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8 Highlights from the 9th Annual OPIS NGL Summit 2019

POSTED BY Thomas Hunt ON March 6, 2019 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, Featured Resource, Optimization

Recently, hundreds of professionals in the natural gas liquids (NGL) industry gathered at the OPIS NGL Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the annual conference that brings together the majority of the industry in one place to set up contracts, network, and attend educational sessions. From these presentations and conversations with attendees emerged distinct themes …

Risk Analytics Solution for a Refined-Products Marketer

POSTED BY capSpire ON February 27, 2019 IN Allegro, Analytics, Blog, E/CTRM

capSpire Resolved Client’s Enterprise-wide Reporting Problems with Risk Analytics A refined-products company’s supply and distribution arm is responsible for purchasing wholesale fuel and transporting the product to the company’s gas stations and other third parties throughout the U.S. by rail, pipeline, truck, barge, and vessel. Despite the rapid growth of the company, personnel within the …

capSpire Supports Global Allegro Customer Summit as a Titanium Sponsor

POSTED BY capSpire ON February 14, 2019 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM, Events, News

capSpire is excited to serve as one of only two Titanium Sponsors at the 2019 Allegro Customer Summit, which will take place March 3-7, 2019, at the Hotel Del Coronado in beautiful Coronado, California. In addition to serving as an exhibitor, capSpire’s sponsorship includes hosting a wine tour for conference attendees at the Orfila Vineyards …

capSpire Continues its Global Expansion With The Opening of an Office in Australia

POSTED BY capSpire ON February 12, 2019 IN Blog, E/CTRM, News, Press Release

capSpire, a global consulting and solutions company serving the energy industry, is pleased to announce the opening of its Australian entity, capSpire Pty Ltd, based in Sydney. capSpire has already worked with a number of clients across Australia over the past five years but is now investing in a formal entity to provide a permanent …

Cloud-Based Enterprise Information Repository and Analytics Solution Redefined How a RightAngle User Derives Insights

POSTED BY Divvayya Kakarla ON January 17, 2019 IN Analytics, Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, RightAngle

A large refined-products retailer in the midstream space experienced a problem that could sound familiar to many other industry players: its existing risk-reporting procedures were largely manual and spreadsheet-driven. Generally, spreadsheets make handling and configuring large volumes of data difficult. But spreadsheets also lack the tools necessary to efficiently analyze daily position and P&L data, …

Online Trade Execution is a Growing Trend in the Refined-Products Industry

POSTED BY capSpire ON December 14, 2018 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Gravitate

According to Microsoft’s 2018 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report, 88% percent of customers worldwide expect businesses to provide online customer self-service portals. This is especially true in the U.K. (92%) and U.S. (88%) where customer support has become an increasingly high priority. The Energy space is paying attention to this trend, and industry …

Should You Upgrade or Replace Older Versions of Your E/CTRM System?

POSTED BY Jaydeep Shah ON December 14, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM

Many users of E/CTRM systems fall into one of two camps: Either they know definitively that they want to upgrade their existing E/CTRM system or they want to evaluate other E/CTRM systems in the market to verify which solution is the best fit for their current business—with the possibility of making a switch to a …

5 Questions CTRM Analytics Answer: Part 4

POSTED BY Scott Creed ON November 23, 2018 IN Analytics, Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM

Previously, we’ve discussed question 1, question 2, and question 3 that commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) analytics answer. Question 4: Who are my best customers? To better focus marketing initiatives and incentive offerings, reduce risks, and increase revenue, you need to identify who your most reliable and profitable customers are. These customers are the …

capSpire Is Certified as a Great Place to Work®

POSTED BY Clare Annis ON November 14, 2018 IN Blog, Careers, News

Following a thorough and independent analysis, capSpire is pleased to be officially recognised as a Great Place To Work®. This certification is presented to companies with high-trust workplace cultures that value innovation, collaboration and engage with their employees. Great Place to Work® Institute conducted a cultural audit and thorough employee survey. capSpire scored highly across …

How You Can Use Allegro to Improve the Accuracy and Efficiency of Your Accounting Close

POSTED BY capSpire ON October 23, 2018 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM

After your company completed its implementation of Allegro and fully transitioned to the new system, your back office has likely enjoyed a great deal of relief from many of the challenges of handling high trade volume. Even so, it is great to take a pause afterward to assess what other efficiencies and job aids can …