IN PERSON EVENT
Research & Insights Forum
Oslo, Commodities: Power, Gas, Carbon, Oil, Metals
Tuesday, 29 April, Dronning Eufemias gate 16, 0191
We are excited to announce our annual Commodities Research & Insights Forum in Oslo, presented by LSEG Data & Analytics.
Join us for a complimentary seminar focused on the latest developments within the power, gas and carbon markets in Europe, the LNG market, in-depth weather forecasts and many more exciting topics.
- Power Markets: Price outlooks for European and Nordic power markets.
- LNG and Gas Markets: Discussions on the potential increase in US LNG cargos to Europe and the factors influencing gas prices in Europe.
- Oil Market Dynamics: Implications for the oil markets of geopolitical volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty.
- Metals: The energy transition needs metals: Can supply chains deliver?
- Carbon Market: Long-term outlook on carbon pricing.
- Weather: Summer forecast, climate effects on renewable energy supply, and the role of AI in weather forecasting.
- Long term power: insights about renewable capture prices and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
- Networking Reception
- Workshops: covering selected topics such as fundamental power, gas and LNG models and power price models. Workshops will take place on the day after the seminar, Wed 30 April, from 10.00-12.00. Register your interest when submitting the registration form.
Event info
Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Time: 09:30 - 18:00 CET
This event is free of charge.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
The agenda might be subject to minor modifications as the event date approaches
Time
Session
9:30 - 10:00
Registration and Coffee
10:00 - 10:15
Welcoming Remarks
Gabriele Martinelli, Senior Manager - Power Research, LSEG
10:15 - 10:40
Seasonal weather outlook, climate effects on renewable energy supply and development of AI weather forecasts
Marcin Gorski, Research Specialist - Weather, LSEG
Hans Brenna Schjønberg, Research Lead - Weather, LSEG
10:40 - 11:00
LNG Supply and Demand Outlook: A surge coming towards Europe?
Olumide Ajayi, Senior Research Specialist - LNG, LSEG
11:00 - 11:20
Gas in Europe: Prices determined by LNG alone?
Marina Tsygankova, Director, Gas and LNG Research, LSEG
11:20 - 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:05
Geopolitical volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty: Implications for the oil markets
Amy Bowe, Director - Oil Research, LSEG
12:05 - 12:25
The energy transition needs metals: Can supply chains deliver?
Bruce Alway, Director - Metals Research, LSEG
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 13:50
Carbon market: Long term price outlook
Gabrielle Kinder, Research Lead - Carbon, LSEG
13:50 - 14:15
European Power: Price outlook for Germany, France and Great Britain next 12 months
Nathalie Gerl, Research Lead - Power, LSEG
14:15 - 14:40
Nordic power: Can we expect the third summer in a row with full water reservoirs?
Petter Nordby, Senior Data Analyst, LSEG
Mark Pearson, Research Principal, Hydrology, LSEG
14:40 - 15:00
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:25
Key trends in the renewable sectors
Lars Ove Skorpen, Director for Power and Renewable Energy, Pareto Securities
15:25 - 15:50
Assessing renewable investments in a weather driven-power system
Margarita Flores, Senior Analyst Power, LSEG
15:50 - 16:00
Closing remarks
Petter Vegard Hansen, Director - Power Research, LSEG
16:00 - 18:00
Networking and Refreshments
OUR SPEAKERS
Bruce Alway
Director of Metals ResearchBruce Alway
Bruce oversees research teams covering base, ferrous, precious, and battery metals across the group’s global locations. He joined the company in February 2014. With over 20 years of experience in the mining and commodities sector, Bruce has worked as a sell-side equity analyst and a metals analyst in market research and consulting. Earlier in his career, he spent seven years as an exploration geologist in Africa. Bruce holds a BSc in Geology and a Master’s in Mineral Project Appraisal from Imperial College London’s Royal School of Mines.
Olumide Ajayi
Senior Research Specialist - LNGOlumide Ajayi
Olumide is a Senior LNG Analyst at LSEG covering global LNG supply and demand dynamics both on a short-term and long-term basis, as well as LNG shipping and trade flows. Prior to joining the LSEG LNG team, Olumide worked at ICIS as an LNG Researcher/Analyst and at S&P Global as an Energy and Political Risk Analyst focused on West Africa. Olumide holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and a master’s degree in Oil and Gas Management.
Amy Bowe
Director of Oil ResearchAmy Bowe
Amy oversees teams covering crude, refined products and petrochemicals across Singapore, Dubai, London and Houston. She has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including roles in finance, corporate strategy, environmental and social governance, research and consulting. Amy holds a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Arizona and a Master's in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Hans Brenna Schjønberg
Research Lead, WeatherHans Brenna Schjønberg
Hans joined LSEG in 2024 and is a meteorologist and Research Lead in the LSEG Weather and Climate Research Team. At LSEG he works on data-driven longer-term forecasts and validation, impacts of climate change on commodity markets and the development of AI-based weather forecasting applications. Hans has previously worked as a climate risk and ESG consultant, as a climate data scientist and as a research scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Hans holds a Ph.D in meteorology from the University of Oslo.
Margarita Flores
Senior Analyst PowerMargarita Flores
Margarita is a senior analyst within the European Power Team focusing on long term and energy transition modelling. Before joining LSEG, she worked as an energy transition data analyst, focusing on batteries and hydrogen, and has also experience in solar energy modelling. She holds a double degree M.Sc. in Energy Technologies from Uppsala University, Sweden & MSc. in Energy Engineering and Management from IST, Portugal.
Nathalie Gerl
Research Lead - PowerNathalie Gerl
Nathalie Gerl joined the European Power Team in LSEG in December 2017. She has worked as an analyst in energy trading companies in Germany, focusing on power and gas markets. She holds a MSc degree in Economics and Finance from Cologne University.
Marcin Górski
Research Specialist - WeatherMarcin Górski
Marcin Górski is a Meteorologist & Weather Analyst at LSEG. Before joining the team in 2020, he was an operational meteorologist and weather observer for the Institute of Meteorology in Poland, also a prop-trader at the U.S. commodities/stock market. In 2009, he received a master’s degree in meteorology and climatology from UMCS University in Lublin. At LSEG, he creates short-term and long-term forecasts for the Agriculture and Power markets, covering countries across the globe. The Weather Team produces in excess of 50 weather commentaries per week, also having a significant role in developing the weather data, charts, tables, and maps shown throughout Workspace.
Gabrielle Kinder
Carbon Research LeadGabrielle Kinder
Gabrielle Kinder is a Carbon Research Lead at LSEG’s Carbon Research Team, specializing in European compliance markets and global voluntary carbon markets. With a career dedicated to environmental markets, she has held roles as a consultant and investment specialist at leading firms in sustainable finance, including Bloomberg and BNP Paribas. She holds first-class MSc degrees in Sustainability and Physical Geography with Biosciences, the CFA Level 1, the CFA IMC, and qualifications in data science.
Gabriele Martinelli
Senior Manager - Power ResearchGabriele Martinelli
Gabriele Martinelli joined Refinitiv and the Power research team in February 2016, and since June 2021 he leads the analysis and modeling activities of the European power research group. Gabriele focuses on mid- and long-term price forecasting for Continental Europe, in addition to fundamental modeling of demand and wind power output. He has a PhD in statistics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a Master of Science degree in mathematical engineering from Politecnico di Milano.
Petter Nordby
Senior Data AnalystPetter Nordby
Petter is an analyst with the European Power Research team, focusing on the Nordic Power market. He has a background from Energy and Process Engineering and obtained his MSc degree at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining the Power Research team in April 2023, he worked with process engineering design on various hydrogen, biocarbon and oil & gas projects.
Lars Ove Skorpen
Director for Power and Renewable EnergyLars Ove Skorpen
Lars Ove Skorpen is Director for Power and Renewable Energy in Pareto Securities. He works with mergers and acquisitions within the power and renewables industry, in addition to corporate finance tasks in the same sectors. Lars Ove joined Pareto Securities in October 1998. Before that he founded Elfinans and worked as a consultant in PwC. Lars Ove Skorpen has an MBA degree in strategy from University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA in finance from the Norwegian school of Economics.
Mark Pearson
Senior Manager, Power and Hydrology ResearchMark Pearson
Mark Pearson is a research principal within the hydrological department at LSEG Data & Analytics. Mark focuses on hydrological modelling in the Nordics and Brazil. He has previously worked at SMHI and has a Master of Science degree in Water Resources from the University of Lund, Sweden.
Marina Tsygankova
Director, Gas and LNG ResearchMarina Tsygankova
Marina is a Lead analyst in LSEG team for European Natural Gas markets and has been part of that team since 2012. Marina has previously worked as a researcher in Statistics Norway. Marina holds a PhD and a Master of Science degree in Social Economics from the University of Oslo.
Petter Vegard Hansen
Director - Power ResearchPetter Vegard Hansen
Petter Vegard Hansen is the Director of Power Research at LSEG. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oslo and has previously worked in the Research Department at Statistics Norway. He was also a member of the expert panel for electricity prices (Strømprisutvalget) appointed by the Norwegian Government in 2023.Please be aware the organiser retains the right to decline participation should the registrant not fall into targeted audience.
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