December 3, 2025
London Platts Benchmark Briefing
The Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1J 8LT
We are delighted to invite you to our annual London Platts Benchmark Briefing on December 3, 2025.
Join us for the London Platts Benchmark Briefing 2025, where market leaders and S&P Global Commodity Insights experts will discuss the key trends impacting global crude, refined products, LNG, and energy transition markets.
This full-day briefing brings together crude, refining, shipping, and energy transition professionals for in-depth discussions and updates on our benchmarks and price assessments.
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 | Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome remarks from the S&P Global Commodity Insights team
9:05 – 9:45 | Crude – Dated Brent Technical Update
Topics:
- Dated Brent market update
- Dated Brent methodology update
Speakers:
Emma Kettley, Associate Editorial Director, Crude & Fuel Oil
Sam Angell, Manager, Price Reporting, Crude Oil
9:45 – 10:05 | Dubai/Atlantic Basin crude methodology update
Topics:
- Dubai methodology evolution
- Platts crude assessments in emerging areas
Speaker:
John Morley, Global Director, Crude & Fuel Oil Markets
10:05 – 10:45 | How are sanctions reshaping global flows of key energy commodities?
Topics:
- EU/G7 sanctions
- U.S. administration tariffs
- Geopolitical tensions
Moderator:
Gary Clark, Associate Editorial Director, EMEA Clean Refined Products
Panellists:
- Marina Ledakis, Shipping
- Jan Kedzior, Clean Refined Oil Products
- Emma Kettley, Crude
- Sakshi Jalan, LNG
10:45 – 11:00 | Break
11:00 – 11:30 | West African Refined Products: Market and Benchmark evolutions
Topics:
- Gasoline and diesel supply & demand trends
- New Platts WAF assessments
- Establishing WAF as a market reference
Speaker:
Matthew Tracey-Cook, Senior Price Reporter, Light Ends
11:30 – 11:55 | Evolving European LNG benchmark usage and risk management tools
Topics:
- Growing industry integration
- Recent methodology developments
Speakers:
Aly Blakeway, Manager, Atlantic LNG
Roudy Dirani, Manager, Natural Gas LNG
11:55 – 12:20 | Platts Freight Update: Supply, Demand, Geopolitics and Regulations
Topics:
- Global fleet Overview
- Recent developments in the spot freight market for the Atlantic region
- Impact of geopolitical events and environmental regulations
Speaker:
Alec Kubekov, Associate Price Reporter
12:20 – 13:00 | Alternative Marine Fuels – compliance systems heading into 2026
Topics:
- IMO fallout and potential ramifications
- FuelEU status & compliance options
- Role of abatement in compliance surplus
- Bio-bunkers: regulatory & market drivers
- Bio-LNG pooling developments
- Global compliance systems outlook
Moderator:
Desmond Wong, Senior Editor
Speakers:
Chris To, Lead Specialist, Alternative Marine Fuels
Usama Khalid, Price Reporter, Biofuels & Feedstocks
*Agenda is subject to change.
1:00 – 2:00 | Lunch Break
2:00 – 2:20 | Shifting flows in European diesel markets
Topics:
- Latest supply, demand & pricing fundamentals
- Evolution of two-tier markets (Russian vs non-Russian diesel)
Speaker:
Virginie Malicier, Manager, Price Reporting, Middle Distillates
2:20 – 2:50 | Latest trends in European gasoline, naphtha and LPG markets
Topics:
- Supply, demand & pricing fundamentals
- Impact of Dangote refinery on European gasoline availability
- Naphtha under petrochemical pressure
- Rising U.S. LPG arrivals
Speaker:
Daniel Pelosi, Manager, Price Reporting, Light Ends
2:50 – 3:25 | Aviation markets facing increasing supply uncertainty
- Sanctions' impact on European jet markets
- Supply security concerns post-refinery closures
- Aviation supply chain issues
- SAF mandates and fossil jet demand
Speakers:
Aruni Sunil, Price Reporter, Middle Distillates
Dan Workman, SAF Specialist
Moderator: Virginie Malicier
3:25 – 3:45 | Managing the solar power surge
- Impact of increasing solar generation
- Solar module price trends
- Curtailment and capture prices
Speaker:
Lena Dias Martins, Associate Editor, European Power
3:45 – 4:15 | Tech sector driving demand for continuous clean power generation
Topics:
- Tech sector driving PPA growth
- 24/7 matching impacts on GOs/REGOs
- Battery storage growth & arbitrage
Speakers:
Annalisa Jeffries, Associate Director, Coal & Power
Alexandre Silva, Associate Price Reporter, Energy Transition
Moderator:
Alice Mason, Associate Director, Renewables & Energy Transition
4:15 | Closing Remarks
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Emma Kettley
Associate Editorial Director, Crude and Fuel Oil
S&P Global Energy
Sam Angell
Manager, Price Reporting, Crude Oil
S&P Global Energy
John Morley
Global Director, Crude and Fuel Oil Markets
S&P Global Energy
Matthew Tracey-Cook
Senior Price Reporter, Light Ends
S&P Global Energy
Usama Khalid
Price Reporter, Biofuels and Feedstocks
S&P Global Energy
Alec Kubekov
Associate Price Reporter, Shipping & Freight
S&P Global Energy
Aly Blakeway
Manager, Atlantic LNG
S&P Global Energy
Chris To
Lead Specialist, Price Reporting, Alternative Marine Fuels
Chris has more than five years' experience in the price reporting industry, working on commodities ranging from ferrous metals, fertilizers and dry bulk freight. Chris joined S&P Global Platts in 2019, and was previously at Argus Media.
S&P Global Energy
Alice Mason
Associate Director - Renewables, Energry Transition
S&P Global Energy
Gary Clark
Associate Editorial Director, EMEA Clean Refined Products
S&P Global Energy
Daniel Pelosi
Manager, Price Reporting, Light Ends
S&P Global Energy
Aruni Sunil
Price Reporter, Middle Distillates
S&P Global Energy
Virginie Malicier
Manager, Price Reporting, Middle Distillates
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Annalisa Jeffries
Associate Director, Price Reporting - Coal & Power
S&P Global Energy
Alexandre Silva
Associate Price Reporter, Energy Transition
S&P Global Energy
Lena Dias Martins
Associate Editor, European Power
S&P Global Energy
Sakshi Jalan
Associate Editor, Atlantic LNG
Sakshi Jalan joined S&P Global Energy in 2023 and works as an Associate Editor in the Atlantic LNG pricing team. She has over three years’ experience in research and teaching, covering a variety of topics, focusing on economic policies. Sakshi holds a master’s degree in Economics from University of Warwick.
S&P Global Energy
Marina Ledakis
Associate Price Reporter, Shipping & Freight
S&P Global Energy
Jan Kedzior
Price Reporter, Middle Distillates
S&P Global Energy
Daniel Workman
Senior Price Reporter, Biofuels and Feedstocks