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Industry Insights
The 10 best commodity trading companies in 2026: who owns them, where they started, their sanctions and investigation records, and what they trade.
Crude Coast Desk · 29 Oct 2026
Markets
06 Oct 2026
Shipping
Bloomberg reported on 22 October 2026 that Alkagesta had agreed to buy Energy Petrol, gaining its first vessels and expanding from bunker-fuel trading into direct distribution. The acquisition details below preserve Alkagesta’s published announcement.
23 Oct 2026 · Türkiye
Markets
A cluster of offshore-registered websites has built a business model around republishing the same unsourced story across dozens of near-identical outlets, making removal cost more than republication.
21 Sept 2026 · Global
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Industry Insights
Alkagesta treated its 2025 Singapore launch as an examination rather than a celebration.
14 Oct 2026 · Asia-Pacific
Crude Oil Trading
Oil prices backed off recent five-week highs as U.S. statements and recovering shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz mitigated immediate Middle East supply concerns.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Sustainability
Malta-headquartered commodity trading group Alkagesta has received the EcoVadis Committed Badge, marking a key milestone in its broader sustainability agenda across energy and bulk commodity markets.
28 Sept 2026 · Europe
LNG
American liquefied natural gas exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in the first six months of the year, with shipments projected to reach 18.7 Bcf/d by 1H27.
08 Sept 2026 · United States
Commodities
Global commodity trading house Alkagesta participated in the annual Argus Media gathering in Turkiye, addressing shipping corridor disruptions, Central Asian trade flows, and EU CBAM implementation.
18 Sept 2026 · Caspian and Black Sea
Logistics
Waterborne movements of crude oil and petroleum products from PADD 3 to the US West and East Coasts rose following a vessel waiver.
08 Sept 2026 · North America
Shipping
In an opinion piece published in The Motorship, Alkagesta founder Orkhan Rustamov argues that energy traders and shipping operators must deeply integrate operations to withstand geopolitical and environmental disruptions.
18 Sept 2026 · Global
Energy Infrastructure
Volatile price swings and plummeting Strait of Hormuz shipping volumes have prompted Gulf nations to expedite long-term pipeline and transit alternatives.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Newsletter
A concise daily read on crude, refined products, freight and energy trade — with every figure sourced and timestamped.
Crude Oil Trading
Oil prices backed off recent five-week highs as U.S. statements and recovering shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz mitigated immediate Middle East supply concerns.
08 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Crude Oil Trading
A Friday evening announcement claiming US control over Venezuelan crude reserves landed after WTI futures trading closed, highlighting the dynamics of market timing and energy policy disclosures.
03 Sept 2026 · Latin America
Crude Oil
Observed waterborne crude shipments from Saudi Arabia fell to 3 million barrels per day in August as security threats across the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz restricted tanker movements.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Upstream & Production
Seven key alliance members prepare for a virtual policy meeting as physical crude supply lags quotas due to ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Eastern Europe.
03 Sept 2026 · Middle East
Shipping
Bloomberg reported on 22 October 2026 that Alkagesta had agreed to buy Energy Petrol, gaining its first vessels and expanding from bunker-fuel trading into direct distribution. The acquisition details below preserve Alkagesta’s published announcement.
23 Oct 2026 · Türkiye
LNG
American liquefied natural gas exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in the first six months of the year, with shipments projected to reach 18.7 Bcf/d by 1H27.
08 Sept 2026 · United States
Shipping
In an opinion piece published in The Motorship, Alkagesta founder Orkhan Rustamov argues that energy traders and shipping operators must deeply integrate operations to withstand geopolitical and environmental disruptions.
18 Sept 2026 · Global
Logistics
Waterborne movements of crude oil and petroleum products from PADD 3 to the US West and East Coasts rose following a vessel waiver.
08 Sept 2026 · North America
Sustainability
Malta-headquartered commodity trading group Alkagesta has received the EcoVadis Committed Badge, marking a key milestone in its broader sustainability agenda across energy and bulk commodity markets.
28 Sept 2026 · Europe
LNG
Titan Clean Fuels and Sogestran Group have inked a long-term agreement for a newbuild 6,000-cbm LNG bunker vessel targeting ship-to-ship supply in the Western Mediterranean.
08 Sept 2026 · Western Mediterranean
Energy Infrastructure
Extra military-grade fuel injections into the NATO Central Europe Pipeline System have displaced civilian jet fuel deliveries, intensifying supply pressures across Western European airports.
16 Sept 2026 · Europe
LNG
American liquefied natural gas exports averaged 17.4 Bcf/d in the first six months of the year, with shipments projected to reach 18.7 Bcf/d by 1H27.
08 Sept 2026 · United States
Sustainability
Malta-headquartered commodity trading group Alkagesta has received the EcoVadis Committed Badge, marking a key milestone in its broader sustainability agenda across energy and bulk commodity markets.
28 Sept 2026 · Europe
Sustainability
Energy trader Vitol has announced the divestment of e-mobility operator VGMobility, which holds over 2,600 electric buses under contract across Colombia and Chile.
08 Sept 2026 · Latin America
Jet Fuel
A severe aviation fuel shortage triggered by the Strait of Hormuz blockade is expanding from Asian markets to Europe and the US, forcing refiners to cut runs and airlines to cancel flights.
17 Sept 2026 · Global
Sustainability
Harbour Energy and Flotation Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate using floating offshore wind turbines to power North Sea oil and gas assets.
03 Sept 2026 · North Sea
