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FUEL TRADING

GIS is an international fuel trading business involves sourcing, transporting, storing, and selling fuel and other energy products across the globe. Success relies on managing complex logistics, understanding market dynamics, and building strong relationships with suppliers and customers. Key activities include spot market trading for immediate delivery and futures contracts to manage price risk, as well as activities like blending and storage to optimize supply chains. 

Key activities

  • Physical trading: Buying and selling physical cargoes of fuel in the spot market to meet immediate demand, aiming to profit from price differences.

  • Futures trading: Using contracts to lock in a future price to hedge against price volatility.

  • Logistics and supply chain management: Coordinating the global movement of fuel through shipping, pipelines, and storage tanks to get products to end users efficiently.

  • Blending and storage: Blending different products to meet customer specifications and strategically storing fuel to manage supply and demand fluctuations.

  • Risk management: Employing financial and operational strategies to manage the inherent risks of price fluctuations, counterparty risk, and geopolitical events. 

Products traded

  • Crude oil and refined products: Trading crude oil and its derivatives, such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

  • Marine fuels: Specializing in supplying and trading fuels for the shipping industry (bunkering).

  • Transition fuels: Engaging in the trade of products: EN590, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), LNG, and Aviation Fuel.

  • Other energy products: Trading a wider range of energy products, including natural gas, power, and carbon credits. 

Business operations

  • Global presence: GIS maintains a network of strategically located offices worldwide to serve different regions.

  • Strategic partnerships: Building long-term relationships with national oil organizations, major corporations, and independent traders to ensure a reliable flow of products.

  • Infrastructure investment: GIS invests in physical infrastructure like oil fields, tank farms, and shipping fleets to reduce trading costs and create more opportunities. 

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