June 25, 2026
Istanbul Market Briefing
Istanbul, Turkiye
Istanbul Market Briefing
We are pleased to invite you to the 3rd annual S&P Global Energy Istanbul Market Briefing, taking place in person in Istanbul, Turkiye on Thursday June 25, 2026.
This complimentary event will bring together market participants and S&P Global Energy experts for a day of timely insights, market outlooks, and discussion across Crude & Refined Products, Chemicals, and Gas.
Our specialists will explore the key trends influencing regional and global markets, share forward-looking perspectives, and provide analysis to help you navigate an evolving energy landscape.
Join us to connect with industry peers, engage with our analysts, and gain valuable insights across key commodities.
Stay tuned for agenda updates in the coming weeks.
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Pricing: Complimentary
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Agenda
9:15 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking
10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome and introduction to S&P Global Energy
10:15 – 10:45 | Oil Market Outlook: The impact of the Iran war on the oil market
- How is the oil market rebalancing as a result of the Iran war?
- What is the outlook for the remainder of 2026?
- What are the longer term implications of a historic disruption to the oil market?
Tanya Stepanova, Associate Director, Lead Africa & Eurasia Fuels & Refining
10:45 – 11:15 | Platts crude and refined product benchmark update
- Dated Brent update
- Price trends in the Mediterranean crude market
- How are global geopolitics and sanctions reshaping European crude demand?
11:15 – 11:45 | The evolving market landscape of refined products
- Benchmark update on key transport fuels markets
- Jet Fuel: global geopolitics and European supply security
- Diesel: sanctions impact and European balances
- Gasoline: which way forward for European gasoline in a post-Dangote world?
11:45 – 12:15 | Refining outlook: A new era of strategic importance for refining?
- How are product markets calibrating after the Iran war?
- How has the war changed our outlook for refining margins and capacity rationalisation for 2026/27?
- Has energy security become a much higher priority and what does this mean for refining investment and closures?
Eleanor Budds, Director, Lead European Fuels & Refinng
12:15 – 12:35 | Using AI to Accelerate Commodity Research
Martin Ginesta, Senior Specialist
*Agenda is subject to change.
12:35 – 14:00 | Networking lunch
14:00 – 14:30 | Chemicals: Turkey's growing importance in the global PX-PET value chain
- How Turkey is looking to reposition itself within the global PX market
- How Turkey's growing PTA capacities are impacting global trade flows
- Developments in PET and R-PET and what Turkey can learn from its neighbours
Davi dos Santos, Senior Price Reporter, EMEA Chemicals
14:30 – 15:00 | Chemicals Market Outlook
- Chemicals market overview
- Global olefins & Polymers outlook with a view on Europe and ME
- Aromatics & fibres overview
15:00 – 15:45 | Gas and LNG benchmarks at the forefront of an evolving landscape: Turkey in focus
- Europe’s LNG‑led gas system, shifting benchmarks and price trends
- Drivers of pricing innovation and evolution in risk management
- Turkiye: LNG flexibility and regional balancing role
Aly Blakeway, Manager, Price Reporting, Atlantic LNG
Roudy Dirani, Manager, Pricing - EMEA Natural Gas
15:45 – 16:15 | Gas Market Outlook
- Middle East conflict implications for the global LNG and European gas markets: Midterm LNG supply-demand dynamics and Middle East conflict impacts on balance and pricing. Implication or the European gas market
- Changing gas flows in Central and Eastern Europe: Russian gas phase-out effects on regional gas flow patterns
- Turkish gas balance & reexport potential: Turkey's gas demand trends, import options (pipeline/LNG), regional hub role, and reexport opportunities/challenges
Anna Galtsova, Director, Eurasia Energy & European Gas Research
16:15 | Panel discussion
17:00 | Closing remarks
17:10 | Networking drinks reception
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Tanya Stepanova
Associate Director, Oil Markets, Midstream, and Downstream
Tanya Stepanova leads refining and marketing research on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independence States at S&P Global Energy.
Tanya leads a dedicated team responsible for research on Russia and CIS downstream value chain from refining and refined product markets through fuel retail. Prior to joining S&P Global, Tanya served as an executive in the International Financial Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance in Riga, Latvia.
Tanya holds a bachelor's degree from the International University Audentes, Estonia and a master's degree from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). She speaks English, Russian, French, and Latvian and is based in S&P Global Paris office.
S&P Global Energy
Eleanor Budds
Director, Oil Markets, Midstream and Downstream
Eleanor Budds is a Director of Research and Analysis in Oil Markets and Downstream group at S&P Global Energy.
Eleanor has 14 years' experience in oil market analysis. She currently leads the European downstream research team and is a key member of the global short-term forecasting team. Amongst other topics, Eleanor has developed expertise in short-and long-term oil product price and refining margin forecasting, energy and environmental policy and regulation at EU and national country level, competitive dynamics in the marketing sector, crude oil markets, and oil company performance and strategies. She has contributed to a number of deep-dive consulting projects, notably assessing biofuels markets in Europe, carrying out a strategic analysis of a major European pipeline, and evaluating a retail marketing investment opportunity for a financial investor.
Eleanor has a Bachelor's degree in English, and a MSc in Environmental Policy, in addition to a postgraduate qualification in conflict and international development. She speaks fluent English and French.
S&P Global Energy
Anna Galtsova
Research Director, Gas, Power, and Energy Futures
Anna Galtsova, director with the Russian and Caspian Energy team, Gas, Power, and Energy Futures at S&P Global Energy
Anna focuses on the analysis of broad trends and issues in the energy sector of former Soviet Union countries as well as project economics. She has participated in a number of strategy planning projects for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Ukraine and Ministry of Finance in Ukraine and also for Russian and international oil and gas majors as well as for the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. She is the author of numerous strategic publications on Eurasian gas industry fundamentals analysis and long-term forecasting, including supply, demand, exports (pipeline, LNG), and regulation. Anna regularly takes part in S&P Global(Now a part of S&P Global) Energy Briefings and CERAWeek. She is also regularly invited as a speaker at key industry events, including the National Oil and Gas Forum, International Forum Energy Security and Development Prospects, Astana Economic Forum, Moscow International Oil and Gas Exhibition, LNG Congress, and other events in Europe and Asia. Prior to joining S&P Global, Anna was an equity analyst at Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital, where she covered the oil sector in Central Asia. She also worked at the Russian consulting company ERTA Analytical Group, where she conducted in-depth analysis of the Russian gas market, including asset valuation, supply/demand forecast modeling, pricing outlooks, transportation issues, and market rules and regulation.
Anna holds a degree from Moscow State Linguistic University and a certificate in financial analysis and portfolio management from the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia.
S&P Global Energy
Aly Blakeway
Manager, Atlantic LNG
S&P Global Energy
Roudy Dirani
Manager, Pricing - EMEA Natural Gas
S&P Global Energy
Martin Ginesta
Data Delivery Specialist, Artificial Intelligence
Davi Dos santos
Senior Price Reporter, EMEA Chemicals
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InterContinental Istanbul
Gümüşsuyu, Asker Ocağı Cd. No:1,
34435 Beyoğlu/İstanbul,
Türkiye
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