2nd Annual
North American Crude Oil Exports Summit

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October 28-30, 2019

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Houston Marriott West Loop by The Galleria | Houston, Texas, USA



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Quality, connectivity, pricing and new markets

The US crude oil market is experiencing a sea change as production and exports continue to rise. US producers will rely on export markets to find the best home for light, sweet crudes coming out of US shale plays. The 2nd Annual North American Crude Oil Exports Summit sets a unique global agenda, inviting international buyers and North American producers, midstream, and ports to examine the changing dynamics of US crude quality, connectivity, pricing, and new markets.

From the future of light sweet crude exports to IMO 2020’s impact on trade flows, to pricing and arbitrage, we’ve got it covered:

  • US light sweet exports in the global marketplace: Where are the current and future markets for U.S. Light Sweet crude–WTI, West Texas Light, and condensate?
  • Canadian pipeline landscape: Existing pipelines and projects in development
  • How disruptive is WTI to the North Sea crude scene? Has Midland WTI found its place in the European refinery appetite?
  • US crude quality: What do buyers outside the US want? How do they price it?
  • Crude connectivity: Breaking up pipeline bottlenecks, which ports will take center stage? Which ports have VLCC vessel capacity?
  • Producer positions: Will the leading basins keep producing? For how long and at what scale?
  • Refiner positions: Will they switch to lighter US crudes or continue to import sour?
  • IMO 2020: As heavy crudes become cheaper, how will this impact light/heavy crude spreads? What impacts will IMO 2020 have on trade flows as crude economics change?
  • Outlook for VLCCs in an export-driven marketplace: IMO 2020 freight cost impact on USGC crude exports and arbitrages
  • US pricing and arbitrage outlook: Game changers impacting crude fundamentals in the medium-term

Hear from industry experts, including representatives from:

BP ▪ ConocoPhillips ▪ Continental Resources ▪ The Arab Gulf States in Washington ▪ World Energy Council ▪ Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. ▪ Energy Transfer Partners ▪ Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ▪ Enbridge ▪ Moda Midstream LLC ▪ Bank of America Merrill Lynch ▪ CME ▪ Petrie Partners ▪ J.P. Morgan ▪ Morningstar ▪ Port of Corpus Christi ▪ Crude Oil Quality Association (COQA) ▪ Macquarie Group ▪ S&P Global Platts ▪ Orbital Insight ▪ Rice University ▪ Committee of Chief Risk Officers ▪ SAS ▪ Veritas


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