Refining & Marketing

Integrated refining & marketing company

Challenge. A leading fuels refiner and marketer in western North America needed to improve operational efficiency and speed and simplify the task of extracting information from multiple systems and processes, and reporting on them in flexible ways to satisfy ever-changing business needs. Users also needed a more integrated approach to control trading operations end to end, view mark-to-market values on demand without any additional effort, and eliminate "information silos" such as users' data management spreadsheets.

Result. A fully integrated Allegro solution met all these requirements and more. This solution eliminated data redundancy, helped improve data integrity, and improved processes that are normally difficult to track. Further, users now perform a variety of gas management tasks. And with integrated risk management, users can quickly assess exposure to counterparty credit risk.

North American natural gas wholesaler

Challenge. A large, integrated natural gas wholesaler had become increasingly dependent on numerous spreadsheets and an outdated custom in-house MOSS system to capture and balance daily transactions, making data management difficult.

Result. The company now uses an integrated Allegro solution to manage hundreds of thousands of retail, commercial, and industrial customer accounts. The system manages scheduled and stored volumes on several major pipelines. Allegro captures complex fees and pricing methods to ensure proper sales invoicing to this large customer base.

International petrochemical manufacturer

Challenge. A global manufacturer regularly purchased huge quantities of hydrocarbons as feedstocks and fuels. It needed an integrated software system that would standardize worldwide hydrocarbon purchasing and distribution. The company also sought operational efficiencies to ensure competitive advantage through sophisticated trading controls and risk management.

Result. Allegro integrated trading, scheduling, actuals, risk management and accounting operations in multiple energy capitals worldwide. The solution provided a consistent resource from which all users could access real-time information and advanced decision support. Key to the solution was Allegro’s expertise in multiple energy industry segments and ability to embrace large-scale operations and a high degree of complexity.