Oil Redefined, Resilience, Trade & Opportunity | September 7–10, Singapore

Now in its 42nd year, the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) is S&P Global Energy’s annual flagship oil and commodities event, widely recognized as Singapore’s best oil conference and APAC’s top commodity event. It unites decision-makers across crude, refining, trading, shipping, petrochemicals, biofuels, and downstream markets to share actionable intelligence on market shifts, commercial opportunities, and risks shaping global energy flows.  

Why Attend APPEC?

APPEC 2026 offers independent market insight, expert-led discussion, and practical commercial perspectives on pricing, supply and demand, regional dislocations, and the forces driving global energy flows.

• Live market intelligence from keynotes, plenaries, and expert-led panels. 
• Practical insight into pricing, supply and demand, and the regional dislocations shaping global oil flows. 
• High-value networking with senior leaders and specialists across crude, trading, refining, shipping, chemicals, biofuels, and downstream markets. 
• Deep-dive sessions designed to sharpen decision-making and support near-term commercial execution.

Key Themes for APPEC 2026

• Supply Dynamics: Diverse Sources, Evolving Partnerships
• Geopolitical Disruption vs. Market Reality
• Refining’s Margin Squeeze: Optimizing Value in Changing Markets
• Demand Evolution: Meeting Diverse Energy Needs
• Maritime and Trade: Shipping’s Role in Energy Security
• Biofuels: Pathways to Commercial Scale

With market conditions defined by trade shifts, geopolitical tensions, and demand evolution, APPEC 2026 delivers unmatched market intelligence, C-level expertise (30% of 210 speakers), and high-value networking that positions it ahead of all other Singapore and APAC commodity events. Held in Singapore, APPEC remains the definitive gathering for oil and energy decision-makers.

To learn more about APPEC and register, visit https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/events/conferences/appec

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Published: 25 August, 2026

India’s natural gas company GAIL on Sunday (23 August) said it has signed a Tripartite Cooperation Agreement with Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and classification society DNV to explore the establishment of a LNG bunkering facility at Kandla Port.

The partnership brings together GAIL’s LNG expertise, DPA’s strategic port infrastructure and DNV’s global technical expertise in maritime safety and LNG bunkering.

“The initiative will explore the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure, supply chain, safety framework and operational ecosystem at Kandla, supporting the adoption of cleaner marine fuels and India’s vision for greener and more sustainable shipping,” the company said in a social media post.

The agreement was signed by Shri Sushil Kumar, Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority; Shri Anant Khobragade, ZCGM, Gujarat Zonal Office; and Ajay Kumar Singh, Business Lead, Marine Advisory, DNV India.

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Published: 25 August, 2026

The Global Ethanol Association (GEA) and DNV on Monday (24 August) announced the launch of a three-year Ethanol Data Intelligence Partnership, marking an important expansion of their activities in ethanol research and data intelligence. 

The collaboration will support the development of a structured global ethanol database together with ongoing research, data maintenance and regular updates throughout the partnership.

Under the agreement, GEA will develop and provide comprehensive ethanol fuel data intelligence which will be integrated and made available to users of DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. This initiative is designed to improve visibility and transparency across the global ethanol industry by bringing together structured and traceable information on ethanol production facilities and their characteristics from a fuelgrade perspective.

 The research will progressively capture and map key information including production facilities and their locations, production capacities, feedstocks and raw materials, fuel and output categories, based on documented and traceable sources. The research framework places particular emphasis on data quality and source traceability, drawing on publicly available and other verifiable information.

“With Morten Jacobsen, our Secretary General, and on behalf of our association, we are very pleased to develop this new capability, which further reinforces our role as an international coordination and execution platform for the ethanol industry,” said Sylvain Zurcher, President of the Global Ethanol Association.

“Through this collaboration, we are establishing the research infrastructure needed to map ethanol production facilities globally from a fuel-grade perspective and transform fragmented information into structured and traceable market intelligence. By providing greater visibility into areas such as production capacity, feedstocks, fuel categories and other fields of research, our objective is to help reduce information asymmetries for market participants and support better-informed decisions across the ethanol value chain.”

“As we have expanded and added new assets to the AFI platform we have always looked to build around the provision of high quality, verifiable data. And from our first meeting with GEA we have been very impressed by their commitment to providing the industry with solid insights on ethanol and the way they have already been able to build a solid network within the industry. This is looking to be a very productive partnership, and we are positive that this new data intelligence from GEA will enable our AFI customers to explore new shipping fuel pathways with confidence,” said Nathaniel Frithiof, Sales Lead Digital Products, DNV.

By developing a dedicated ethanol research and data intelligence capability, GEA aims to strengthen the information infrastructure available to organizations who are looking to evaluate ethanol across both emerging and established markets and applications. This new activity complements GEA’s existing work across its marine and aviation sector initiatives, project groups, policy engagement, and market-development activities.

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Published: 25 August, 2026