

At Black Barrel Capital, we specialize in connecting buyers, suppliers, and financiers across the global energy market. Our strength lies in our technical insight, commercial experience, and strategic relationships across every link of the oil and gas supply chain.

ABOUT US
Black Barrel Capital is an Australian-based oil and gas facilitation firm with a global reach. With over 25 years of combined experience in petroleum engineering, trading, capital structuring, and upstream/midstream operations, we serve as a trusted partner for energy buyers, producers, and institutional investors.
We operate at the intersection of technical expertise and trade execution, managing risk, ensuring compliance, and delivering high-value transactions across five continents. Our direct access to producers and refineries, combined with strong financial partnerships, allows us to move energy with speed, integrity, and scale.

OUR TEAM

Yanis is a seasoned leader in global oil & gas trading, with expertise in LNG operations, upstream projects, and cross-border energy deals. He represents Australia at the Global Freight Summit and maintains strong ties across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

James Felix is Director of Operations at Black Barrel Capital and a veteran in petroleum trading and logistics. With over 25 years of experience, he has led fuel supply chains and CIF/FOB cargo operations across East Africa, working with Rubis Energy, Sahara Energy, Eppic Oil, Mogas International, and Eco Fuel FZE

Craig O’Shannessy brings distinguished leadership in IT and senior software development to the oil & gas industry. With a broad career across government, mining, telecommunications and finance, he applies deep technical insight, commercial acumen and operational excellence to deliver value in global energy projects.
GLOBAL NETWORK
At Black Barrel Capital, we’ve built a trusted global network across the energy value chain, from producers and refineries to financiers and port operators. Our footprint ensures deal reliability, direct access to high-quality allocations, and seamless trade execution.
Access to refineries and fuel export terminals
Fuel sourcing, CIF & FOB delivery and investor relationships
Strategic focus: logistics, infrastructure investment, upstream partnerships
Trade finance institutions, private lenders, collateral managers


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Empowering global energy trade with trust, integrity, performance, and technical expertise, connecting serious buyers, trusted sellers, and reliable financiers through secure, transparent, and high-impact transactions.
We enable seamless trade by connecting trusted sellers, serious buyers, and reliable financiers through structured execution, transparency, and long-term partnerships.
To be the leading global facilitator of secure, compliant, and high-value oil and gas transactions across the world’s most critical supply corridors.
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