Past event summary

About the event

Organised by DMCC's Energy Club in association with the CMS, Euro Petroleum Consultants and Thomson Reuters, the seminar included topics such as oil supply/demand, market data and implications associated with production, refining and oil trading. Also included in the seminar, was a round table discussion on topics such as upstream exploration, refining and petrochemicals. 
 
The event outline was as following:
 
Event Outline
Session 1 – Oil Price Outlook
Global view taking into account supply/demand and geopolitics
Market data – what the figures are telling us 
The differing scenarios and their implications 
Session 2 – Implications (Part 1)
Impact on upstream exploration and production
Impact on refining and petrochemicals 
Impact on oil trading 
Session 3 – Implications (Part 2) 
Potential legal implications and solutions 
Impacts on GCC economies and what may result, what deregulation means to UAE 
 
The event was attended by over 80 people from the energy sector and DMCC members
 
Event Speakers included:
•    Robin Mills, Head of Consulting, Manaar Energy Group
•    Luke Pachymuthu, Manager - Crude & Fuel Oil, Thomson Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts
•    Michael Strauss, Director of Business Development, SPD Group
•    Arnaud Boucard, Business Development Manager Commodities & Energy – MENA, Thomson Reuters