The full trade cycle,
under one desk.
Six capabilities that carry a transaction from origination to delivered cargo. You can engage them together as an end-to-end mandate, or singly where you only need one link in the chain.
Physical Commodity Trade
We originate and execute deals in refined and heavy petroleum products, matching verified supply to committed demand. Nova Barrel takes a clear position in each transaction and owns it — pricing, terms and delivery — rather than passing paper between parties.
- Deal originationSourcing product against confirmed, checked buyers.
- Price & termsStructured to the market and the counterparties involved.
- ExecutionSingle point of accountability through to delivery.
Storage & Terminal Access
Through a partner network of terminals, we arrange the capacity a transaction needs to hold, blend or stage product. Storage is booked around the deal — for the volume and the window it actually requires — not sold as a standing line item.
- Holding & stagingShort- and medium-term capacity as the trade dictates.
- BlendingProduct prepared to the buyer's confirmed specification.
- Partner networkVetted terminal operators across relevant markets.
Logistics & Bunkering
We coordinate inland and marine movement, including marine fuel supply, so that cargo reaches the delivery point on schedule and fully documented. Movement and paperwork are planned together — the bill of lading is never chasing the barrel.
- Inland movementRoad and rail coordination to and from terminals.
- Marine logisticsCargo movement sequenced with vessel schedules.
- BunkeringMarine fuel supply arranged as part of the mandate.
Trade Facilitation
Contract structuring, documentary frameworks and settlement support keep every party aligned. We build the paperwork so that banks, buyers and suppliers are reading the same terms, and so each step of the transaction leaves an auditable trail.
- Contract structuringTerms drafted to protect delivery and payment.
- DocumentationConsistent, verifiable records across the deal.
- Settlement supportCoordination through to clean handover.
Consulting & Compliance
Market intelligence, counterparty due diligence and compliance advisory sit ahead of every transaction. We check who we are dealing with and against which rules before a deal is signed, so that it holds up to scrutiny afterwards.
- Due diligenceCounterparty and sanctions screening up front.
- Market intelligencePricing and supply context for sound decisions.
- AdvisoryCompliance guidance across the transaction lifecycle.
Chartering
We arrange vessel access across the principal tanker classes, chartered for the route and the volume rather than kept as a standing fleet. That keeps shipping efficient and matched to each cargo, without idle tonnage in the cost base.
- Tanker classesAccess across the main vessel sizes as required.
- Route-matchedTonnage arranged to the specific voyage and cargo.
- CoordinatedChartering aligned with storage and logistics planning.
From enquiry to delivered cargo
Every trading house says it works to a standard. Below is ours, step by step — what we check, what we put in writing, and at which point we commit. Nothing here is unusual in this market; the difference is that we do not skip a stage to save a week.
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Enquiry
You send product, grade, quantity, delivery basis and timing. We come back within one business day with a clear yes or no — we would rather decline early than hold a counterparty in the dark.
Example: EN 590 10 ppm · 30,000 MT ±5% · CIF · February laycan. -
Counterparty checks
KYC and sanctions screening on both sides before commercial terms are exchanged: company registry and licence, beneficial ownership, and screening against the applicable sanctions lists. It runs in both directions — you are entitled to check us with the same rigour.
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Offer and specification
A written offer that names the exact specification, the quantity with its tolerance, the delivery basis under Incoterms, the inspection regime and a validity date. No indicative pricing that quietly moves once you accept it.
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Contract and payment instrument
Sale and purchase agreement signed with the payment instrument named in it — letter of credit, standby letter of credit or an agreed alternative. Cargo is committed after this stage, never before it.
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Nomination and scheduling
Vessel, tank or truck nominated and accepted in writing, then storage, transport and laycan sequenced around the confirmed date so the cargo and its paperwork move together.
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Independent inspection
Quantity and quality are determined by an independent inspection company at load and again at discharge. Their certificate governs the transaction — not our own figures, and not the supplier's.
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Documents and delivery
The full documentary set is presented as contracted: bill of lading, certificates of quality, quantity and origin, and whatever the destination market additionally requires. Delivery closes against documents, not against assurances.
One link or the whole chain
Tell us where you need us — a single service or an end-to-end mandate — and we will scope it clearly.