European Refining Summit

Platts annual European Refining Summit has earned its place as ‘the must attend’ event for downstream professionals. Now in its 11th year, the conference is world-renowned and attracts over 150 senior industry professionals, who will gather once again to network, lean and obtain key insights.Designed for Europe’s leading refiners, traders, logistics and solution providers, regulators and other key industry stakeholders, Platts has sourced 25 expert speakers to gather for frank discussion and unrivalled debate, including how to profit through flexibility and a trader focused approach.

What to expect at our 2017 European Refining Summit:

• The big picture for European and global refining today - Macroeconomics and the Trump effect, OPEC cuts versus increased production, latest on demand and supply, prices and profit margins, rationalization, and the importance of flexibility and a trader focused approach
• Latest bunker fuel spec changes - How is the refining industry adjusting to 2020, is it worth them investing to convert fuel oil to diesel and what investment plans to they have in place?
• Competitiveness of European refining in the context of EU policy and climate change policy - How is the industry adjusting to the new EC directive for biofuels, latest challenges associated with electric cars, increasing CO2 costs impacting margins and reducing differences in the costs of energy between refineries
• European and global developments for oil products consumption - Developments, challenges and opportunities for diesel, gasoline, jet fuel and fuel oil
• Global market developments and trade flows – Latest on Chinese tea-pot refineries, implications of refinery upgrades and tax changes in Russia, update on the new mega refineries in the Middle East and African fuel specs – when will they tighten?
• Investigating the latest on investment, finance and M&As - Global investments in refining capacity and its impact on oil products supply and trade, recent M&As and impact on energy security, and examining the new challenges in hedging
• Energy efficiency and process efficiency gains - Balancing cutting costs to achieve cash flow neutrality while looking towards long term growth

Start Date	21st September, 2017
End Date	22nd September, 2017
Venu	The Hotel Brussels Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Location	Brussels,Belgium