EU Refining Forum meetings

Tenth high-level meeting, 18 February 2021

• Event page

Third expert meeting, 21 January 2020

• Agenda
• Presentations
• Summary

Ninth high-level meeting, 25 April 2019

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Second expert meeting, 07 December 2018

• Agenda
• Presentations

Eighth high-level meeting, 25 April 2018

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First expert meeting, 1 December 2017

• Agenda
• Presentations
• Summary

Seventh high-level meeting, 2 February 2017

• Agenda
• Summary
• Presentations:
  • IEA ­– Energy technology and oil in the transport sector
  • Port of Rotterdam – The role of refineries in the energy transition
  • European Commission – Low-emission mobility strategy - projections of the future EU fuel mix
  • FuelsEurope – Refining petroleum fuels & products in Europe – Outlook, proposals, requests

Sixth high-level meeting, 1 March 2016

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • Dutch EU Presidency - Ensuring industrial competitiveness
  • Fuels Europe – Global competition and the role for Europe's refineries
  • IEA – Recent developments in refining
  • European Commission – Energy prices and the EU response

Fifth high-level meeting, 15 June 2015

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • Greek Ministry for Energy - The refining sector in Greece
  • IEA - Recent developments in the EU refining sector
  • Fuels Europe - EU refining: maintaining competitiveness for jobs and growth in Europe
  • ExxonMobil - Energy Union follow-up
  • JRC - Oil Refining Fitness Check
  • Better regulation

Fourth high-level meeting, 11 December 2014

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • JRC - Oil Refining Fitness Check
  • CIEP - EU Refining and International Competition: A Final Golden Run?
  • MOL GROUP - Today competitiveness = Right investment in the past
  • NESTE OIL - A regional perspective

Third high-level meeting, 22 May 2014

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • DG Energy - Update on 2030 Energy & Climate Framework and on its implications for the EU refining industry
  • Greece - Safeguarding the competitiveness of EU energy intensive industries: the agenda of the Greek Presidency
  • IEA - Recent Developments in EU Refining and in the Supply and Trade of Petroleum Products
  • Italy - The impact of possible new EU legislation on the refining sector in Italy: A future high risk situation for competitiveness and jobs
  • JRC - EU Refining Sector Fitness Check
  • Lukoil - The state of the refining sector in competing markets
  • Solomon Associates - Operating Expenses and Margin Analysis of the European Union (EU) Refineries vs Regional Peers
  • UK - Review of the Refining and Fuel Import Sectors

Second high-level meeting, 27 November 2013

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • CEFIC - Competitiveness of the EU Chemical Industry, a Key sector in the Refining Value Chain
  • CONCAWE - EU Refining Competitiveness and impact of planned legislation
  • EUROPIA - Call for action "Four keys to unlock EU growth"
  • EUROPIA - Key challenges and opportunities ahead for EU refining
  • IEA - Recent Developments in EU Refining and in the Supply and Trade of Petroleum Products
  • JRC - Progress on Refining Fitness Check

First high-level meeting, 12 April 2013

• Agenda
• Highlights and summary
• Presentations:
  • U.S. Refining Dynamics
  • Refining fitness check
  • The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) 2010/75/EU
  • Implementation of Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive
  • Recent Developments in EU Refining and Product Supply

EU Refining Roundtable

• Letter of invitation and agenda of the EU Refining Roundtable
• Summary and conclusions of the EU Refining Roundtable