Discussion points:

Our discussion will revolve around global market conditions including changing demand patterns, artificial and organic supply tightness, geopolitical variables, and global economic growth with a focus on how each could impact the industry.

What you will learn:

• Market narratives versus what really happened
• Updates on key variables that moved markets in 2024
• The global and U.S. economy’s effect on fuel demand, and the outlook for 2025
• How producers and refiners are adapting to new market conditions

Meet the presenter

Karim Bastati is a market analyst at DTN. Bastati has a decade of experience in data analysis, spending the last five years in the energy industry interpreting data and building predictive models. 

Bastati often acts as the link between quantitative and qualitative research, joining an extensive knowledge of global oil markets with an analytical, data-oriented approach. Bastati joined DTN in 2021.