Scope
Buy-side commercial support.
Procurement strategy.
The term and spot mix, volume flexibility, and the realistic supplier field for a given delivery window.
Tender preparation.
Invitation documents, evaluation criteria and bid comparison on a delivered-cost basis.
Commercial contract review.
Commercial review of SPA and master-agreement terms including pricing structure, take-or-pay, quantity tolerance, diversion rights and force majeure carve-outs.
Shipping and delivery economics.
DES and DAP against FOB, charter against spot tonnage, with boil-off and demurrage costed in full.
Price reviews.
Commercial preparation for price reviews, alongside your legal counsel.
Engagement
Defined scope. Independent advice.
Engagements are scoped in writing, priced as fees and carried by the principal who signs the engagement letter. Ophir Gate holds no position in the outcome and takes no commission from sellers.
We advise LNG buyers; we do not broker cargoes.
Commercial, not legal.
This is commercial review, not legal advice. Ophir Gate is not a law firm and does not draft or opine on the legal effect of contract language; that work belongs with the client’s legal counsel.
Where an engagement requires expertise the firm does not hold in house, it is contracted in and named to the client before work begins, or the engagement is declined.