DUBAI OIL & ENERGY FORUM

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September 4, 2018
8:30 am – 3 pm GST

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The H Dubai Hotel
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S&P Global Platts

Our editors and analysts will provide updates on the main oil market drivers, and insight into the evolution of our benchmark price assessments. This year we’ve widened the Forum’s coverage with dedicated sessions on LNG and Blockchain, to give you the fullest picture possible of the connections between regional and global markets.

Speakers

Vera Blei

Vera Blei

Global Director, Oil Markets
S&P Global Platts

Chris Midgley

Chris Midgley

Head of Analytics
S&P Global Platts

Calvin Lee

Calvin Lee

Editorial Director, Asia & Middle East Markets
S&P Global Platts

Daniel Colover

Daniel Colover

Associate Editorial Director, Asia and Middle East, Crude and Residual Fuel Markets
S&P Global Platts

Kenneth Foo

Kenneth Foo

Team Leader, LNG Assessments
S&P Global Platts

James Rilett

James Rilett

Senior Director, Innovations and Digital Strategy
S&P Global Platts

Agenda

8:30 am

Registration & Welcome coffee

9:30 am

Changing trade flows - Middle East crude takes center stage

  • Growing demand pull from Asia
  • Expanding US crude exports
  • Environmental legislation impacts trade flows

Vera Blei, Global Director, Oil Markets

9:45 am

Impact of IMO in Asian oil markets

  • The impact of IMO's sulfur cap on markets
  • Update on 0.5% benchmark specifications
  • Changing trading patterns in Asia

Daniel Colover, Associate Editorial Director, Asia and Middle East, Crude and Residual Fuel Markets

10:15 am

The road ahead for Asian gasoline

  • Key changes in gasoline fundamentals
  • Changes in the refining landscape
  • Asia's move towards cleaner fuels

Calvin Lee, Editorial Director, Asia & Middle East Markets

10:45 am

Emerging Energy Trends

  • The increasing interconnectivity between energy sources
  • Trends in oil Production and Demand
  • The role of the US compared with OPEC
  • LNG as an emerging energy source
  • Disruptive Forces

Chris Midgley, Head of Analytics

11:30 am

Coffee break & Networking

12 pm

The increasing flexibility and transparency of Asia LNG markets: Key insights and implication

  • LNG liquidity expands, increasingly efficient global LNG pricing
  • 2018 Northeast Asia spot market developments
  • JKM and the MOC window

Kenneth Foo, Team Leader, LNG Assessments

12:30 pm

Blockchain in the Oil & Gas industry

  • Blockchain uses and relevance for the Oil & Gas market
  • Relevant applications of the Blockchain technology
  • Platts Blockchain use-case

James Rilett, Senior Director, Innovations and Digital Strategy

1 pm

Networking lunch

1:45 pm

Platts Price Assessment Methodology Explained

3 pm

Forum ends

Agenda subject to change

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