...and we understand the relationships between them

There’s more to global reach than having a presence all over the world. Global reach is the ability to see the bigger picture, gain local insights and anticipate how changes in demand in one part of the world will affect supply to another.

A particularly cold winter in Asia means that demand for kerosene – jet fuel – escalates as people turn to it for domestic heating. Because we know when, where and how this happens, we’re able to source, trade and deliver alternative supplies of jet fuel for the US and European markets which otherwise would have been supplied from Asia.

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Vitol’s global reach means we have a presence and local expertise wherever in the world energy is sourced, stored, transported, traded or needed.

There’s more to running an international network than simply having offices around the world. We forge partnerships with local businesses and hire the best people to help us work with, not against, the prevailing business culture. Indeed, we are often told by customers that we’ve won a contract because we’ve clearly tried harder to gain an understanding of how local practices, regulations and cultural differences characterise their local markets.

As one of the world’s largest oil and gas traders, we understand the nature of the relationship between energy demand and fuel supply. Our information systems enable us to see opportunities across oceans and geo-political boundaries, and we have the shipping and storage resources to rapidly adapt to changing circumstances and consistently try to make the right trades at the right time.

The size and diversity of our complementary worldwide interests means that we truly understand the markets in which we operate...

The size and diversity of our complementary worldwide interests means that we truly understand the markets in which we operate...

6 regional centres

29 offices worldwide

2,810 employees in Trading and Upstream, VTTI and Arawak within the Vitol group