dugas oil company, inc.

What dugas oil company, inc. does

Dugas Oil Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned petroleum products distributor founded in 1936 and headquartered in Franklin, Louisiana. The company distributes a broad portfolio of products — gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, kerosene, lubricants and greases, solvents, industrial and automotive chemicals, cleaners, supplies, and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) — to convenience stores, agricultural operations, construction firms, industrial manufacturers, and commercial fleet operators across southern Louisiana. Operations are anchored by three branch locations (Franklin headquarters, Houma, and Opelousas) and supported by a fleet of delivery vehicles covering parishes from St. Landry to Orleans including the Northshore.

The company's core distribution business is layered with branded retail and value-added service offerings. Dugas operates as a Gulf Oil partner and distributor, managing approximately ten Gulf-branded retail stations through independent dealer relationships across the region. Its proprietary Fuel DOC platform provides electronic fleet fuel management with transaction approval, consolidated billing, vehicle/driver activity tracking, and odometer-linked maintenance scheduling. The Gulf Fleet Card program — offered in Commercial, Universal, and Business tiers — extends fueling access nationwide with rebates up to five cents per gallon for high-volume commercial customers.

Revenue mechanics are primarily transactional: fuel, lubricant, chemical, and supply sales at quoted B2B pricing, supplemented by float economics on fleet card programs and administrative economics on Fuel DOC. The company maintains membership in state and national fuel-retail trade associations, with Ernest Dugas III having served as Past President of the Louisiana Oil Marketers & Convenience Store Association. No public revenue, headcount, or funding figures are disclosed; the business is a stable, regional, multi-generational operator with no recent M&A, capital raise, or geographic expansion announcements in the source materials.

Name

dugas oil company, inc.

Legal name

Dugas Oil Company

Website

https://dugasoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dugas Oil Company is a privately held Louisiana petroleum products distributor founded in 1936, serving convenience stores, agricultural, construction, industrial, and commercial customers across southern Louisiana with fuels, lubricants, chemicals, solvents, and fleet management services under the Gulf brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Products Distribution

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172)

akta.pro primary industry

Branded Fuels Wholesaling & Jobber Distribution (EUALAIAB)

Keywords

• Petroleum products distribution
• Fuels and lubricants
• Fleet fuel management
• Industrial chemicals supply
• Gulf brand fuel stations

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fuel Sales: Sale of gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel and kerosene to retail and commercial customers through Gulf Stations and bulk distribution
2. Lubricant Sales: Sale of industrial and commercial lubricants including engine oils, gear lubricants, greases, hydraulic oils, specialty lubes, synthetics
3. Chemical Sales: Sale of antifreeze, ethylene glycol, glycols, industrial engine coolant, methanol, tri ethylene glycol
4. Fuel Management Services (Fuel DOC): Fleet fuel management system providing fuel accountability, transaction processing, and consolidated billing. Free to users, generates savings through improved driver and paperwork efficiency
5. Fleet Card Programs: Gulf Fleet Card programs including Commercial Card (rebates up to 5 cents per gallon for 500+ gallons/month), Universal Fleet Card (nationwide acceptance), and Business Card (for less than 500 gallons/month). Monthly reporting packages included

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dugas Oil Company is a petroleum products distributor founded in 1936 that supplies gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, kerosene, lubricants, solvents, chemicals, cleaners, industrial supplies and diesel exhaust fluid to convenience stores, agricultural, construction, industrial and commercial businesses throughout southern Louisiana. The company operates as a Gulf Oil partner and distributor, running a network of Gulf-branded retail stations through independent dealers and offering the Fuel DOC fleet fuel management system and Gulf Fleet Card programs.

Product overview

Dugas Oil Company is a petroleum products distributor and convenience store supplier founded in 1936, operating as a Gulf Oil partner and distributor. The company operates a multi-category product portfolio consisting of two main segments: (1) physical petroleum and chemical products including Lubricants & Grease, Fuels (gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, kerosene), Solvents, Chemicals, Cleaners, Supplies, and Diesel Exhaust Fluid; and (2) proprietary fleet management solutions including Fuel DOC (fuel management system) and Gulf Fleet Card (fleet fueling cards including Commercial, Universal, and Business variants). The company also operates a network of Gulf-branded retail gas stations through independent dealer partnerships across southern Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fuel DOC: Dugas Oil's fuel management system that provides total fuel accountability with electronic transaction approval, processing and consolidated statements.

Products and services

• Lubricants & Grease Industrial, commercial vehicle, and passenger vehicle lubricants including engine oils, gear lubricants, greases, hydraulic oils, specialty lubes, synthetics, and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), available in package and bulk quantities with delivery and technical consulting services.
• Fuels Petroleum fuels including gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, and kerosene distributed to convenience stores, agricultural, construction, industrial and commercial businesses throughout Louisiana.
• Solvents Industrial solvents including 60/40 Blend, Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), paint cleanup solvents, solvent base, specialty blended solvents, and thinner solvents.
• Chemicals Industrial and automotive chemicals including antifreeze, ethylene glycol, glycols, industrial engine coolant, methanol, and triethylene glycol.
• Cleaners Industrial and maintenance cleaners including aluminum/stainless cleaners, cleaners/degreasers, liquid rig wash, and powdered rig wash.
• Industrial & Automotive Supplies Industrial and automotive supplies including 55-gallon reconditioned drums, absorbent pads, pails and drums, oil dry, and open top drums.
• Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Diesel exhaust fluid for selective catalytic reduction systems in diesel vehicles, with quick delivery throughout southern Louisiana from St. Landry Parish to Orleans Parish including the Northshore.
• Gulf Stations Network Network of Gulf-branded retail gas stations operated by independent dealers across southern Louisiana, offering gasoline, diesel, convenience store items, and dining options across 10 locations including 5 Star Mart, Baldwin One Stop, Belle Chasse Gulf, Gray Gulf, Mel-Star Mart, Minnie's Quick Stop, Northwest Truck Stop, Paris Road Self Serve, St. Mary Self-Serve, and Thruway Gulf.
• Fuel DOC Fleet Fuel Management Fleet fuel management system providing total fuel accountability through electronic transaction approval, processing, and consolidation into one complete statement. Monitors vehicle and driver activity by date, time, and location; limits spending to approved purchases; and requires odometer readings at purchase to identify fuel misuse and schedule maintenance.
• Gulf Fleet Card Fleet fueling card program with three tiers: Gulf Commercial Card (for companies fueling over 500 gallons/month, with rebates up to 5 cents per gallon and enhanced security features), Gulf Universal Fleet Card (accepted at all Gulf locations and over 90% of U.S. retail fueling locations nationwide), and Gulf Business Card (simplified reporting for companies fueling under 500 gallons/month with no account setup or monthly fees).

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gulf OilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlagship partnership - Dugas Oil operates as Gulf Oil partner and distributor, managing Gulf-branded stations and distributing Gulf products throughout Louisiana. Gulf branding is central to their business identity and marketing.
• Gulf LubricantscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner and distributor for Gulf Lubricants products, which complement the fuel distribution business
• ECOSEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEco-friendly fuel/lubricant brand partner and distributor included in product offerings and branding
• St. Mary Chamber of CommerceminorOthersMember of local chamber providing networking and business community engagement
• The Association for Convenience & Fuel RetailingminorOthersNational trade association membership for convenience and fuel retailing industry
• Louisiana Oil Marketers & Convenience Store AssociationminorOthersState trade association membership. Ernest Dugas III served as Past President, indicating leadership involvement in the industry
• Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of CommerceminorOthersMember of local chamber in Houma area supporting regional business community

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parker Oil Company: Regional petroleum products distributor serving Mississippi and Louisiana with fuels, lubricants, and convenience store supply—directly comparable geographic footprint and B2B distribution model to Dugas Oil.
• Hadley Oil: Family-owned regional fuel and lubricant distributor serving Louisiana and Mississippi convenience stores and commercial accounts, closely matching Dugas's Gulf-affiliated B2B model.
• Lyles Oil Company: Gulf Oil-branded regional fuel and lubricant distributor serving Mississippi and Alabama with comparable branded station and commercial delivery operations to Dugas.

Broad incumbents

• Sunoco LP: Large-scale fuel distribution master limited partnership with wholesale and retail operations across the U.S., representing a national-scale incumbent in the same fuel distribution category.
• Murphy USA: National convenience-store and fuel retailer with hundreds of company-owned stations, representing the integrated downstream retail model against which regional Gulf distributors like Dugas compete.
• Global Partners LP: Northeast-focused fuel distribution and station operator with combined wholesale, retail, and commercial fuel delivery business analogous to Dugas's multi-channel fuel model.
• World Kinect (formerly World Fuel Services): Global fuel and lubricants marketing/distribution major that competes with regional distributors for commercial and industrial fuel and lubricant accounts in overlapping segments.
• Casey's General Stores: Large multi-state convenience-store chain selling fuel and inside-store products, illustrating the vertically-integrated retail format that Dugas's dealer-supply business feeds into.
• RaceTrac: Multi-state convenience-store and fuel retailer that operates company-owned stations similar in function to the Gulf-branded dealer network Dugas supplies.

Others

• WEX Inc. Provider of commercial fleet cards and payment solutions, directly comparable to Dugas's Gulf Fleet Card and Fuel DOC programs and a potential competitor or partner in fleet fuel management.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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