Back-to-back principal trading · LC-backed · DES/DAP

Crude oil into China.
Petrochemicals out of China.

A back-to-back resale desk for two China-centric flows. We resell international crude into qualified Chinese refinery demand, and resell Chinese petrochemical output into international buyers — both under LC-backed, DES/DAP structures, both backed by deep operational fluency with the Chinese refinery and petrochemical industry.

Two flows Crude in · Petchems out
Principal trading Back-to-back, take title and risk
LC-backed Sight LC · transferable LC · SOE finance
DES/DAP terms Destination-based delivery
China-fluent Quota · regulation · payment · performance
Two flows we operate

What the desk moves.

Flow 1 · Inbound

Crude oil into China.

Resale of crude oil from international producers into qualified Chinese refinery demand under LC-backed, DES/DAP terms. Open to a wide range of crude grades; matched against refinery configuration, quota status and discharge port economics.

Crude into China →
Flow 2 · Outbound

Petrochemicals out of China.

Resale of petrochemical products from Chinese producers into international buyers under the same back-to-back, LC-backed, destination-based discipline. Aromatics, olefins derivatives, polymer resins and refined-product feedstocks moving out of Chinese petrochemical complexes.

Petchems out of China →
The friction layer Estal removes

Why direct foreign-counterparty deals into China stall — and what we resolve.

Quota & policy mechanics

Non-state crude import quota allocation, annual policy direction, refinery-level eligibility, export VAT-rebate and quota cycles for petchems.

Refinery & plant matching

Configuration fit by refinery — coker, hydrocracker, FCC, aromatic units. Cargo specs matched to actual processing economics.

Payment & FX discipline

USD offshore LC vs. RMB onshore settlement, opening bank preferences, prepayment vs. acceptance, FX timing.

Performance assurance

Default, rejection, claim and remedy paths in the Chinese commercial framework — handled before they become disputes.

Language & cultural fluency

Substantive negotiation rather than translated dialogue. Contracts, technical specs, dispute discussions and refinery-side operations.

Port & logistics discipline

Discharge port scheduling, demurrage, surveyor coordination, customs declaration, terminal protocol — for both inbound and outbound.

Back-to-back principal · simplified flow

How a cargo moves through the desk.

Producer

Cargo / product nomination

Estal Desk

Back-to-back principal · LC · structure

LC-backed counterparty

Refinery (in) · International buyer (out)

DES / DAP port

Vessel · discharge · customs · inspection

Commercial counterparty details are handled confidentially. Compliance documentation remains transparent to banking, customs, inspection and contractual parties at every stage.

The boundary

Commercial confidentiality. Compliance transparency.

"Estal separates commercial confidentiality from compliance transparency. Commercial pricing and counterparty relationships are protected; origin, documentation, banking, customs, inspection and contractual compliance remain fully transparent to required parties."

For producers, marketing teams, finance and logistics counterparties

Discuss a cargo, a product flow, or an offtake conversation.

Initial screening is confidential and structured. We respond within two working days for serious counterparties.