HOUSTON (April 1, 2019)–John Houghtaling, CEO of American Ethane, and Brent Secrest, senior vice president commercial, at Enterprise Products Partners, will join other leaders in the global natural gas liquids (NGLs), olefins feedstocks, refining, and global liquid petroleum gas (LPG) shipping and trade sectors as speakers at the International LPG Seminar and Workshops 2019 , Tuesday, April 2 – Friday, April 5, in Houston, Texas.

The event is hosted by global business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) and will be held at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria Hotel, 2222 W. Loop South.

Other key executive and industry speakers, and key topics, include:

• NGL Market in China, Joe Zhao, general manager, chemical feedstock unit, Sinochem International Corporation
• LPG Market in Colombia, Juan Manuel Morales, new business development manager, Gasco
• LPG Market in India, Udayan Jain, head of LPG, Adani Group
• US NGL Pricing & Infrastructure, Warren Wilczewski, industry economist, Energy Information Administration
• Canadian NGLs and Exports, Jean-Denis Charlebois, chief economist, NEB
• LPG Market in Brazil, Diego Ciufici N. Alves, director, AIGLP
• LPG Outlook for Japan, Naoya Yamamoto, general manager, Astomos
• LPG for Power Generation, Andrej Borgmastars, senior manager, new market segments, Wartsila
• Henry Kemker, SABIC
• Innovations in Propane End Uses, Tucker Perkins, president and CEO, Propane Education & Research Council
• Macgill James, vice president, supply strategy, UGI Corp.
• Shawn Grau, LPG, regional desk lead and senior trader, Trafigura
• Global VLGC Market, Taro Rasmussen, chartering manager, Dorian LPG
• Paige O’Dell, vice president, operations, central region, AmeriGas Propane
• Kim Hurst, senior director, NGLs and Petrochemicals, ICE
• Susana Ivana Cazorla Espinosa, head of LPG division, CRE
• VLGC Outlook, Martin Kjendlie, senior analyst, Fearnleys
• Global PDH/BDH, Joseph E. Zimmermann, engineering fellow, Honeywell UOP
• Global NGL Market Trends, Walt Hart, Ph.D., vice president, NGLs, IHS Markit
• Feedstock Panel, Mark Eramo, vice president, global chemical business development, energy and chemicals, IHS Markit
• Outlook for LPG in Steam Crackers, Steve Lewandowski, vice president, olefins, oil markets, midstream & downstream chemicals, IHS Markit
• Waterborne LPG Trade, Scott Gray, senior director, Waterborne, IHS Markit
• International NGL Pricing Trends, Veeral Mehta, director, natural gas liquids research and consulting, IHS Markit
• Global Oil and Refining, Debnil Chowdhury, executive director, refining and marketing, IHS Markit
• Adrian Calcaneo, director, Latin America & the Caribbean NGL lead, midstream oil and NGL, IHS Markit
• Global LPG Trade, Yanyu He, executive director, Asia Pacific, Middle East NGLs, IHS Markit
• Outlook for Natural Gasoline, Bill Rawlusyk, senior director, North American NGL Markets, IHS Markit
• Global Economic Trends, Rafael Amiel, director, Latin America & Caribbean Economics, IHS Markit
• LPG Markets in Europe and the CIS, Keefer Douglas, director, natural gas liquids research and consulting, IHS Markit
• Joanna Campos, senior analyst, midstream oil and NGL, IHS Markit
• NGL Pricing & Midstream Developments, Charles Kim, senior journalist, OPIS, IHS Markit

The event commences with workshops on Tuesday, April 2, with the main conference sessions held Wednesday, April 3, and Thursday, April 4. The International LPG Seminar & Workshops 2019 by IHS Markit will also feature the Women in LPG reception, Wednesday, April 3. The event concludes Friday, April 5 ^th , with a tour of the ONEOK fractionation facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas, followed by a networking luncheon.

The International LPG Seminar & Workshops 2019 by IHS Markit is the premier annual international gathering of LPG industry leaders and experts, as well as leaders from key end-use markets and technology innovators. Click here to view the current agenda for the event.

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