Alkagesta has linked its attendance at the International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) 2026 in Zhoushan to the development of its China business and wider petroleum products and biofuels trading activities. In a report on its participation, the company highlighted the relevance of the Chinese port’s bonded fuel supply business to its marine fuel sourcing and trading operations.
The conference took place at the Zhoushan International Conference Center in Zhejiang Province. According to Alkagesta, the annual event draws oil, gas and bulk commodity companies alongside port operators, bunker suppliers and trading houses from Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Bayram Bayramli, the company’s China Business Developer, represented Alkagesta at the gathering, which combines industry discussions with opportunities for commercial engagement.
Held under the auspices of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, IPEC is described by Alkagesta as the principal promotional forum for Zhoushan’s oil and gas industrial chain. Its programme brings together senior-level forums, industry presentations, business matchmaking and project signings. The company’s account places its attendance within that broader setting for engagement between commodity businesses and infrastructure operators.
Alkagesta pointed to Zhoushan’s growing bonded fuel supply base and initial development of biofuel and methanol bunkering as relevant to its own activities. It connected those developments with the expansion of its Geneva biofuels desk and its chartering function’s exposure to the product tanker market. The stated links span both fuel trading and the shipping activities associated with petroleum products.
The company said direct contact with Chinese refiners, storage operators and bunker suppliers helps it source marine fuel cargoes for East Asian ports. It also presented that engagement as supporting its position in Zhoushan, which it characterised as one of the world’s fastest-growing bunkering markets.