LSEG Commodities Forum Singapore

LSEG Insight Series Singapore

Commodities Forum Singapore

Singapore Commodities Forum

Commodities sit at the heart of today's geopolitical and economic landscape. As markets navigate ongoing volatility, shifting trade flows, supply disruptions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, access to timely intelligence has never been more critical.

Ahead of APPEC Week in Singapore, LSEG is bringing together market experts, industry participants and Reuters journalists to discuss the forces shaping oil, LNG, coal, power and shipping markets.

We look forward to welcoming you for an afternoon of insights, discussion and networking with industry peers.

Event info

Date: 3 September 2026, Thursday

Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

Event Agenda

15:00 – 15:30 Registration

15:30 - 15:50 Trade Flows & Information Flows – Opportunity Ahead. Presented by Stuart Wood, Global Head of Commodities, LSEG

15:50 – 16:10 Oil Market Recalibrates as Middle East Conflict Persists. Presented by Charles Ong, Manager, Oil Research Asia, LSEG

Persistent disruption reshapes oil-market dynamics as the initial shock fades
Shipping constraints and rerouted trade flows redefine effective market tightness
Improving supply buffers limit upside, while geopolitical risk keeps volatility and risk premia elevated

16:10 – 16:50 Panel. Impact of Middle East Conflict on LNG, Coal, and Power Markets – an Asia Perspective

LNG: Asia LNG market response to Middle East supply disruption
Coal: Impact of gas-to-coal fuel switching on seaborne coal import demand and prices.
Power: Impact on Asia power markets, including prices, forward curves and volumes, and fuel switching

Panelists:

Toby Hassall, Research Lead, Coal Markets, LSEG
Shruti Shah, Senior LNG Research Specialist, LSEG
Jiho Lee, Power Research Specialist, LSEG
Moderated by Sudarshan Varadhan, Asia Energy Correspondent, Reuters

16:50 – 17:30 Panel. Navigating Disruptions in Shipping

Signals from vessel movements: what shipping data shows in a period defined by chokepoints.
The importance of freight risk management

Panelists:

Sanshray Agarwal, Senior Data Scientist for Shipping Research at LSEG
Cheong Jin Yu, Head, Baltic Exchange Asia
Plamen Aleksandrov, Head of Research, Chemicals, Chemical Tanker Department, SSY
Moderated by Florence Tan, Deputy Editor, Commodities Asia, Reuters

17:30 Cocktail reception

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