become a mainstay in the European and Asian refining markets, shaking up the supply/demand picture in a turbulent time and becoming a key determinant of global oil prices. Understanding the WTI supply chain and what drives its price formation is essential for anyone buying, selling or trading crude worldwide.

In the next webinar in our series focusing on the WTI market from wellhead to refinery, Argus senior crude reporter Lina Bulyk and vice-president of crude James Gooder will discuss new seaborne trade flows, changing trading patterns and the impact of WTI on demand and pricing of other crude grades in the world’s major demand centres.

We will focus on these questions, among others:

  • How does WTI fit into the European refining slate?
  • What is the fallout from WTI’s inclusion in the Brent basket?
  • What impact has Asian demand had on European WTI supply?
  • Who is buying WTI in Asia and how does it work?
  • Why has WTI/Murban become Asia's key light crude spread?
  • How does freight play into the east/west arbitrage dynamic?

 

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Lina Bulyk
Senior Crude Reporter
Argus Media

Lina has been covering the North Sea crude market for the past three years, during which time WTI has become a vital feedstock for European refiners and joined the North Sea Dated basket as the sixth grade. Her main focus in the last year has been the transformation of Dated.

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James Gooder
Vice President Business Development Crude
Argus Media

James is responsible for raising commodity price reporting agency Argus’ profile in Europe and Africa, with a particular focus on the crude oil, refined products and LPG sectors. He works closely with companies and governments to help them find ways to price commodities transparently and fairly.

Did you miss the earlier episodes of our Understanding WTI webinar series?

Understanding WTI: Upstream US pricing

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • What makes the US pipeline market different?
  • Why does pipeline liquidity translate into transparency?
  • WTI triangle: Midland, Houston and Cushing  — What actionable intelligence can it give buyers, sellers, investors, ship operators and others?
  • What tools does Argus Crude provide to understand the market?

Understanding WTI: The evolution of US crude exports

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • How the US shale boom in the Permian basin has impacted crude exports?
  • How primary waterborne operations and infrastructure at the US Gulf coast function, and how they may evolve in the future?
  • How the maturing USGC market has formed and the way in which it trades?
  • How WTI exports can interact with demand in Europe and Asia, as well as global freight rates, to help shape global trade flows?