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Join Us at an Exclusive Networking Mixer for Energy Professionals in Geneva

POSTED BY capSpire ON September 7, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM, Events, News

Come meet other commodity-industry professionals and discover ideas for improving your business operations while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks in a relaxed, social atmosphere. All area professionals who work in the commodity industry are invited to attend a networking mixer at the trendy Glow Bar Lounge at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland. …

An Intern’s Take: What It’s Like to Work at capSpire

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 30, 2018 IN Blog, Careers, News

David Skinner was the 2018 Summer Intern for the Gravitate team in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is continuing to intern with the team during the fall semester. He is a senior at the University of Arkansas, where he is pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science. The first line of the company handbook states that “capSpire is …

How Permian and Canadian Pipeline Constraints Benefit Refiners

POSTED BY Thomas Hunt ON August 27, 2018 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization

Limited takeaway capacity in the Permian and the widening of the WCS-WTI spread are benefiting some independent refiners. (The Permian Basin crude hub is located in Midland, where prices are benchmarked against the WTI Cushing price [Mid-cush spread]. Canadian crude from the prolific oil sands is called the West Canadian Select, and it is settled …

capSpire Scores a Place on the Inc. 5000 List for the 6th Consecutive Year

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 15, 2018 IN Blog, News, Press Release

We did it again. In 2018, for the sixth year in a row, capSpire has been recognized among the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. As a result of 152% growth in revenue over the last three years, capSpire ranks #2,734 on the prestigious Inc. 5000 List, which is published annually by Inc. magazine. This …

Improve Customer Service and Sell More Gasoline in a Competitive Market

POSTED BY capSpire ON August 8, 2018 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Gravitate

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

capSpire Swings and Shoots into Action for DCA’s 31st Anniversary Tournament

POSTED BY capSpire ON July 25, 2018 IN Blog, Events

To benefit charities and to support the Dallas Crude Association (DCA), capSpire is excited to participate, for the second year, in the DCA 31st Anniversary Golf Tournament and Sporting Clays Shoot. Both events take place on Friday, July 27, 2018. The golf tournament will be held at the Four Seasons Las Colinas and Cottonwood Valley …

Extracting Maximum Value from CTRM Systems

POSTED BY Rob Parker ON July 24, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM

Our clients want to realize the full potential of their investment in a commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) system. However, there is a general feeling among clients that their CTRM system can fully support their entire trading business, but they have not yet achieved this and are unsure how to get there. System infrastructure, …

Another Reason to Upgrade to the latest version of RightAngle: The Enhanced ATM Module

POSTED BY Rachel Scott ON July 24, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM, RightAngle

If you’re using a version of RightAngle prior to s14, you’re completely missing out on the Asset Transaction Management (ATM) module. You have to manage nominations outside RightAngle. If your meter tickets apply to more than one shipper, your tickets are split between multiple shippers at both receipt and delivery—and have to be managed in …

Why You Absolutely Should Take Advantage of RightAngle’s CreditCenter

POSTED BY capSpire ON July 19, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM, RightAngle

Why should you take advantage of RightAngle’s CreditCenter? If your trading organization is like many others, you’re probably using a third-party tool that integrates data from RightAngle to manage customer credit information. As a result, you’re probably also experiencing a number of issues that hamper efficiency: You constantly have to ask traders if they have …

Back by Popular Demand: Top Reasons To Upgrade to Allegro Horizon

POSTED BY capSpire ON July 19, 2018 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM

Over the last few months, more and more companies have considered an upgrade to Allegro Horizon. Rest assured that since Allegro Horizon was first introduced in 2016, this newest version of the software has been through several successful implementations. It’s now tried and true, and has proven to be a valuable investment for many companies. …