This past year has presented a wave of challenges for the global crude oil market. What will the crude market look like as we head into 2016? Will the slowdown in US production and the jump in OPEC output continue? Will there be consolidation of upstream independents and who will survive? How will increasing regulatory and environmental scrutiny impact crude marketers and refiners? How are new safety restrictions impacting crude transportation...

Falling crude prices mean a more competitive crude market in 2015 The global oil market has been presented with a paradigm shift. The price collapse will reshape the economics and logistics of the Americas crude markets as dramatically as they were reshaped by the shale revolution itself. The Argus Americas Crude Summit provides delegates with the insight and information they need to survive and thrive. Issues to be discussed: The impact of OP...

Increasing domestic shale production is having a radical effect on crude slates available to US refiners, even as more coker projects are coming online. With less heavy crude coming from Latin America, refiners are turning to Canada for supply, though transportation capacity is limited, as Canadian crude fights light-sweet Bakken crude for pipeline space. What will this mean for petroleum coke production, quality and pricing? And how will this...

Rising domestic crude production has sparked a surge in infrastructure growth to connect producers in the shale regions with their customers. In the absence of traditional pipeline systems, railroads, barges and even trucks have been pressed into services as short and long term transport solutions. In addition, Canadian crudes now face similar logistical hurdles, and producers are beginning to turn more to rail and barge as major pipeline proj...