Name: Kpler Market Briefing at AFPM
Start: Mar 30, 2026

Overview

Join Kpler analysts at AFPM for an in-depth market briefing on the forces reshaping global chemicals and NGL trade flows, powered by enhanced cargo tracking and trade intelligence.

Choose from two sessions at 10:00am or 3:30pm, each with distinct presentations on NGL/Olefins and Chemicals markets. Wrap up the day over drinks and conversation at our networking reception at 4:30pm.

Want dedicated time with our experts? Book a one-on-one session to discuss market developments, review Kpler Terminal capabilities, or dig into specific chemicals and NGL questions. Sessions are available Sunday through Tuesday, and a team member will reach out to confirm a convenient time.

Event details:

Date: Monday, March 30, 2026
Two different sessions available: 10:00am and 3:30pm
Meeting Room: Republic C, 4th Floor
Venue: Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Address: 600 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205

registrations for this event are now closed

Please contact events@kpler.com for more information

registrations for this event are now closed

Please contact events@kpler.com for more information

Agenda

10:00am

Flows & cargo tracking

NGL Flows & Cargo Tracking

Tracking sanctioned Iranian LPG and NGL flows using vessel and cargo intelligence
Understanding Kpler data coverage and methodology for monitoring opaque NGL trade

Chemicals Flows & Cargo Tracking

Monitoring sanctioned Iranian and Russian chemical trade flows
How Kpler tracks global chemical cargo movements and market disruptions

3:30pm

Key market developments

NGL Key Market Developments & Flows

From Hormuz to Houston: navigating an unprecedented supply crisis
US–China LPG trade: a year of tariffs, truces, and turbulence
The Atlantic Basin emerging as a key anchor for global olefins trade

Chemicals Key Market Developments & Flows

Strait of Hormuz disruptions: vessels idling outside the Middle East Gulf and the implications for China’s methanol imports
US methanol exports surge, strengthening the country’s role as a leading global supplier
Rising Middle East aromatics and methanol exports amid continued capacity expansion
China’s domestic aromatics flows rising as the country moves toward greater petrochemical self-sufficiency

4:30pm

Networking reception

Connect with Kpler analysts and industry peers

Highlights

Ankit Dhar

Chemical Market Analyst

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Ankit Dhar is a Market Analyst covering commodities carried on chemical tankers at Kpler. In this role, Ankit helps to refine the tracking of chemical flows on the Kpler terminal. Before joining Kpler, Ankit was a Senior Research Analyst at Chemical Market Analytics where he performed market coverage of the North American cyclohexane market and constructing and providing support for extensive data models to analyze market trends and forecast short-term and long-term pricing outlooks. This is where he began his career after graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Samantha Zhang

Senior NGL Analyst

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Samantha Zhang joined Kpler in 2025, focusing on data quality for NGL supply chains. She has extensive experience transforming complex commodity and trade data into actionable market intelligence. Samantha began her career at ClipperData, where she spent over six years building predictive models to forecast US crude production, refinery runs, and global petroleum flows. She holds an M.S. in Statistics from Rice University and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Bard College.