What we do
3FB Energy & Trade operates as a physical trader and trade facilitator. The company arranges the purchase, sale, shipment and delivery of crude oil and refined products between producing regions and demand centres. Its activity spans crude oil, middle distillates, residual fuels, LPG, bitumen and base oils, traded on recognised international terms and referenced to published benchmarks.
- Physical trading of crude oil and refined petroleum products
- International trade facilitation on FOB and CIF terms
- Coordination of shipping and logistics
- Coordination of documentary trade finance such as Letters of Credit
- Coordination of independent inspection on quantity and quality
Part of NGD Holding B.V.
3FB Energy & Trade is part of NGD Holding B.V., a diversified holding company registered in the Netherlands. The group structure provides the corporate governance and administrative backbone behind the trading activity. 3FB Energy & Trade is the brand used consistently for the group's energy and commodity trading business.
Where we operate
The company maintains a clear distinction between its legal seat and its operational presence:
- Registered office — Tilburg, Netherlands (legal seat, aligned with NGD Holding B.V.).
- Central trading desk — Istanbul, Türkiye, where supply, shipping and finance are coordinated.
- Operational and representative presence — activity oriented around origin, logistics hubs and demand centres relevant to crude oil and product flows, coordinated centrally from Istanbul.
The company trades internationally and is active in and around Iraq, Türkiye, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
How we operate
3FB Energy & Trade works to international commodity-trading practice. Cargoes are contracted on standard Incoterms 2020 terms, priced against published benchmarks, inspected by independent inspection companies, and documented with the shipping and banking paperwork that physical trade relies on. Counterparties are subject to due diligence and compliance review.
- Delivery against agreed specification, quantity and timing
- Transparent, benchmark-referenced pricing
- Independent third-party inspection on cargoes traded
- Counterparty due diligence and compliance review
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