The educational conference, which takes place on 27 & 28 September at The Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, will see experts from companies such as Nexant, Tri-Zen, Aurecon and Peaker Energy share insight into the sector’s critical issues at both a local level and on a global scale.

Clive Gibson, Vice President, Asia Energy & Chemicals at Nexant, will take a regional outlook, focusing on the key drivers for storage demand in Asia crude oil, and looking at the petrochemical trends in the region.

Maintaining the regional emphasis will be Danial Mah, CEO of Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, who will present ‘Malaysia as Asia’s Trading Hub’. He will examine why Malaysia is perfectly suited for oil and gas trading, whilst also looking at the incentives for oil commodities traders in the area.

Continuing with this theme will be Moe Merican, Lead Consultant at Tri-Zen, who will talk about Asia’s oil and gas storage. He will explore the market’s outlook and its investment prospects. Matthew Goita, CEO of Peaker Energy will analyse the region’s shale industry and the impact of supply and demand.

China is set to be a key focus at the 2016 conference, with Ms Lili, Head of Research Team at ICIS China, taking to the stage on day one to discuss ‘China: Good or bad timing for the crude oil storage business in the world’s top crude importing country?’ Ms Lili will examine China’s trading, renting and contango; looking into its crude oil importing and storage prospects, and speaking about China’s State Petroleum Reserve Plan.

With China in mind, Xiabo Liu, General Manager at InFull Services will look at China’s storage market, explaining that what you see is not always what you get.

Many of the speakers will be taking a more industry specific focus, for example:

• Ignatius Hwang, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs Singapore, will look at mitigating development risks for storage terminals.
• Eric Ho, Representative SE Asia & Australia at API, will give a policy update, focusing specifically on standards and certifications.

For more information on how to book your delegate place or to register for free entry to the exhibition, please visit www.tankstorageasia.com or contact Event Director, Nick Powell, on +44 (0)20 8843 8801 or at nick@stocexpo.com.