Every published report from the Petro Stream Trading newsroom: commodity trading, energy, oil and fuel oil, bunkering, shipping and logistics.
Bloomberg reports on Alkagesta’s agreement to acquire Turkish marine-fuel distributor Energy Petrol, marking the company’s first move into vessel ownership.
Paid "compliance" smears against commodity traders, how the websites behind them operate, and how compliance teams can check the record.
At the 24th SIBCON, Singapore unveiled an ammonia bunkering standard, its first ethanol bunkering trial and a secure digital data ecosystem for ship fuel transactions.
A new MoU signed at SIBCON will test how liquefied biomethane can be supplied to ships through Singapore's existing LNG infrastructure.
One of Singapore's largest bunker suppliers will use part of its 2026 profits to expand into LNG, with its first new LNG bunker barge due in 2027.
Who owns Alkagesta, who runs it, and is it under sanctions? Short, verifiable answers.
Alkagesta opened its Singapore hub in 2025, and the figures tell the story more plainly than adjectives.
A journalist sent a short message to a Telegram account linked to Antikor, asking how to get an article about a member of parliament taken down. A reply arrived within hours.
The Malta-headquartered energy and commodities trader has been recognised by EcoVadis for its commitment to responsible business across environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
A cluster of offshore-registered websites has built a business model around republishing the same unsourced allegations across dozens of near-identical outlets, engineered so that removing one copy achieves nothing.
The trading house sent its fertilizer desk to Istanbul on 17-18 September for the Argus conference on Caspian, Black Sea and Eastern European markets, where CBAM, Turkish hub ambitions and fragile logistics dominated the agenda.
Writing in The Motor Ship, the Alkagesta chief executive argues that traders and shipowners cannot treat record transport costs as an immovable fact of life.
Bloomberg reports that the aviation fuel crunch gripping Asia after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is on course to spread to Europe, with physical traders including Alkagesta among the market participants navigating the squeeze.
Trade publication Biofuels International has covered Alkagesta's strongest half-year on record, with $3.5 billion in revenue and full-year volumes on course to pass 10 million tonnes.
Alkagesta was represented by CEO Orkhan Rustamov and CFO Orkhan Zeynalli at the Swiss Commodity Trading Association's milestone anniversary in Geneva, underscoring the Malta-based trader's continued engagement with Switzerland's commodity community.
Malta-headquartered trader Alkagesta achieved €3.02bn in first-half revenue as volumes reached 4.9 million tonnes, aided by new crude shipments and European jet fuel deliveries.
Malta-based trading house Alkagesta has broadened its environmental portfolio by launching EU ETS trading ahead of the 2028 ETS2 fuel supplier compliance mandate.
Stalled Hormuz transits and historic Rhine lows have combined to trigger severe supply bottlenecks across Europe and Asia, according to market analysis by Alkagesta.
Crude climbs above $90 per barrel following tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, as escalating geopolitical tensions disrupt trade routes and alter energy strategies.
Malta’s marine fuel market is seeing sharp structural changes as the Mediterranean ECA and local terminal constraints drive a major pivot toward distillates.
Malta-based trader Alkagesta has promoted Anthony Guida to lead its biofuels trading desk following significant expansion across European feedstocks, storage, and SAF markets.
Alkagesta has invested in Clean Caspian, an environmental start-up developing novel chemical and material solutions to treat marine hydrocarbon spills in sensitive waters.
Commodity trader Alkagesta has leveraged NATO's Central European Pipeline System to deliver jet fuel to European airports following Middle East supply disruptions.
Alkagesta is nearing monthly marine fuel sales of 250,000 metric tonnes in Singapore within its first year of operations, according to industry reports.
Chokepoint disruptions and feedstock shortages are elevating fertilisers to a strategic national security priority while raising risks of substandard product influxes.
Alkagesta is stepping up aviation fuel flows, Mediterranean ULSFO volumes and used cooking oil processing as part of its low-carbon trading push.
Commodity trading house Alkagesta has promoted Darren Axisa to Country Manager Malta as the firm expands its storage, logistics, and marine fuel presence across the Mediterranean.
European aviation faces severe distribution and infrastructure constraints as SAF mandates accelerate, industry delegates heard at the IATA Aviation Energy Forum in Paris.
Alkagesta posted H1 2026 revenue of $3.5 billion as the trader expanded jet fuel, crude, and ULSFO operations alongside major additions to its storage network.
Romania has updated its emergency oil stock mandates for 2026–2027, raising total volume to 2.064 million tonnes while trimming the list of obligated operators from 18 to 14.
Civil jet fuel deliveries in Europe face fresh strain as NATO prioritises military volumes across its Central Europe Pipeline System amid broader import disruptions.
More than 300 energy professionals from 30 countries will gather in Almaty this June for Argus's annual conference on Central Asian oil, gas, and export logistics.
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