Dangote refinery outlook

With over 25 years of trading and broking experience in the energy market, joined Kpler in 2022 as Head of Market Engagement for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Works closely with clients providing advice and support across the energy sector, leveraging data and analytical tools to offer expert counsel on market trends and opportunities. Was instrumental in supporting the launch of the AG fuel oil derivative contract in 2016 and continues to advise traders, exchanges, and PRAs. Career includes positions as trader for Trafigura, director at Nigerian energy company Oando, and director at brokerage house Starfuels. Regularly appears as energy commentator for newspapers, radio, television and newswires, and sits on various industry panels.

Sumit Ritolia is Lead Analyst for Refining Supply and Modelling at Kpler with over a decade of expertise in refining operations, supply planning, and downstream economics. He holds a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, India. Before Kpler, Sumit spent 7.5 years at ONGC specialising in hydrocarbon value chain optimisation and supply chain management, then nearly two years at S&P Global Commodity Insights as Refinery Economist focusing on market fundamentals, margin modelling, and refining outlooks. Since April 2024, he has led analytical coverage on refining supply-demand dynamics and regional capacity trends at Kpler's downstream insight team. He is based in Gurgaon, India.

Matthew Wright is the Lead Freight Analyst at Kpler. In his role, he leads on providing clients with expertise, analysis and research on the freight markets. Prior to Kpler, Matthew was a Senior Tanker Analyst at SSY ship brokers, where he was responsible for analysing oil tanker markets, leading the development of new models and handling consulting inquiries. Matthew has extensive oil market experience from seven years in consulting at Argus Media where he worked on a range of single client projects before moving on to manage the delivery the subscription reports focusing on freight, crude and refined products.