May 24-26, 2027
Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC)
United Arab Emirates
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The Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC) returns to the United Arab Emirates on May 24-26, 2027.
As the longest-running and most prestigious gathering for the Middle East oil and gas industry, MPGC unites senior decision-makers from NOCs, IOCs, trading houses, and refiners to share actionable intelligence on the trends shaping global energy markets.
Full details for the 2027 program will be announced soon. Register your interest today to be the first to receive updates on the agenda, speakers, and registration.
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What is MPGC?
The Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC) is the longest-running and most prestigious annual gathering for the Middle East oil and gas industry. It unites senior decision-makers across NOCs, IOCs, trading houses, refiners, and financial institutions to share actionable intelligence on market shifts, commercial opportunities, and the geopolitical risks shaping global energy flows.
Why Attend MPGC?
MPGC 2026 provided independent market insights, expert discussions, and practical perspectives on pricing, supply and demand, and global energy market forces. It featured live intelligence from keynotes and panels, along with insights into Gulf supply strategy and regional dislocations impacting oil and gas flows. Attendees benefited from high-value networking with industry leaders and in-depth sessions to enhance decision-making and support commercial execution.
Who Should Attend MPGC 2026
MPGC is designed for senior professionals in oil, gas, and adjacent markets seeking actionable intelligence for commercial and strategic decisions.
Attendees include producers, refiners, traders, shippers, financiers, technology providers, and executives focused on market strategy, trading, supply chain logistics, and downstream performance.
2026 Agenda
The 2027 agenda will be announced soon
2026 Speakers
Our 2027 speaker line-up will be revealed shortly.
Browse below to discover our 2026 speakers.
OQ Alternative Energy
Alan Freeman
Head of Energy Services
OQ Alternative Energy
Stolt-Nielsen
Alex Ng
Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Alex Ng, Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy, Stolt-Nielsen
S&P Global Energy
Atul Arya
Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist
| Senior Vice President & Chief Energy Strategist |
GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM (GECF)
Aydar Shakirov
Head of Gas Market Analysis Department
Head of Gas Market Analysis Department
Vitol Bahrain
Bader Nooruddin
Regional Head of Research
Bader |
Nooruddin |
Regional Head of Research |
Vitol Bahrain |
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Bassam Fattouh
Director
Bassam Fattouh, Director, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
S&P Global Energy
Beth Evans
VP, Head of Global Upstream Regional Insights
Vice President, Upstream Regional Insights
Hormuz Straits Partnership
Bora Bariman
Managing Partner
Bora |
Bariman |
Managing Partner |
Repsol
Carmen López-Contreras González
Head of Trading Strategy, Market Intelligence
Carmen López-Contreras |
González |
Trading Strategy Manager |
Repsol |
Uniper Global Commodities
Charbel Abi Daher
Chief Commercial Officer, Gas & LNG
International Energy Forum
Christof van Agt Ross
Director Energy Dialogue
IATA
Daniel Chereau
Head Fuel
Daniel |
Chereau |
Head Fuel |
IATA |
S&P Global Energy
Daniel Evans
Vice President, Global Head of Fuels and Refining Research
Vice President, Global Head of Fuels and Refining Research
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Daniel Tarling-Hunter
Senior Economist
- Daniel Tarling-Hunter, Senior Economist, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
S&P Global
Daniel Yergin
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman
S&P Global Energy
Dave Ernsberger
President
Dave Ernsberger is President of S&P Global Energy and a member of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team.
Most recently, Mr. Ernsberger was Head of Market Reporting and Trading Solutions at S&P Global Energy. In that role, he was responsible for managing Platts commodity price benchmarks worldwide, including market reporting, news coverage and exchange relationships, from well-established markets like oil and gas through to emerging market environments like new Energy Transition commodities and recycled materials.
Prior to that, Mr. Ernsberger served in a variety of roles at Platts, including Head of Oil Content; Editorial Director for Asia (based in Singapore), and Houston Bureau Chief. He joined Platts in 1996 as a metals reporter in London, and launched coverage of Europe’s then-deregulating gas and electricity markets in 1999.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Ernsberger holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and politics from Warwick University, England, and a master's degree in international relations from Southampton University, England.
Dangote Refinery
David Bird
Chief Executive Officer
ADNOC
Fatema Bin Saleem Al Teneiji
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Excellence & Performance
- Fatema Bin Sulayem Al Tenaiji, Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, Excellence & Performance, ADNOC
S&P Global Energy
Francesco Di Salvo
Global Director, Price Reporting-Clean Refined Products
Global Director, Clean Refined Oil Products Pricing
ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (IFAD)
Gary King
President
Black Gold Investors
Gary Ross
Chief Executive Officer
FGE NexantECA
Iman Nasseri
Managing Director - Middle East Research
Managing Director - Middle East Research
LanzaTech
Jim Woodger
Managing Director, EMEA
Jim |
Woodger |
Managing Director, EMEA |
LanzaTech |
Uniper Global Commodities
John Roper
CEO Middle East
S&P Global Energy
Karim Fawaz
Executive Director, Global Fuels & Refining
Karim is a Director in the Energy and Natural Resources group at S&P Global Energy. He leads the Energy Advisory Service, which provides energy research tailored to financial institutions investing in the energy and commodity space. He has extensive expertise analyzing short-term global crude oil and refined product markets, managing global short-term liquids supply/demand balances, and forecasting short-term trends in global oil fundamentals, prices, differentials, and refining margins. He also specializes in the relationship between physical and paper commodity markets. Karim has also led various consulting engagements across the midstream and downstream value chain, including asset acquisition due diligence projects, global crude and product trade flow modeling, and pricing analyses. Prior to joining S&P Global (now part of S&P Global) in 2013, Karim worked in the Financial Advisory practice at PFC Energy.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the American University of Beirut and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
RAKGAS
Kim Bendfeld
Chief Commercial Officer
| Kim | Bendfeld | Chief Commercial Officer | RAKGAS |
S&P Global Energy
Laurent Ruseckas
Executive Director, Global Gas, Geopolitics & Finance
Laurent Ruseckas leads coverage of geopolitics, geoeconomics and finance within the Global Gas research and analysis team. He also leads global gas and LNG market coverage for S&P Energy’s real-time analysis product First Take.
Ruseckas has worked for over 30 years advising companies, financial institutions and governments on energy strategy and investment, with a focus on the natural gas industry and the role of natural gas in the energy transition.
From 2022 to 2024 he led global gas research and European power and energy transitioncoverage within the company’s Energy Capital Insights team. Previously Ruseckas managed over 30 consulting engagements related to natural gas infrastructure development or gas-related transactions in Europe and Eurasia.
Earlier in his career, Ruseckas managed the Europe and Eurasia practice at a leading political risk advisory firm, and began his career covering the Caspian Sea region with Cambridge Energy Research Associates in the early 1990s. A Russian speaker, Ruseckas holds a B.A. with honors in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard College (Cambridge, USA) and passed comprehensive examinations in the Ph.D. program in Political Science at ColumbiaUniversity (New York, USA). He is based in London
OMV Refining & Marketing MEA
Mikael Berthod
General Manager
Aramco
Musaab M. Al-Mulla
Vice President, Market Analysis & Sustainability
- Musaab M. Al-Mulla
- Vice President, Market Analysis & Sustainability, Aramco
ADNOC
Philippe Khoury
Executive Vice President, Sales & Trading
Philippe |
Khoury |
Executive Vice President, Trading |
ADNOC |
S&P Global Energy
Philip Vorobyov
Director, Global Gas & LNG Consulting
Philip Vorobyov, Director, Global Gas & LNG Consulting, S&P Global Energy
S&P Global Energy
Richard Swann
Head of Established Benchmarks
OiLSERV Kuwait
Sara Akbar
Chief Executive Officer
SVB Energy International
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri
President
Reliance International
Scott Nelson
President and Head of Trading, Refinery Feedstocks & Products
Boeing
Steven Gillard
Sustainability Director for Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Africa & Central Asia
Sustainability Director for Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Africa & Central Asia
SOCAR Trading
Taghi Taghi-Zada
Chief Trading Officer (Acting)
Chief Trading Officer (Acting)
Vitol Bahrain
Tom Baker
Managing Director
Managing Director
International Energy Agency
Toril Bosoni
Head of Oil Industry & Markets Division
Toril |
Bosoni |
Head of Oil Industry & Markets Division |
International Energy Agency |
ENGIE
Varun Gujral
Country Manager Southeast Asia & CEO Supply & Energy Management APAC & Middle East
S&P Global Energy
Vera Blei
Head of Platts
Ms. Blei took on this role in November 2024. Prior to that, she was the Global Head of Established Benchmarks, responsible for Platts crude oil, refined products, LNG, generating fuels and electricity, and metals price benchmarks worldwide. Over her 25-year career, Ms. Blei has held roles in price reporting, news, marketing, and business development across various commodity markets—including crude oil, refined products, natural gas, LNG, coal, power, emissions, and both ferrous and non-ferrous metals—for organizations such as Platts, Gas Strategies, and NYMEX.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Blei worked as a freelance journalist in Germany, the UK, and Russia.
AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER
Verner Ayukegba
Senior Vice President
AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER
2026 Event Sponsors and Partners
Become a Sponsor
Demonstrate your strengths, raise your company profile, and maximize your ROI as we bring key industry players and decision-makers to you. At MPGC, each sponsor has the opportunity to showcase their products and services and distinguish themselves from the competition. We offer a full range of opportunities and packages, and can even tailor solutions to suit your needs.
Sponsorship offers you proven opportunities to:
- Leverage the S&P Global Energy brand and reputation
- Boost and reinforce your corporate image and brand recognition within the market
- Plan your onsite networking effectively with advance access to the attendee list
- Demonstrate your organization’s strengths and capabilities to executives empowered to make decisions
- Build and maintain lasting business relationships with key industry players
- Maximize your investment by focusing your efforts at a single location, face-to-face with an engaged audience
MPGC offers a variety of standard and tailor-made sponsorship opportunities to fit your marketing and business-to-business needs and your budget.
Contact for sponsorship opportunities
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