Trading desks & network

Four locations. One accountable platform.

Continuous commercial coverage across principal energy markets, banking centers and cargo routes.

Integrated platform

Regional access with central commercial control.

Dubai is the headquarters and sole contracting centre. Geneva supports European trading and hedging; Hong Kong is a representative presence for Asia-Pacific engagement. New York serves as a financing-support desk, coordinating banking relationships, trade-finance requirements and funding support during Americas market hours.

All commercial commitments, banking, treasury and settlement are administered through Kafra Core Oil Trading FZCO in Dubai.

Headquarters · Sole contracting entity

Dubai

The headquarters of Kafra Core Oil Trading FZCO, responsible for contracting, origination, banking, treasury, risk, compliance and physical execution.

CoverageMiddle East · Africa · Asia · Global execution

Core focusCrude origination · Refined products · Contract execution

Desk responsibilities

Direct NOC and approved-producer origination
Crude, EN590, Jet A-1 and selective product trading
Commercial structuring and contract negotiation
Trade-finance and treasury coordination
KYC/KYB, sanctions and transaction-control oversight
Chartering, vessel, terminal and inspection coordination
Shipping documentation, settlement and cargo close-out

European institutional hub · Trading desk

Geneva

European hub · Kafra Core SA, in formation

European, CIS and Mediterranean coverage from one of the world's principal commodity-trading and trade-finance centers.

CoverageEurope · CIS · Mediterranean · Atlantic Basin

Core focusStructured physical trading · Offtake · Finance · Hedging

Desk responsibilities

European refinery, wholesaler and institutional relationships
CIS crude and ARA / Mediterranean product coverage
Structured physical trading and offtake programs
Trade-finance coordination with commodity banks
Pricing, derivatives and physical-exposure hedging
Documentation, credit support and settlements
Engagement with refiners, trading houses and service providers

Asia-Pacific · Representative presence

Hong Kong

Asia-facing commercial coverage for demand origination, buyer qualification, regional intelligence and cargo execution coordination.

CoverageChina · Southeast Asia · Korea · Japan · South Asia

Core focusBuyer coverage · Pricing intelligence · Import execution

Desk responsibilities

End-user, utility, state-owned offtaker and distributor coverage
Regional demand qualification and commercial intelligence
Crude and refined-product buyer engagement
LNG and LPG opportunity development through appropriately licensed partners
Regional pricing and freight intelligence
Import documentation and destination requirements
Cargo, terminal and settlement coordination across Asia time zones

New York · Financing support desk

New York

Financing support for the trading platform through banking relationships, trade-finance coordination and funding discussions during Americas market hours.

Coverage

Americas banking hours · Atlantic Basin transactions

Financing role

Trade-finance coordination · Funding support · Lender engagement

Banking role

Bank relationships · USD market connectivity · Execution support

Platform role

Non-trading financing support to the international platform

Desk coordination

One transaction record across regions.

Regional origination and relationship coverage feed a common commercial, compliance, risk and operations process. Contract authority, exposure, documents and settlement responsibilities remain visible to the relevant control functions.

Origination Qualification Structuring Execution Settlement

Operating locations

Regional access points.

Published addresses support institutional and commercial contact. Meetings and document deliveries should be arranged in advance through the relevant Group contact.

Dubai headquarters