BERNHARD MAURER
Head of the Trading Department
We often ask ourselves what keeps us in the hectic international
oil business. Every day – and often at right, we have to deal
with tough situations, logistical challenges and other difficulties.
But there is also another side to our business. The feeling
of
elation when a deal goes through.The challenge of mastering new
situations every day. The joy of finding a
workable solution in apparently hopeless circumstances.The
satisfaction of continued success in the face of deteriorating market
conditions.
These are the experiences
that mould us, that motivate us time and again to face the
future with fresh vigour. |
Evaluating
Rhine shipments, assessing availabilities,
establishing product premiums, solving complex logistical problems,
analysing price fluctuations on the oil and currency markets –
these are some of the ongoing tasks handled by the traders in our
department. Coupled with many years of experience, these are the
skills that enable us to guarantee a reliable supply on both the
wholesale and retail side.
The top priority for us is to maintain strong
relationships with our customers and suppliers. To achieve this,
we need to offer our partners full reliability and complete honesty.
These are the qualities that have enabled us
to gain the trust of oil corporations and importers throughout Europe,
who are our loyal partners.We supply them with heating oil, diesel,
petrol and special products by rail, road or river from our various
storage facilities – or we pick up these products from their
refineries and large-scale storage facilities.
We transport over a million tons of oil products
every year, corresponding to around
50,000 road tanker loads. In order to ensure an independent supply,
we use our own barge to transport some of our heating oil, diesel
and petrol supplies.
The petroleum exchange represents a vital instrument
in the international oil trade.We
have an online connection to the key energy markets throughout the
world, enabling us to secure positions and fix future prices at
the right moment.This is what makes it possible for us to offer
attractive price models: fixed
or floating prices, short-term or long-term – everything is
possible.
Despite the latest technical advances, the oil
trade is still built on people, relationships and trust, and we
hope this will remain so into the future.
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