Seeking Crude Oil Refinery Assets in the Middle East

We have been engaged by an Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) family office to identify and execute the acquisition of a crude oil refinery. This is a confidential, principal-backed mandate with capital of up to US$1 billion committed and the discretion to move quickly once a qualifying opportunity is identified.

The mandate is deliberately narrow in scope: the target geography is confined to Asia or the Middle East, and the asset must be a facility that processes crude oil. Beyond these two requirements, the mandate remains flexible — annual barrel capacity is not fixed, and the family office is open to a range of asset conditions and ownership structures. This flexibility is intended to broaden the field of qualifying opportunities.

We are engaging directly and discreetly with owners, operators, brokers, advisors, and intermediaries who can present suitable assets. All inquiries and information are handled in strict confidence, with qualified opportunities reviewed directly against the mandate.

Refining assets offer this family office a hard, cash-flow generating infrastructure position within its broader energy and industrial allocation — an asset class valued for scale, strategic relevance, and its distance from more crowded areas of private capital. The mandate reflects a long-term, principal orientation rather than a short-hold financial trade.

Suitable candidates may include operating refineries, refineries under expansion or modernisation, and assets where a controlling or structured position can be negotiated directly with an owner, state entity, or holding group. Annual barrel capacity is not prescribed; the family office will evaluate scale, configuration, and strategic fit on a case-by-case basis once the two core criteria — geography and crude processing capability — are satisfied.

All engagement is principal-led and confidential. Owners, operators, brokers, advisors and intermediaries are welcome to bring forward opportunities on behalf of a seller, subject to appropriate confidentiality arrangements.

Mandate Criteria & Acquisition Parameters

• Region (mandatory): Asia or the Middle East. No other geography is currently in scope.
• Asset type (mandatory): A refinery that processes crude oil.
• Acquisition capital available: up to US$1 billion.
• Annual barrel capacity: flexible, no fixed minimum or maximum.
• Buyer profile: an Ultra-High-Net-Worth family office, engaging on a principal basis.
• Positioning: an active, strategic acquisition — not a speculative or opportunistic inquiry.
• Engagement: confidential throughout, with NDA-protected information exchange.
• Counterparties welcomed: owners, operators, brokers, advisors, and intermediaries representing a seller.

Adrien Bray LLB., MBA.

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