Argus Oil Products: Caspian and Central Asia Markets 2024 | Argus Media | 5 March 2024 | Raffles The Palm Dubai, West Cresent Palm - Jumeirah - Dubai - UAE

The conference will bring together top managers from the largest international oil, trade and transport-logistic companies to discuss the main development trends in oil and products markets in Caspian, central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Over 400 participants from 150 companies and 30 countries participated in last year’s event.

Topics on the agenda include:
• New era of global crude oil and oil products market. Changes in global flows
• Overview of macroeconomic conditions and industry trends in the global oil and oil products market. Development of global demand
• Changes to the European sour crude markets and the prospects of KEBCO grade
• Freight market: longer routes for oil product transportation, impact on transportation costs, changes in the insurance market
• The current state of crude processing in the Asia-Pacific region (India, China, Indonesia)
• Trends in Turkey: growing imports and exports of oil products
• Middle East markets: challenges and opportunities
• Transit flows through Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan market: results of 2023, impact of the GTL launch, plans for 2024
• Production and export of crude and oil products in Turkmenistan
• Recent trends and prospects for the imports of crude and oil products to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
• Transport and transit opportunities in the Caspian region and Central Asia
• Transfer pricing aspects of cross-border arrangements in the Central Asia region

• Exciting Location
The event takes place in one of the world's principal commodity trading hubs of Dubai - opening the conference up to a wider range of global attendees.

• Global connections
Connect with the entire value chain including refiners and producers, traders, distribution, petroleum markets, shipping and logistics and more.

• Networking opportunities
Do not miss the best timed networking event in the oil and products calendar - at the start of the 2024 season to turn uncertainty into opportunity

2024 Speakers

David Fyfe
Chief Economist, Argus

Jay Maroo
Head of Market Intelligence & Analytics - MENA, Vortexa

Viktor Katona
Lead Crude Analyst, Kpler

Iman Nasseri
Managing Director, Middle East, FGE

Rauf Guseinov
Senior Editor of Argus Caspian Market/Argus Caspian Transport Publications

2024 Sponsor

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• Pro Logistic Service

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Socar

EVENING RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Crait

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Alkagesta
• Midas

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Everest Energy DMCC
• Group Holding
• Rise Oil
• Port of Baku

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Intertek
• PanAsia
• EGE Logistics
• Redbridge
• Evicor
• EnergoTrade
• CIM Banque