PVM Oil Associates

What PVM Oil Associates does

PVM Oil Associates is a London-headquartered oil brokerage firm founded in 1971 in New York that specializes in intermediating OTC and futures transactions in crude oil, refined petroleum products, and selected non-oil commodities. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TP ICAP Group, alongside Tullett Prebon and ICAP, and positions itself as part of the world's largest energy and commodities broker. PVM's product surface spans four lines — Crude brokerage, Petroleum Products brokerage, Non-Oil Activity brokerage, and a Reports & Data Services offering — executed by more than 180 professionals based in London, Vienna, New York, Houston, and Singapore, who handle an average of more than 100 million barrels of OTC and futures volume per day.

PVM serves a diversified institutional client base that includes major integrated oil companies, independent refiners and producers, shipping companies, government agencies, commodities trading houses, banks, and investment funds. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with experienced brokers executing trades directly for counterparties across global financial and energy hubs. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis through brokerage commissions on intermediated OTC and futures flow; pricing is negotiated per-transaction with institutional clients rather than publicly disclosed.

The business is built on relationship-intensive human brokerage rather than technology platforms or proprietary software products. PVM supplements its execution franchise with daily market intelligence, including Daily Oil Fundamentals and other published commentary, used as both a client service and a top-of-funnel marketing channel. The firm is privately held as a subsidiary, with no independent venture funding, and operates within the regulated infrastructure of its publicly listed parent TP ICAP Group.

Name

PVM Oil Associates

Legal name

PVM Oil Associates

Website

https://pvmoil.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PVM Oil Associates is a London-headquartered OTC and futures broker specializing in crude oil, petroleum products, and select non-oil commodities, serving major oil companies, refiners, shipping firms, governments, trading houses, banks, and funds across five global offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: PVM Oil acts as an intermediary broker for oil instruments, generating revenue through commissions on OTC and futures trades. The company handles on average more than 100 million barrels of OTC and futures volume daily.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PVM Oil Associates operates as an over-the-counter (OTC) and futures broker for oil instruments, intermediating trades in crude oil, petroleum products, and select non-oil commodities for institutional clients. The firm also publishes daily oil market fundamentals and reports as a data and intelligence service.

Product overview

PVM Oil is the world's leading broker of oil instruments, operating as part of the TP ICAP Group. The company offers a unified product portfolio comprising four core offerings: Crude oil brokerage, Petroleum Products brokerage, Non-Oil Activity (non-oil commodities), and Reports & Data Services. The company handles over 100 million barrels of OTC and futures volume daily through a team of more than 180 professionals serving major oil companies, independent refiners, producers, shipping companies, government agencies, trading houses, banks, and investment funds globally. PVM was established in 1971 in New York and maintains offices in London, Vienna, New York, Houston, and Singapore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crude Oil Brokerage

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TP ICAP GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVM is part of the TP ICAP Group. TP ICAP is the world's leading provider of market infrastructure and risk & reinsurance intermediation services. PVM operates as a key brand within the group alongside Tullett Prebon and ICAP, together forming the world's largest energy and commodities broker.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pvm-oil-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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