Taiyo Oil President & CEO Speaks at APPEC 2026

2026.09.18

Taiyo Oil President & CEO Takahiro Yamamoto participated in a panel discussion on “Strategic Crude Selection in a Multipolar World” at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) 2026, an international oil conference organized by S&P Global Energy and held in Singapore from Tuesday, September 8 to Thursday, September 10, 2026.

APPEC is a leading international conference in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together more than 1,000 professionals from oil and energy companies, trading firms and commodity traders, shipping companies, and other organizations around the world.

Panel Discussion Overview

Date

　September 9 (Wed), 2026 11:15-11:55 (SGT)

Location

　Raffles City Convention Centre (RCCC) in Singapore

Theme

　Strategic Crude Selection in a Multipolar World

Moderator

　S&P Global Energy

　　Executive Director - Global Head of Longterm Oil & Fuels
　　Ha Nguyen

Panelists

　Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical

　　Commercial Leader, Supply Trading & Logistics
　　Alejandro Gonzalez

　SK on trading international

　　Vice President, Head of Crude Oil Business Office
　　Taejin Kim

　Equinor

　　Vice President & Head of Asia Pacific
　　Desikan Sundararajan

　Taiyo Oil

　　President & CEO
　　Takahiro Yamamoto

Event Highlights

This was the second time that Taiyo Oil’s President & CEO had spoken at APPEC. When Yamamoto spoke at APPEC two years ago, he emphasized the importance of diversifying crude oil procurement sources. With the recent deterioration in the situation in the Middle East drawing renewed attention to this issue, he once again participated in the panel discussion, which focused on the theme of strategic crude selection.

During the discussion, each panelist shared views from their respective perspective on the theme. Yamamoto discussed changes in Japan’s overall crude oil procurement flows, Taiyo Oil’s crude oil procurement strategy, and the need for strategic use of national crude oil stockpiles. Many industry stakeholders attended the session, and participants showed strong interest in these issues.

Following the panel discussion, there were also exchanges of views with industry representatives and media interviews, highlighting the strong interest in the crude oil procurement strategies of Japanese companies, including Taiyo Oil.

For Taiyo Oil, this was a very valuable opportunity not only to communicate its views and initiatives but also to exchange views with many overseas stakeholders.

Taiyo Oil will continue to take a strategic approach to crude oil procurement, the theme of this panel discussion, as it works to ensure a stable supply of energy.