APPEC 2026

Oil Market Fundamentals and Price Forecasting

This course provides a clear and practical overview of global oil markets, with a strong focus on the Asia Pacific (APAC) region as a key centre of demand growth and price formation. Participants gain a solid understanding of supply and demand fundamentals, price benchmarks, and the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces driving market volatility. The program highlights Singapore’s role as a regional pricing and trading hub and examines how APAC refining, imports, and policy dynamics increasingly shape global oil flows and commercial strategy. The training is designed for professionals seeking a structured and up to date understanding of oil markets in a rapidly changing energy landscape. Learn more.

Oil Trading Strategies

This program explores how oil trading works in practice, focusing on the interaction between physical and paper markets relevant to APAC. It covers core trading structures, price exposure, risk management tools, and the role of derivatives in managing volatility. Set against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical risk and shifting global flows, the course highlights Singapore’s position as a major trading hub and examines regional trading patterns, regulations, and evolving market behaviour. Participants leave with a practical framework for understanding and operating within today’s competitive and fast moving oil trading environment. Learn more.

LNG Market Fundamentals

LNG Demand-supply dynamics are undergoing seismic changes in major markets - Asia, Europe and Americas. This course equips learners with a fundamental understanding of how the global LNG markets are structured, the setting of regional LNG prices and how low-carbon fuels will increasingly play an important role in decarbonizing part of the energy system transitioning away from fossil fuels. Learn more.

Biofuels: An Alternative Fuel for Transportation

Focusing on the rapidly expanding role of biofuels in APAC’s energy expansion, this course examines how policy mandates, sustainability requirements, and feedstock availability are reshaping fuel markets. Participants explore biofuels pricing, carbon intensity considerations, and the role of SAF, renewable diesel, ethanol, and bio bunker fuels in decarbonising transport and industry. The course places regional developments in a global context, highlighting supply chain constraints, market opportunities, and regulatory frameworks that are critical to commercial decision making in this fast evolving sector. Learn more.

Bunkering Fuels: Pricing, Markets and Alternative Fuel Transition

This course provides a comprehensive overview of global bunker fuel markets, with a particular focus on Singapore as the world’s leading bunkering hub and the wider APAC maritime ecosystem. Key topics include fuel specifications, pricing methodologies, quality control, and evolving regulatory requirements such as emissions compliance. The training examines how shipping companies and suppliers are responding to tightening environmental regulations and the gradual shift toward alternative marine fuels. Participants gain practical insight into bunker market dynamics and the commercial and operational challenges shaping the future of marine fuels in APAC. Learn more.