S&P Global Commodity Insights

Take a deep-dive into commodity markets at the 2024 Calgary Energy Forum

The Calgary Energy Forum is a great way to stay informed and connect with your industry peers. S&P Global Commodity Insights experts will present region-specific content to elevate your commodity knowledge and provide market transparency.


  • Get vital updates on crude markets, NGLs, and natural gas
  • Hear from leading SPGCI editors and analysts
  • Share your views and ask questions
  • Make new connections - talk face-to-face with industry decision-makers

FORUM STARTS IN

Agenda


8:00 a.m.

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 a.m.

Welcome Address and Introductions

Nick Livingstone, Vice President, NAM Commercial, S&P Global Commodity Insights

9:05 a.m.

Setting the Stage: Trends in the Global Energy Landscape

  • With significant uncertainty around the future of energy demand globally, different pathways for the energy transition are emerging.
  • What regions are driving the largest changes in global fossil fuel demand, and how much will demand change?
  • How will Canada fit into the global energy transition landscape?

Jeff Moore, Manager, Long-Term Natural Gas Scenarios

9:30 a.m.

Global Crude S&D Outlook

  • Global oil supply and OPEC+ action/reaction
  • Demand view - summer and China
  • EVs - what current trends mean for oil
  • Refining outlook - next wave of oversupply

Kurt Barrow, Head of Oil Markets, Midstream & Downstream

10:05 a.m.

Canadian Crude & TMX Update

  • Short- and long-term outlook of Canadian crude production
  • Short- and long-term outlook of Western Canadian crude transportation
  • TMX marine crude tanker movement review

Celina Hwang, Director, Canadian Crude Oil Markets

10:35 a.m.

TMX and Dubai Crude Methodology

  • Methodology for TMX crude assessments
  • Canadian crude spot price spreads
  • TMX crude comparison and impact to other grades
Patrick Harrington, Managing Editor, Crude Oil, Americas

11:00 a.m.

Networking Break

11:30 a.m.

Permian vs. Oil Sands Emissions

  • GHG emissions profile - absolute emissions and carbon intensity - of the Canadian oil sands and Permian production
  • Emission changes over time
  • Key factors that will influence the ability to decarbonize

Kevin Birn, Global Head, Centre of Emissions Excellence and Chief Analyst, Canadian Oil Markets

12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Erin Tully, Environmental Commodities Analyst

Fanny Roldan, Principal Consultant, Oil Markets, Downstream and Energy Transition

Guadalupe Nunez, US Biofuels and Feedstocks Price Editor

Moderator: Kevin Birn

12:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Unleashing Potential: The Impact of New Demand and Export Projects on the Canadian NGL Market

  • With an ever-growing list of West Coast marine export terminals, how will the Canadian market respond?
  • How will the Dow Path2Zero Cracker meet the increasing demand for ethane?
Jordan Woloschuk, Executive Director

2:00 p.m.

Global LNG Outlook: Growth Opportunities in a Crowded Field

  • Short-term global LNG outlook: market tightness easing via new supply additions
  • The drivers of global LNG demand growth through the 2040s
  • The global race to build new liquefaction capacity - and where Canada fits in
  • Long-term LNG price outlook amid the risk of medium-term oversupply
Mehrun Etebari, Associate Director, Global LNG

2:30 p.m.

Networking Break

2:45 p.m.

Relief at Last? LNG Canada and the Canadian Natural Gas Market

  • With the imminent start-up of LNG Canada now in sight, how will the Canadian natural gas market respond?
  • The impacts of LNG Canada and other Gulf Coast LNG start-ups on market fundamentals such as production, pipeline exports, storage inventories and prices
Ian Archer, Associate Director, Gas, Power, and Renewables

3:15 p.m.

Power Surge: Rising Demand Boosts Prices

  • Renewables additions grow, but headwinds loom
  • Gas burn outlook exhibits sharp regional differences
  • Implications for Canadian power markets
Sam Huntington, Director

3:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Josh Brown, Relationship Manager, North America

4:00 p.m.

Networking Reception

Agenda subject to change