The new rules of Asian crude trading: supply, freight and arbitrage

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.

Muyu Xu is a Senior Crude Oil Analyst at Kpler. In her role, she primarily focuses on crude oil flows and fundamentals in the Asian market and collaborates closely with fellow analysts to provide comprehensive analysis and research on the global oil market.Before joining Kpler in early March, Muyu worked as a commodities and energy correspondent for 7-1/2 years at Reuters Beijing and Singapore bureau, covering a broad spectrum of topics including iron ore, coal, power, environment and oil.She is currently based in Singapore.

Kun Chen is a Lead Market Solutions at Kpler, where he works with traders, analysts, and shipping teams at the world's largest commodity firms to build intelligence solutions that fit the way they actually work. With over a decade of experience in commodity markets, Kun specialises in working with end-users to design and implement solutions built on Kpler's real-time data, from seaborne iron ore flows and vessel tracking to port inventories and cargo intelligence. He has a particular focus on helping clients bridge the gap between raw market data and the decisions they need to make, whether that means building custom data integrations, embedding Kpler's AI tools into existing analytical workflows, or capturing market signals through customised dashboards.