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How Midstream Companies Can Profit in Today’s Challenging NGL Market

POSTED BY Mike Scharf ON October 3, 2017 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization

Over the last few years, the U.S. market for natural gas liquids (NGLs) has undergone significant changes that have introduced complexity and compressed margins for NGL midstream companies. Let’s discuss four of the most significant changes in the market and how NGL midstream companies can maintain healthy margins in this landscape. 1. More shale production …

Join Us for The Tulsa Energy Professionals Fall Networking Mixer

POSTED BY capSpire ON September 25, 2017 IN Blog, Events

Doesn’t the idea of spending a crisp fall evening in the open air with a smooth bourbon and a juicy burger sound great? Then you should be at the Tulsa Energy Professionals (TEP) Burgers & Bourbon Mixer, featuring a bourbon tasting by Jim Beam. You’re invited to join us at The Penthouse Bar at the …

Major Refiner Optimizes Its Crude-Marketing Operation

POSTED BY capSpire ON September 15, 2017 IN Case Study, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization

Major Crude-Oil Refiner Optimizes Its Supply Chain, Saving Up To 10 Cents Per Barrel A major U.S. refiner wanted to enhance its crude-marketing operation that covered more than 1,500 leases and 30 stations, and involved the transportation of more than 50,000 barrels of truck volumes each day. capSpire recommended the implementation of its Lease Crude …

The Value of a Managed-Services Partner Post-Launch of CTRM Platforms

POSTED BY Clare Annis ON September 12, 2017 IN Blog, E/CTRM

When implementing or upgrading to a new commodity-trading-and-risk-management (CTRM) platform, many companies understand the value in partnering with a technical consultancy that has the in-depth skill set, knowledge, and experience to get the job done right. But it can be easy to overlook the value of maintaining this partnership once the platform is live. Launching …

capSpire Opens Sixth Global Office in Houston, Texas

POSTED BY capSpire ON September 7, 2017 IN Blog, News

capSpire is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Houston, Texas—its sixth office globally and its second office in Texas. The new office is located in the heart of Houston’s Energy Corridor at 15810 Park Ten Place, Suite 170. capSpire has long enjoyed a presence in this dynamic city. Not only does …

Increase Fuel Buyers’ Loyalty to Your Brand vs. Getting Into Price Wars

POSTED BY Mike Scharf ON August 29, 2017 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Gravitate

Today’s market for buying and selling refined products is highly competitive. Lots of wholesale marketers compete for sales to a limited number of buyers. Faced with a glut of choices, buyers tend to purchase based solely on who offers the lowest price at any given time. In this landscape, your success as a seller is …

Station Nominations Made Easy

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 20, 2017 IN E/CTRM, Optimization, Video

Crude Gathering Station Nominations Made Easy The Monthly Nomination feature enables marketers to easily determine the optimal monthly nomination volume using a proprietary optimization model. The key to maximizing monthly P&L is correctly setting nomination volumes at each receiving station or pipeline. Helps organizations accurately forecast lease volume and understand transportation costs, station quality constraints/penalties, …

LCO Cloud Solution Makes it Simple to Optimize your Network

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 18, 2017 IN Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization, Video

Learn How capSpire’s Lease Crude Optimization Cloud Solution Makes it Simple to Optimize your Network: The offering includes a secure web-based portal that each energy marketer, scheduler, lease rep and manager has a unique login for. The software enables the modeling of existing supply chains in order to understand the impact on P&L due …

capSpire Earns Coveted Spot on 2017 Inc. 5000 List for 5th Consecutive Year

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 16, 2017 IN Blog, News, Press Release

In 2017, capSpire ranks #2,082 on the prestigious Inc. 5000 List by Inc. magazine. This is the fifth consecutive year that capSpire has been recognized among the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., thanks in part to its incredible 177% growth over the last three years. Inc. magazine created the Inc. 5000 List to celebrate independent …

capSpire’s Optimization Platform

POSTED BY capSpire ON July 20, 2017 IN Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization, Video

Learn How capSpire’s Optimization Platform Can Help Your Organization: Make more informed buy and sell decisions Better understand and identify location spreads Maximize the value of your blends Accurately identify time spreads and contango opportunities Easily identify the most profitable supply and demand option Optimize scheduling and logistics across all available transportation methods Better capitalize …