Vortexa is delighted to invite you to our exclusive Energy & Freight Insights event, taking place during International Energy (IE) Week on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.

Gain Valuable Vortexa Insights

Gain valuable insights into the energy and freight markets as Vortexa’s Chief Economist, David Wech, and the analysis team present their expert industry highlights.

Experience Vortexa’s Cutting-Edge Platform

Meet our product specialists at our platform demonstration stations. Whatever your business goals, our team of experts will be on hand to showcase the real-time capabilities of our next-generation analytics in a personalised demonstration.

Connect with Industry Leaders

Following the insight sessions, connect with industry leaders and peers over drinks, canapés, and networking.

Agenda

LNG Market Briefing (2:15 PM-3:30 PM)

• 2:15 PM – Registration and networking (LNG Market Briefing)
• 2:45 PM – Russian LNG flows: Implications to European energy security and global shipping markets
  • Europe’s continued dependency on Russian LNG
  • Impact of the impending ban of transhipment of Russian LNG across EU
  • Repercussions of US Sanctions on Russia’s Baltic LNG projects
  • Speakers: Felix Booth, Head of LNG

Market Views & Freight Insights (3:00 PM-5:30 PM)

• 3:00 PM – Registration and networking (Market Views & Freight Insights)
• 3:45 PM – Welcome from Vortexa Founder & CEO, Fabio Kuhn
• 4:00 PM – Vortexa Market Views: Does uncertainty imply volatility?
  • Demand, supply and balance highlights
  • Focus point: Americas hydrocarbon exports in 2025
  • Emerging trends in crude and product trade flows
  • Refining industry start-ups & shutdowns: how trade flows show what’s going on
  • Speakers: David Wech, Chief Economist, Samantha Hartke, Head of Americas Analysis, Pamela Munger, Lead Market Analyst, Jay Maroo, Head of MENA analysis
• 5:00 PM -Vortexa Freight Insights: Have rates bottomed out?
  • State of the market: latest observations on clean and dirty fleets
  • Sanctions: impact assessment and fleet implications
  • Trump uncertainties and repercussions on the tanker market
  • Speakers: Ioannis Papadimitriou, Lead Freight Analyst, Mary Melton, Freight Analyst, David Wech, Chief Economist

Networking (5:30 PM-9:00 PM)

• 5:30 PM – Networking, drinks, and canapés
• 9:00 PM – The event ends