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Argus European Crude Trading   
16 September 2010   

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Agenda

9.00 – 10.00

Registration and Coffee

10.00 – 10.20

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Dr Peter Caddy, Director and Head of Business Development, Argus

10.20 – 10.50

Overview of the Crude Trading Landscape

  • Analysis of Global trends and the impact on Europe
  • European trends and challenges
  • New projects and the impact on trade

    • Pierre Barbé, Managing Director, Totsa Total Oil Trading

    10.50 – 11.20

    Changing Market Drivers Post Recession

  • Overview of market stability and managing new market drivers
  • Changing spread between light and heavy crude

    • Daniel Jaeggi, Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman, Mercuria

    11.20 – 11.50

    Morning Coffee

    11.50 – 12.20

    Regulation

  • The need for a new regulatory environment in OTC derivatives
  • Protecting the consumer
  • A level playing field on regulation
  • Creating transparency and liquidity
  • The effect on the trading market

    • Hilary Ross, Partner, Bond Pearce

    12.20 – 12.50

    Trends in OTC Cleared Energy

  • Growth in clearing
  • Bespoke nature of products
  • Optimising margin and collateral
  • Straight through processing

    • Felix Carabello, Managing Director, Energy and Metals, International, CME Group

    12.50 – 13.50

    Lunch

    13.50 – 14.20

    Russian Pipeline

  • The impact on Europe
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    14.20 – 14.40

    International Pricing

  • Update on global and European trends

    • Mikhail Perfilov, Business Development Director, Argus

    14.40 – 15.10

    The ASCI Benchmark's First Year

  • Update on global and European trends
  • The ASCI benchmark explained
  • US Gulf coast market dynamics
  • Growth in usage and future prospects

    • James Gooder, Business Development Manager, Argus

    15.10 – 15.40

    Panel Discussion

  • Global supply/demand patterns

    • 15.40 – 16.10

    Afternoon Coffee

    16.10 – 16.40

    Shipping

  • Crude tanker demand trends from oil supply and refining developments
  • State of single-hull demolition and the tanker newbuilding orderbook
  • Newbuilding orders during 2010 and implications for future freight rates
  • Update on the tanker freight derivative markets

    • Jeffrey McGee, Director of Tanker Research, SSY Research & Consultancy

    16.40 – 17.10

    Update on the Middle East

  • Update on the political situation and its impact on crude
  • Supply v demand trends in the Middle East

    • Raad Alkadiri, Partner, PFC Energy

    17.10 – 17.40

    Crude Supply from the Middle East

  • Addressing the changing amount of crude entering Europe from the Middle East

    • Dr Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Adviser, Kuwait National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC) and former Acting Secretary-General and Director of Research, OPEC

    17.40 – 18.00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks
    End of Conference

    18.00 – 20.00

    Drinks Reception