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Crude oil, refining, oil trading and petroleum products.
Alkagesta generated $3.5 billion in H1 2026 revenue as physical volumes expanded 53% to 4.9 million metric tonnes, driven by crude transactions, aviation fuel pipeline access, and tankage expansion.
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Physical trader Alkagesta has entered the crude oil market after shipping a 1.07 million barrel cargo of CPC Blend to the Far East in Q2 2026, expanding its established energy and bulk portfolio.
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European gasoline prices surged in August 2026 as historic low water levels on the Rhine River blocked barge clearance and high-octane component deficits constrained blending activity.
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Alkagesta CEO Orkhan Rustamov argues in City A.M. that ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz mark a permanent shift in energy market risk, citing UAE and Iraq pipeline accelerations.
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Global naphtha markets face a structural petrochemical downcycle balanced by strong gasoline blending demand, as oversupply and plant closures reshape international arbitrage routes.
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Alkagesta posted a 19% rise in core trading volumes in 2025, driven by expanding international flows in distillates, light ends, heavy fuel oil, new jet fuel logistics, and biofuels.
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