Petrasco Energy Logistics

Name

Petrasco Energy Logistics

Legal name

Petrasco Services Limited

Website

https://petrasco-energy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (48423), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Plants & Process Equipment (EPC/Turnkey Projects) (TLACAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chartering & Heavy-Lift Vessel / Barge / RoRo Solutions (TLACAIAJ), Site Logistics, Laydown Yard & Staging Management (Marshalling) (TLAIAKAH), Project Cargo Packing, Crating & Securing (Lashing/Dunnage) (TLAIAKAJ), Wind Energy Component Transport (Blades/Towers/Nacelles) (TLADAGAD)

Keywords

• Energy logistics services
• Freight forwarding
• Offshore logistics
• OCTG handling
• Project cargo forwarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Dyce

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Petrasco generates revenue through providing international freight forwarding services including air, sea, and road freight. The company offers fully integrated logistics solutions for the energy sector, managing the movement of goods and materials from multiple sources to ultimate delivery sites, often to remote destinations.
2. Specialist Logistics Services: Additional revenue streams include offshore logistics, project forwarding, rig relocation, warehousing and distribution, customs compliance consultancy, packing and crating, OCTG handling, decommissioning support, and renewables logistics. These are billed as professional and operational services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Petrasco Energy Logistics is a multi-disciplined freight forwarder and specialist logistics provider dedicated to the international energy industry. It delivers air, sea, and road freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, project forwarding, offshore logistics, OCTG handling and management, rig relocation, renewables support logistics, decommissioning logistics support, customs compliance consultancy, and packing and crating services to drilling contractors, operators, manufacturers, and service companies. Operations are run from offices and facilities in Aberdeen (UK), Dubai (UAE) and Houston (USA).

Product overview

Petrasco Energy Logistics is a multi-disciplined logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of freight forwarding and specialist logistics services to the energy industry. The core offering consists of three primary freight services (Air Freight, Sea Freight, and Road Freight) supported by warehousing, distribution, and freight management capabilities. These are complemented by specialist energy sector services including Offshore Logistics, Customs Compliance & Consultancy, Packing & Crating, Rig Relocation, Renewables Support Logistics, Decommissioning Logistics Support, and OCTG Handling & Management. Founded in 1974 and operating as part of Denholm Energy Services, Petrasco provides integrated logistics solutions from strategically located facilities in Aberdeen (Europe), Dubai (Middle East), and Houston (USA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Freight International air freight services arranged and managed by Petrasco as registered IATA cargo agents, providing dedicated ground and air services from collection to delivery for energy-sector clients worldwide.
• Sea Freight Sea freight forwarding services handling containers (full load and part load), out-of-gauge and conventional shipments, full and part charter, and packing on a door-to-door or port-to-port basis for energy-sector clients.
• Road Freight Local, domestic, and international road freight services on a full load or groupage basis, including abnormal, out-of-gauge, and heavy loads, with a 'Hot Shot' service for urgent cargo movement.
• Warehousing & Distribution Warehouse, yard management, and distribution services operating combined office and warehouse facilities in the UK, USA, and UAE, with integrated warehouse management systems for materials management and inventory handling.
• Project Forwarding Expert logistics services enabling movement of goods and materials from multiple sources to ultimate delivery on site, including heavy lift and abnormal load arrangements, rig mobilisation and demobilisation, with on-site project teams embedded in client offices.
• Freight Management Complete freight management service providing all functions of an in-house shipping department, including customs clearance, haulage, storage, duty payment, and full documentation and invoicing management.
• Offshore Logistics Offshore logistical support services to drilling contractors, vessel managers, and energy-related service companies, including onshore receipt, material handling, asset management, DNV offshore containers, aircraft chartering, and ship agency services.
• Customs Compliance & Consultancy Customs consultancy and training services covering customs, import/export documentation, and dangerous goods, providing guidance on compliance, risk management, and duty savings opportunities.
• Packing & Crating Bespoke packing and crating solutions from smallest equipment pieces to dynamic project cargoes, including ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging, container loading, and dangerous goods/hazmat packing.
• Rig Relocation Complex land drilling rig relocation services including pre-relocation planning, route surveys, permits, transportation, ocean freight solutions, and destination customs guidance.
• Renewables Support Logistics Logistics services for the renewable energy sector managing movement, storage, and delivery of materials for wind, solar, hydroelectric, and bioenergy projects, including supply chain management, transport planning, and CO2 emission monitoring.
• Decommissioning Logistics Support Fully integrated logistics and materials management for decommissioning projects including marine services, ship agency, quayside services, freight forwarding, storage, transportation, and environmental services.
• OCTG Handling & Management Handling, storage, transportation, and management of OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) including casing, tubing, drill pipe, and line pipe with material receipt, inspection, pipe tally, storage, bundling, and slinging services.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Denholm Energy ServicesflagshipOthersPetrasco is an integral part of Denholm Energy Services, a parent company group with operations in UK, USA, Caspian and Middle East. Petrasco has access to facilities of other companies within the Denholm Energy Services Group, notably throughout the UK, Kazakhstan, and Abu Dhabi. The group provides high quality, innovative, reliable solutions to long-term international customers across energy, marine, defense, petrochemical, renewables, utilities and distilleries sectors.
• Relay Engineering GroupcoreOthersSister company within the Denholm Energy Services group. Part of the network of companies providing integrated solutions to the energy sector.
• Denholm Environmental GroupcoreOthersSister company within Denholm Energy Services that can manage onshore cleaning and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for decommissioning projects. Enables Petrasco to offer comprehensive decommissioning logistics support.
• Denholm Zholdas GroupcoreOthersSister company within the Denholm Energy Services group with operations in Kazakhstan, part of the integrated network serving the Caspian region energy sector.
• Denholm YamcoreOthersSister company within the Denholm Energy Services group with operations in UAE (denholmyam.ae), extending the group's reach in the Middle East region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder with a dedicated Oil & Gas / Projects & Heavy Lift division offering air, sea and road freight plus project logistics for energy customers; overlaps directly with Petrasco's multi-modal energy-sector offering but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• DHL Global Forwarding (Energy): DHL's Global Forwarding division has an Energy sector vertical serving oil & gas and renewables customers with multi-modal freight and project logistics; competes head-to-head with Petrasco on operator tenders and has materially larger scale and IT capabilities.
• Agility Logistics (Energy): Global forwarder with a dedicated Energy, Marine and Projects vertical serving oil & gas, mining and renewables; competes with Petrasco in Middle East and offers comparable freight forwarding and project logistics services.
• Expeditors International: Large US-headquartered freight forwarder with strong energy-sector customer base in Houston and Aberdeen; provides air, ocean and project forwarding services that compete with Petrasco on operator and drilling contractor business.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL and freight forwarder (CMA CGM group) with Energy & Projects sector offering; provides multi-modal forwarding, project cargo and contract logistics that overlap significantly with Petrasco's service portfolio.

Direct peers

• GAC Energy & Logistics: Specialist energy logistics provider (part of GAC Group) offering freight forwarding, offshore supply, warehousing and project logistics to oil & gas operators — the closest like-for-like mid-sized specialist competitor to Petrasco, particularly across Middle East and Caspian basins.
• RS Trans Global: UK-based specialist freight forwarder focused on oil & gas and energy projects, with operations in Aberdeen and other hubs; competes directly with Petrasco on UK and international energy-sector freight forwarding tenders.
• Worldwide Energy Logistics: Specialist energy logistics provider offering freight forwarding, customs and project logistics for the oil & gas sector; a direct mid-sized competitor with comparable service mix and customer focus to Petrasco.
• ASCO Group: Aberdeen-headquartered specialist in offshore logistics, supply base operations and freight forwarding for oil & gas; the most directly comparable UK-based peer to Petrasco, especially for offshore logistics, OCTG handling and rig relocation services.

Emerging players

• Deugro (Projects Division): Global project cargo forwarder specialising in heavy lift, out-of-gauge and EPC project logistics for energy and infrastructure; competes with Petrasco's Project Forwarding and Rig Relocation services on heavy-lift and oversized cargo moves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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