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Comprehensive Brokerage Services at Blue Ocean Brokerage

At Blue Ocean Brokerage, we specialize in a diverse range of brokerage and market advisory services, catering to different sectors within the energy and chemical markets.

Our service areas include aromatics, biodiesel (RINS), blendstocks, CBOT ethanol swaps, low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) credits, petroleum products, glycerol, methanol, and ethanol.

Discreet and Competitive Brokerage Services

Expertise in the aromatics market, LCFS credit trades and RINS

Tailored solutions that align with industry requirements

Risk management and reduction

Comprehensive brokerage solutions

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Here’s how Blue Ocean Brokerage can assist you

Aromatics: Hydrocarbons characterized by unsaturated ring structures of carbon atoms. Commercial petroleum Aromatics are benzene, toluene, and xylene.

Our expertise in the aromatics market encompasses facilitating trades and providing insights into pricing trends for chemicals like benzene, toluene, and xylene. These essential compounds form the backbone of myriad industrial applications, making our services pivotal for stakeholders in the chemical manufacturing sector.

Biodiesel (RINs): A fuel typically made from soybean, canola, or other vegetable oils; animal fats; and recycled grease. It can serve as a substitute for petroleum-derived diesel or distillate fuel

Navigate the complexities of the Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) system with our specialized services. We help clients buy, sell, and trade RINs, ensuring compliance with environmental standards and optimizing financial returns in the biodiesel market.

Blendstocks: That which go into the production of the various grades of gasoline. They include an assortment of naphthas, European gasolines, Russian gasolines, as well as secondary refinery products such as alkylate, reformate, raffinate and dimate.

Our blendstock trading expertise supports clients in acquiring components like reformates and naphtha, crucial for gasoline production. We offer market analysis and trading solutions that help refine blending strategies and enhance profitability.

CBOT Ethanol Swaps: Manage risk in ethanol pricing with our CBOT Ethanol Swaps service. We provide tools and strategies for engaging in swaps and futures, crucial for stakeholders looking to stabilize their investment in fluctuating markets.

Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits: We handle the trading of LCFS credits, facilitating transactions that comply with low carbon fuel regulations, thus supporting projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainability in fuel production.

Petroleum Products: A complex mixture of relatively volatile hydrocarbons with or without small quantities of additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for use in spark–ignition engines. Naphthas which will be used for blending or compounding into finished aviation or motor gasoline (e.g.,straight-run gasoline, alkylate, reformate, benzene, toluene, and xylene). Excludes oxygenates (alcohols, ethers), butane, and pentanes plus.

Our brokerage solutions cover a comprehensive range of petroleum products, including crude oil and refined products. With in-depth market knowledge, we assist in navigating the global oil landscape efficiently.

Methanol (CH3OH): A light, volatile alcohol eligible for gasoline blending.

Tailor your methanol trading strategies with our in-depth market insights. Methanol is critical as a solvent and fuel source, and we provide guidance that mirrors current market dynamics.

Ethanol (C2H5OH): A clear, colorless, flammable alcohol. Ethanol is typically produced biologically from biomass feedstocks such as agricultural crops and cellulosic residues from agricultural crops or wood.

Specializing in ethanol trade, we cater to the needs of biofuel markets and industrial applications, offering strategies that leverage market volatility to benefit our clients.

RINs: Provides brokerage services for Renewable Identification Numbers, facilitating trades and advising on compliance in the biofuels market.

Carbon Credits: A certificate that allows the holder to emit one metric ton of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses. The certificates are used for compliance in regional programs such as RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative) in the Northeast United States, and CCA credits in California’s Cap and Trade Program.

Blue Ocean Brokerage offers trading and strategic advisory services for carbon credits, supporting businesses in achieving sustainability goals and regulatory compliance.

At Blue Ocean Brokerage, each service is designed to offer tailored solutions that align with specific industry requirements, promoting growth and sustainability. Join us to navigate the complexities of these dynamic markets with confidence.

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