What Maxum Petroleum does

Maxum Petroleum is an energy logistics and lubricant blending company headquartered in Compton, California, founded in 2004 and operating as a subsidiary of Pilot Thomas Logistics. The company markets and distributes a comprehensive offering of refined petroleum products — marine gas oil, fuel oils, and lubricants — to commercial maritime and industrial customers across the western United States. Its marine customer base includes cruise ships, container ships, tanker ships, and other ocean-going vessels requiring fuel, lubricants, and ancillary delivery services. A secondary industrial/commercial segment uses Maxum as a contract manufacturer and terminal operator for third-party lubricant brands.

The company's core operations are vertically integrated around three physical platforms: (1) a state-of-the-art lubricant blending facility featuring a 2.6-million-gallon tank farm, 98 storage tanks across all facilities totaling 3.4 million gallons of storage, 205,000-gallon Cylinder Oil tanks, rail (UPRR) and truck inbound logistics, a full QA laboratory covering density, viscosity, TBN, elemental analysis, foam, flash, and pour point, and a Sahara Hot Box for heated drummed additives; (2) a marine transport fleet consisting of ABS-classed ocean-voyage barges with cargo pumps rated up to 1,800 GPM diesel and 135 GPM lube oils, plus diesel capacity exceeding 630,000 gallons and lube oil capacity up to 80,000 gallons per vessel; and (3) a road fleet of mobile transfer units configured for marine deliveries at up to 150 GPM fuel and 55 GPM lube oils at 80 PSI, with average truck capacity over 6,500 gallons. Annual blending throughput exceeds 12 million gallons, and ILMA certification supports quality positioning with regulated industrial buyers.

The business model is B2B and quote-based, monetizing across three streams: petroleum product transportation and distribution (transaction-fee revenue per delivery), lubricant blending and contract manufacturing for third-party brands including SPX, BP, Castrol, and Chevron (transaction-fee revenue per blended gallon), and direct marine gas oil and lubricant sales. Distribution is conducted exclusively through the company's owned barge and truck fleet along the West Coast, with physical presence in Rancho Dominguez (CA), Richmond (CA), and Seattle (WA). Maxum's stated positioning as the largest single-source lubricant blending company in the western U.S. reflects efficient-scale economics underpinned by its owned-fleet distribution and large-tank-age storage footprint, although no revenue, headcount, or growth-trend data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Maxum Petroleum

Legal name

Maxum Petroleum

Website

https://maxumpetroleum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Maxum Petroleum is a West Coast energy logistics company and subsidiary of Pilot Thomas Logistics that blends, stores, and distributes marine fuels and lubricants via owned barge and truck fleets, serving cruise, container, tanker, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Petroleum Logistics and Lubricant Blending

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191), Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171), Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Offshore Lubricants (Cylinder Oils, System Oils, EALs) (EUALAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lubricant Formulation & Blending (Finished Lubricants) (EUALAJAC), Packaging, Filling & Private Label / Contract Manufacturing (EUALAJAD), Marine Bunkering & Port Fuel Supply (EUALAIAG), Marine Lubricants Supply & Services (Cylinder/System Oils) (TLAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• Marine fuel distribution
• Lubricant blending services
• Petroleum logistics
• Marine gas oil
• Contract lubricant manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Compton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Product Transportation: Transportation and distribution of petroleum products including marine gas oil, fuel oils, and lubricants via company-owned barge and truck fleet
2. Lubricant Blending Services: Contract manufacturing and blending of third-party brand lubricants for marine and industrial customers. Currently blends over 12 million gallons annually
3. Marine Gas Oil Sales: Sale of marine gas oil (No. 2 fuel oil equivalent) for use in diesel-fueled engines in mobile, portable, and stationary applications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Maxum Petroleum is an energy logistics company that markets and distributes refined petroleum products, with a primary focus on marine fuels and industrial lubricants. It blends over 12 million gallons of lubricants annually across West Coast facilities with 3.4 million gallons of storage capacity, and delivers fuel and lubricants through its own fleet of ABS-classed marine barges and fuel/lubricant trucks to commercial vessels and industrial customers. Contract manufacturing and terminaling of third-party brand lubricants is a core line of business alongside direct sales of marine gas oil.

Product overview

Maxum Petroleum operates as a lubricant distribution and blending company serving the western U.S. The company's product portfolio consists of five interconnected service lines: Transport (truck and barge fleet for marine fuel/lubricant delivery), Blending (state-of-the-art lubricant blending facility with 3.4 million gallon storage capacity), Lubricants (deep draft lubricant products with quality control and delivery by barge/truck), Marine Gas Oil (distillate-based fuel for diesel engines), and Lubricant Capabilities (terminaling and contract manufacturing services). The company is a subsidiary of Pilot Thomas Logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Marine fuel and lubricant delivery service via company-owned truck and barge fleet, featuring mobile transfer units with high-pressure pumps delivering up to 1,800 GPM diesel and 135 GPM lube oils. Outfitted for over-water pumping operations to commercial vessels.
• Blending State-of-the-art lubricant blending facility with a 2.6 million gallon tank farm, 98 total tanks across facilities (3.4 million gallon total capacity), 205,000-gallon Cylinder Oil tanks, rail (UPRR) and truck receiving, plus a full QA laboratory for density, viscosity, TBN, elemental, foam, flash, and pour point testing and Sahara Hot Box for heated drummed additives.
• Lubricants Deep-draft engine room lubricants blended at Maxum's state-of-the-art facility with in-house quality control laboratory and quality assurance certificates for every blend. Delivered via barge or truck with dock service at multiple West Coast locations supporting cruise, container, and tanker ships; ILMA Certified.
• Marine Gas Oil Distillate-based marine gas oil roughly equivalent to No. 2 fuel oil, designed for use in all diesel-fueled engines in mobile, portable, and stationary marine applications.
• Lubricant Capabilities Terminaling services, contract manufacturing, and commercial industrial lubricant blending with annual capacity exceeding 12 million gallons across West Coast facilities; includes storing and blending third-party brand lubricants with technical, mechanical, and logistical capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.4 million gallons storage capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pilot Thomas LogisticsparentStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot Thomas Logistics is the parent company of Maxum Petroleum. Maxum operates as a subsidiary and brand under Pilot Thomas Logistics, providing marine fuel and lubricant services as part of the larger logistics and petroleum distribution network.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bunker Holding: One of the world's largest marine fuel and lubricant suppliers with a global network of bunker barges and storage. Directly comparable to Maxum in physical marine fuel and lubricant distribution, blending, and global delivery to commercial vessels.
• Minerva Bunkering (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network successor): Global marine fuel and lubricant bunker specialist with owned barges and terminals serving cruise, container, and tanker operators. Closely comparable to Maxum in marine gas oil sales, vessel fueling, and lubricant supply model.
• KPI Bridge Oil: Global physical marine fuel supplier with in-house barge operations and port logistics. Mirrors Maxum's combination of bunker fuel marketing and lubricant delivery to commercial vessels at dock and at anchor.
• Bunker One: Marine fuel specialist operating a fleet of bunker vessels and storage infrastructure serving international shipping. A close functional peer to Maxum's marine gas oil and lubricant barge-based delivery model.
• Glander International Bunkering: Independent marine fuel and lubricant bunker trader/physical supplier with global operations. Comparable to Maxum in providing marine fuels and lubricants to commercial ship operators through barging and terminal infrastructure.
• Chemoil Energy (Oiltanking): Global marine fuel supplier integrated with terminaling and logistics infrastructure. Highly comparable business model to Maxum: storage, blending, and barge-based delivery of marine fuels and lubricants.
• Peninsula Petroleum: Independent marine fuel and lubricant supplier operating bunker barges and supply operations worldwide. Direct competitor to Maxum in vessel fueling and cylinder oil/system oil supply.

Broad incumbents

• World Fuel Services: Diversified global fuel marketer with a large marine segment covering bunker fuels, lubricants, and related services. Overlaps with Maxum's marine fuel and lubricant distribution offering but at much greater scale and breadth across geographies.
• Pilot Thomas Logistics: Parent company of Maxum Petroleum and a broader petroleum and industrial chemicals logistics and distribution platform. Useful as the directly related parent benchmark for portfolio positioning and capital allocation.
• Castrol Marine (BP Marine): Major lubricants brand (BP) with deep marine cylinder oil, system oil, and EAL product lines, distributed partly through third-party blenders like Maxum. Comparable in marine lubricant portfolio and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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