Our History
NIKOLAOS OIL TRADING LLC, headquartered in Houston, Texas, has 12 years of history in the oil and gas industry. As an expert in oil and gas consulting and trading. We specialize in the global sale and resale of petroleum products to End-Buyers, including Fuel, Oil, Gas, and Lithium, our operations with the refineries spans across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Nikolaos Oil Trading has sold approximately 500 million dollars in oil and gas products with focus on energy investments.
Our executive team has over 60 years of combined experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Vision Statement: We strive to become the preeminent global supplier of petroleum products, driving innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.
Mission Statement: Our mission is to facilitate the efficient and reliable trading of high-quality petroleum products worldwide, building strong, enduring partnerships, and contributing to energy security.
Core Values:
- Integrity: We operate with transparency and ethical standards in all our dealings.
- Excellence: We strive for the highest quality in our products and services.
- Innovation: We seek out and implement forward-thinking solutions in trading practices.
- Sustainability: We are committed to environmentally responsible trading and business practices.

37Y
Nikolaos Oil Trading LLC has 37 years of history in the energy investment sector.
Eur 500M
Nikolaos Oil Trading has made approximately Eur 500 million dollars in energy focused investments.
60Y
The Nikolaos Oil Trading executive team has over 240 years
of combined experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Investment Philosophy
We believe in being prudent guardians of the assets our investors place with us. It is a privilege to be entrusted with this responsibility, and we realize that we must earn our investors’ confidence every day. We provide quality direct oil and gas investment opportunities to our investors, focusing on areas where both we and our investment partners have expertise: domestic and onshore oil and gas.
The scope of our investments reflects the experience and skill sets of our management team and the diverse interests of our investors. The company continues to be run by the founding senior management, Jim Gibbs and Arthur Budge. Our senior management team has an average tenure with Nikolaos Oil Trading of twenty years. The team that generated Nikolaos Oil Trading enviable results over its first thirty-four years continues to manage both our portfolio and new investments.

Money Well Invested
We believe high-quality, long-life oil and gas assets is an important component of a well-balanced investment portfolio. We provide quality investment opportunities for our investors, focusing on acquiring interests in producing oil and gas wells that are onshore in the USA