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Barrel monitors your positions, screens sanctions, tracks the MOC window, and delivers market intelligence before Asian markets open.
Current exposure as of 15:42 GMT:
| Brent Mar | +2.4M bbl | 87% VaR limit |
| WTI Feb | -800K bbl | 34% VaR |
| Gasoil Q2 | +1.1M MT | 62% VaR |
⚠️ Asian desk added 500K bbl Brent overnight. You're at 87% of VaR limit. Recommend reviewing before the Platts MOC window at 16:00.
Before and After Barrel
4am alarm. Bloomberg on phone before your feet hit the floor. Check Asian close. Scan overnight emails from Singapore desk. Rebuild position summary from three systems. Pray nothing breached VaR overnight.
Barrel's pre-market brief at 5:30 AM: overnight curves, position summary across all books, sanctions flags, and a MOC window prep that starts building at 3pm.
Built for the Trading Floor
Sanctions screening — vessel checks, shadow fleet detection
MOC window prep — Platts 4pm window with positions and market depth
Pre-market intelligence — curves, inventory, overnight activity
Counterparty credit monitoring — rating changes, exposure alerts
P&L attribution — daily mark-to-market with desk-level detail
Sanctions Screening
Vessel screening result:
| Current name | MT GLORY | |
| Former name | FORTUNE STAR | Name change 2024 |
| Flag | Cameroon | Changed from Panama |
| Shadow fleet probability | 73% | HIGH RISK |
Red flags: name change within 12 months, flag swap to non-IACS state, AIS gaps in Strait of Malacca (Jan 14-19). Recommend declining this charter. Alternative vessels available from Thenamaris pool.
Morning Market Brief
Markets as of 06:15 GMT:
| Brent M1 | $74.82 | +$0.89 |
| WTI M1 | $70.41 | +$0.63 |
| Brent M1-M2 | $0.54 | +$0.08 |
| Dubai/Oman | $73.15 | +$0.72 |
Key overnight: API showed larger-than-expected crude draw. Asian buying picked up after Shanghai open. Geopolitical: Houthi claimed drone strike on tanker in Red Sea (unconfirmed). EIA data at 10:30 ET.
VaR Alert
Brent Feb position at 87% VaR — review before 16:00 MOC
15:42
Sanctions Flag
Vessel MT GLORY flagged — 73% shadow fleet probability
11:20
Daily P&L
Daily P&L: +$2.3M. MTD: +$14.7M. Book: Crude Arb.
17:30
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Measured Impact
4 PM confidence
MOC window preparation — stress eliminated
$17.5M tracked
Partner settlement monitoring
0 violations
Sanctions compliance screening
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