• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

B. Anand

Nayara Energy Limited

President

B. Anand is the Chief Executive Officer of Nayara Energy Limited, a new-age downstream company of international scale. The company was acquired by international investors, Rosneft, and an investment consortium comprising of Trafigura and UCP Investment Group. Mr. Anand is a dynamic leader with over 30 years of experience leading high growth businesses, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships across consumer, supplier, finance, and technology value chain. Before leading Nayara Energy, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Trafigura India, the Indian arm of the global commodity trading and logistics powerhouse. Previously, Mr. Anand has served in various leadership positions with Vedanta Plc., HSBC, Citibank, Motorola India, and Future Group. He is an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Just Dial and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Anand is a frequent speaker at global forums. He is involved in the advancement of health & sanitation and gender diversity agendas. Mr. Anand received a Bachelor of Commerce from Nagpur University.


Sessions With B. Anand

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Crude Quality: Too much light?
    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Since 2012, global crude quality has shifted to a lighter slate. Sour crudes will become tighter in the near term due to combined effects of the collapse in Venezuelan output, tumbling Iranian exports, Vienna Alliance cuts, and Canadian curtailments. The increase in US shale output has added a huge volume of light barrels to the market. These opposing trends may continue for several more years, reshaping the global crude oil quality landscape. How will crude importers be impacted by changes in global trade patterns? Can refiners easily absorb new crude qualities? 

  • 02:10pm - 02:55pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - Downstream and the Energy Transition
    Panel Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    The energy transition is pressuring downstream oil companies to simultaneously reduce emissions and compete in a slowing—and perhaps declining—product demand market. Across the globe, climate-related policies, regulations, and societal pressures are seeking to reduce carbon emissions from transportation fuels and the oil supply chain. How are environmental regulations impacting refining profitability and the outlook for long-term investments? What are the right strategies—such as more petrochemical integration, advanced biofuels investments, retail market integration—to address expected market changes? How are consumers expected to respond to the cost of new lower-carbon fuels needed for an energy transition?