03 — Operations
From storage
to settlement.
Every delivery the House confirms clears seven sequential gates. One standard, every delivery — verified at the product, recorded at every step.
Every delivery the House confirms clears seven sequential gates. One standard, every delivery — verified at the product, recorded at every step.
No gate is skipped, and no gate clears itself. Each one closes on a documented record before the next opens.
A trade is identified against the slate and the House’s standing demand picture. Counterparty, route and product are named before any commitment is discussed.
Sanctions, KYC and AML screening on every party to the transaction — principals, vessels, banks and intermediaries. Beneficial ownership established; adverse media reviewed. Nothing proceeds on an open finding.
Credit limits applied, contract terms fixed, and the transaction signed under the House’s authority matrix. The Office of the Chief Compliance Officer holds standing authority to halt at this gate.
Independent surveyor at port. Quality verified against specification at the product; quantity verified at the flange. Certificates issued before the vessel sails.
AIS tracking through the laden passage, with the bill of lading and certificate chain reconciled in transit. Deviations are escalated, not discovered.
Out-turn measured against the loading record. Losses quantified, attributed and settled under the contract — not absorbed into the book.
Title passes, funds clear through documented banking channels, and the books close on a complete record. The transaction file stands ready for any review.
“From storage to settlement, the House owns the transaction.”Operating principle — Casti Energies & Services GH Ltd
Six jurisdictions where the principals hold direct operating relationships — the ports they have lifted through, and the depots they have measured against.
Headquarters jurisdiction under NPA licence. Discharge through Tema and Takoradi.
The principal downstream market by volume. Lifting at Bonny and Lagos.
An established corridor. Abidjan and San Pédro as lifting points.
Accessed selectively. Lomé and Cotonou for transit; Douala for the CEMAC corridor.
The inventory record is the House’s own — held against calibrated tanks, not against counterparty paper.
Physical stock sits in licensed depots under verified ullage and calibration controls, with documented certification on every tank the House draws against. Ullage is taken by the House’s standard, reconciled to the depot record, and held in the inventory book that the operating floor answers to daily.
Quality and quantity on every shipment of consequence are verified by independent surveyors — SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, Saybolt and Inspectorate — on a 24-hour verification cycle. The surveyor’s certificate, the depot record and the House’s own measurement must agree before a delivery is confirmed.
Licensed storage — calibrated & certified