Oil Trading

BB Energy: Lebanese-Swiss Oil Trader

Overview of BB Energy

BB Energy (formerly Bakri & Basatne Energy) is a privately held international oil and physical oil trading company with roots in …

Petraco Oil Company: Swiss Petroleum Trader

Overview of Petraco Oil Company

Petraco Oil Company SA is a Geneva-based independent petroleum trading company specialising in the physical trading of crude oil …

Trafigura's Energy Trading Operations: Oil, LNG, and the Geneva-Singapore Axis

Trafigura is the largest energy trading company most people have never heard of. With $318 billion in revenues in fiscal year 2022, a tanker fleet operated through its shipping subsidiary Impala Terminals, and LNG operations that have expanded dramatically since the 2022 European energy crisis, Trafigura's physical energy trading machine is matched only by Vitol in scale. This is a profile of how that machine operates.

Contango and Backwardation: Commodity Futures Curve Structures

When commodity traders speak of the “shape of the curve,” they are referring to the relationship between prices for delivery today versus prices for …

Mercuria Energy Group: Geneva's Commodity Trader and Energy Transition Pioneer

Mercuria Energy Group is Geneva’s most intellectually interesting commodity trading house. It is not the largest — that distinction belongs to Vitol. It …