Trading & Product Sales

GSAE Trading operations covers the full spectrum from crude oil refinery feedstocks to refined products, including base oils, bunker fuels, fuel oils, gasoil, kerosene/jet fuel, marine gasoil and diesel, mogas, and naphtha with emphasis on the mid-distillates markets.

GSAE is a global trader, primarily active in physical oil trading including transportation by vessel, pipeline, railcar and truck and though its subsidiary Gulf Coast Energy Distribution “GCED” is fully Federally (IRS 637 S-UV) and State licensed and operates all of GSAE Domestic North American trading operations.

Supply and trading of distillates, crude oils, oil products, catalysts and related activities have formed the primary business of GSA Energy since formation. In addition to the direct supply and trading business, GSAE is currently negotiating refinery processing agreements and is involved in downstream activities including storage and marketing.

GSA Energy has associations with first class banks located in North America and Europe enabling GSA Energy the ability to offer a variety of structured trade financing arrangements to fit client requirements for refined product trading contracts.

GSA Energy regularly interfaces with a wide variety of industry participants from the major international oil companies to Government entities, smaller independent producers, refineries and oil and energy traders. Transactions vary from single cargo spot deals to multi-cargo term contracts and where appropriate, joint venture risk and benefit sharing arrangements.

Our trading philosophy is customer driven, not speculative. It aims at creating value for its customers by providing comprehensive supply or offtake solutions including trading, financing and logistical support, at terms more competitive for its customers than could be achieved without reference to the international market. frequently forms strategic alliances with producers and refiners in order to understand fully the local dimensions of a particular market to decrease costs and improve supply flexibility and efficiency. GSA Energy works with its customers and suppliers to minimize their commodity price exposure wherever possible so that they can be assured of a stable margin from their businesses and avoid speculative risk.