COMMERCIAL TRADE PLATFORM
Our role in an energy trade.
Energy trading and brokerage is Orion’s current operating business. We act between producers, buyers and other market participants, supporting trade opportunities through market intelligence, commercial relationships and transaction coordination. Rather than owning production assets, Orion facilitates market access, strategic marketing and long-term trade relationships.
For producers, the platform supports commercial origination, access to qualified buyers, market intelligence and targeted marketing. For buyers and end users, it supports access to reputable sellers, pricing discussions and coordination across the parties and jurisdictions involved in a trade.
TRADE CAPABILITIES
How Orion supports a trade.
The brokerage platform combines market insight with practical commercial support. Orion’s role is to bring the relevant parties together, support trade discussions and coordinate the work required to progress a transaction.
Trade origination & intelligence
Identify commercial opportunities through market intelligence and networks. Support producers with actionable market insight, targeted outreach and positioning to suitable buyers.
Qualified trade counterparties
Connect vetted producers, buyers and trading partners. Counterparty matching is supported by verification, due diligence and compliance review rather than introductions alone.
Trade structuring
Support transaction strategy, pricing discussions and commercial alignment. Coordinate discussions on trade terms and the agreement and transaction documents required by the parties.
Cross-border trade coordination
Facilitate communication across jurisdictions and stakeholders. Support coordination between the trade counterparties and the parties involved in execution and delivery.
Trade documentation & compliance
Support transaction documentation alongside KYC, AML and sanctions screening. Documentation and commercial engagement remain subject to due diligence and agreed contractual terms.
Long-term trade relationships
Develop commercial relationships beyond an individual trade. Maintain discretion and confidentiality while supporting repeat engagement between trusted market participants.
POSITION IN THE VALUE CHAIN
Trade links production with consumption.
Orion operates within the commercial layer of the global energy value chain. Its trade and brokerage role connects supply and demand across production, processing, storage, transportation and downstream consumption. Orion facilitates market access, strategic marketing and long-term commercial relationships rather than owning production assets.
Supply-side trade relationships
Upstream exploration and production connect with midstream gathering, processing, storage and LNG liquefaction. Orion facilitates market access and strategic marketing through commercial relationships with relevant participants.
Transport & trade coordination
Energy transportation includes pipelines, LNG carriers, tankers and shipping. Orion supports trade coordination across the relevant parties and jurisdictions, including logistics and delivery coordination against agreed commercial terms.
Demand-side trade relationships
Downstream refining, distribution, utilities and industry serve end users such as power utilities, industrial companies, airlines and marine operators. Orion supports commercial connections to these buyer and end-user markets.
TRADE TRANSACTION LIFECYCLE
Six stages from trade opportunity to settlement.
Each trade follows a six-stage commercial process. Governance, compliance and risk management support the engagement from identifying an opportunity to completing delivery and commission settlement.
01 / Trade opportunity
Identify trade opportunities through global market intelligence and commercial networks. Use market insight to locate potential supply, demand and commercial connections.
02 / Trade relationships
Build and strengthen relationships with trusted, qualified counterparties. Connect the producers, buyers and trading partners relevant to the opportunity.
03 / Trade due diligence
Conduct counterparty due diligence, including KYC, AML and sanctions screening. Assess the counterparties before progressing the commercial engagement.
04 / Trade agreement
Negotiate commercial terms and finalise the agreement and transaction documents. Align the parties on the commercial basis for execution.
05 / Trade execution
Coordinate logistics, manage delivery coordination and monitor performance against the agreement. Support communication between the parties through the execution stage.
06 / Trade settlement
Complete delivery and settle commission in accordance with agreed terms. Settlement follows the obligations set out in the commercial agreement.