Alkagesta took part in the International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) 2026 in Zhoushan, linking its attendance to the development of its China business and wider fuel trading activities. In a report on its website, the company said Bayram Bayramli, its China Business Developer, represented it at the gathering at the Zhoushan International Conference Center in Zhejiang Province.
The annual conference draws participants from the oil, gas and bulk commodity industries, alongside port operators, marine fuel suppliers and trading houses, according to Alkagesta. Attendees come from Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The event is organised under the auspices of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, with a programme spanning senior-level forums, industry presentations, business matchmaking and project signings.
Alkagesta described IPEC as the principal promotional platform for Zhoushan’s oil and gas industrial chain. Its account placed the company’s participation within the continued development of its China business line, rather than announcing a specific transaction. The report did not identify any agreement, project signing or cargo purchase resulting from its attendance at the conference.
The company pointed to Zhoushan’s growing bonded fuel supply base and initial steps into biofuel and methanol bunkering as relevant to its own operations. It linked those developments to the expansion of its Geneva biofuels desk and to its chartering function’s exposure to the product tanker market. Those connections were presented as the commercial context for its involvement in the event.
According to Alkagesta, direct contact with Chinese refiners, storage operators and bunker suppliers supports the sourcing of marine fuel cargoes for East Asian ports. The company also said such engagement helps establish its position in a bunkering market that it characterised as one of the world’s fastest-growing.
Read the original announcement on Alkagesta.