Alliances for Growth – Markets, Operations and Policy

This session focuses on the analysis of the impact of global events, investment decisions and government policies on the petroleum products supply chain. It also provides a near-term market outlook for fuels on the continent.

Risk and reward are high in the fuel market of Africa's largest economy, where supply, pricing, and operational contentions are in focus. This session features operators, regulators and economic experts to highlight the issues and chart pathways for profitable operations.

This session will explore the status and market dynamics of West African refining against the backdrop of increasing fuel demands, challenging feedstock options and complex offtake options.

With gas moving from the margins to mainstream, this session will explore its increasing integration into the bouquet of last mile energy options. This session will interrogate how traditional energy infrastructure will evolve in response to changing market dynamics, and the approaches to reliably bring energy to homes and businesses.

With gas becoming mainstream and renewables lurking on the fringes, this session will explore the increasing integration of renewable energy sources into the bouquet of last mile energy options. This session will interrogate how traditional energy infrastructure will evolve in response to changing market dynamics, and the approaches to reliably bring energy to homes and businesses.

Maritime security, shipping standards, port dynamics, cargo integrity and ease of options for shipping petroleum are on the menu in this session, featuring both regulators and shipping operators. Shipping disputes also on the menu.

Inspirational reflections on entrepreneurial journeys by successful founders. Let's get insight into how they have done it.

This session will discuss factors that impact profitability of petroleum companies with focus on tank farms, tank trucks and the forecourt. Efficient depot and retail operations, quantity and quality compliance standards, meters, measures and numbers will all be in focus.

Trends in formulations, global regulatory changes and the outlook for sourcing of blending inputs will all be in focus in this session. With a rapidly expanding market and evolving regulatory landscape, stakeholders in the lubricants' sub-sector will be interested in fresh perspectives in what is certainly a very competitive market.