About Us
Established in 2012, Petroforce trading and shipping SA (Petroforce) is a Swiss-based company with a history of trading in various commodities, including crude oil, petroleum products, coal, steel, and non-ferrous metals & ores.
Since 2013, its primary trading activities had revolved around crude oil and petroleum products, which continued to account for nearly 60% of the company's turnover in 2019.
In 2023, the Company was acquired by Ekanite International Holding SA (Ekanite, Geneva).
Areas Of Operation
Petroforce will continue to operate across diverse domains, ensuring the continuity of business activities with a core focus on energy trading.
TRADING
- The Company’s primary focus of operations.
- Trades crude oil and petroleum products internationally across multiple regions including Europe, China, India and South-East Asia among others.
- Robust physical trading of crude oil and petroleum products has been responsible for over 60% of the total revenues in the past.
LOGISTICS
The Company largely benefits from the existing extensive access to both sea and land-based logistic infrastructure, through its strong relationships with logistic partners worldwide.
Following the acquisition, the Company will gain an additional advantage from Ekanite’s logistic solutions.
The combined, extensive network of logistic solutions empowers the Company to optimize its position within the global trade environment for physical commodities.
STORAGE
Petroforce will use the network of Ekanite, Geneva, which is partnered with various companies that enables them to use large storage facilities across regions.
Leveraging the combined storage capabilities of the group post acquisition, further strengthens the capacity to trade physical assets seamlessly throughout various trading seasons and availability of assets.