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Oil & Gas Trade Finance Advisory
Oil cargo transactions often collapse for a simple reason: the commercial spread exists but the financing chain is poorly structured. Crude oil trade finance and refined petroleum products trade finance require disciplined documentation, credible counterparties and workable funding mechanics.
FG Capital Advisors acts as a Structured Commodity Trade Finance advisor for petroleum transactions including crude oil, diesel, jet fuel, naphtha and mazut. We assist sponsors in shaping the transaction so banks, funds or commodity finance providers can evaluate the trade cycle properly.
Request A QuoteTypical Petroleum Trade Finance Situations
Oil and fuel transactions frequently require structured liquidity because suppliers demand payment before the downstream buyer settles the invoice. This creates a funding gap that may involve a letter of credit, bridge loan, inventory-backed facility or receivables-backed structure.
- Crude oil cargo trade finance
- Refined petroleum products trade finance
- Diesel and EN590 import financing
- Jet fuel and aviation fuel trade cycles
- Naphtha and petrochemical feedstock shipments
- Mazut and heavy fuel oil cargo transactions
- Petroleum distribution and fuel trading working capital
Oil & Gas Trade Finance Structures
A letter of credit remains one of the most common instruments used in crude oil trade finance and refined petroleum products trade finance. The LC allows the supplier to rely on bank credit while the importer secures time to monetize the cargo after discharge.
- Documentary letter of credit for oil cargo imports
- Usance LC structures for petroleum trade cycles
- Standby letter of credit support for petroleum transactions
- LC-backed commodity trade facilities
Bridge loans are frequently used in petroleum transactions where the cargo must be lifted before buyer payment arrives. These facilities bridge the funding gap between supplier payment and final settlement.
- Bridge loan financing for crude oil cargo purchases
- Short duration petroleum cargo funding
- Pre-shipment bridge facilities for refined products
- Bridge structures supporting LC issuance
Where petroleum products move through storage terminals or distribution networks, financing may be structured against inventory or receivables rather than only against a single cargo shipment.
- Inventory-backed fuel trade facilities
- Terminal storage backed petroleum financing
- Receivables-backed fuel distribution finance
- Borrowing-base structures for petroleum traders
Our Role As Structured Commodity Trade Finance Advisor
FG Capital Advisors helps sponsors position oil cargo transactions as financeable credit opportunities. That includes reviewing the commercial flow, structuring the financing logic, defining the collateral package and preparing the transaction for lender underwriting.
- Trade cycle structuring for crude oil and petroleum cargoes
- Collateral and control framework design
- Preparation of lender-facing underwriting materials
- Coordination with inspection agents, storage terminals and logistics providers
- Execution support alongside banks and commodity finance lenders
Who This Service Is For
The strongest clients are petroleum traders, distributors, commodity trading houses and sponsors with defined crude oil or refined products transactions. These are commercial operators with real suppliers, real buyers and a transaction that can withstand credit scrutiny.
If you are executing a crude oil trade, diesel cargo, jet fuel shipment, naphtha cargo or mazut transaction and require structured commodity trade finance support, submit the transaction for review.
Request A QuoteDisclosure. FG Capital Advisors provides specialty finance advisory and transaction coordination services on a best-efforts basis. Any petroleum trade finance transaction remains subject to underwriting, sanctions review, collateral analysis, lender appetite and final commercial acceptance.
