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Natural gas and LNG

Natural and liquefied gas trade supporting the transition to lower-carbon energy systems — built on term relationships with counterparties verified at the start of the relationship.

Products

What the desk moves

LIQUEFIED

LNG cargoes

Cargo-by-cargo and multi-cargo programmes, contracted on delivered quality and an agreed pricing mechanism.

PIPELINE

Natural gas

Pipeline volumes supplied to industrial offtakers under term arrangements where infrastructure allows.

PRICING

Indexed or fixed

Pricing referenced to published benchmarks or agreed as a fixed figure for the contract period.

QUALITY

Delivered specification

Heating value, composition and contaminant limits written into the contract and verified on delivery.

TRANSITION ROLE

Lower-carbon supply

Gas as the bridge fuel for power generation and industry displacing heavier carbon sources.

CONTRACT FORMS

Spot and term

A single cargo, or a multi-delivery programme with agreed volumes and delivery windows.

How supply is structured

The desk contracts in its own name: a buyer holds one contract and one counterparty from signature to settlement, and a represented producer is paid by one counterparty rather than by each end buyer. Three contract forms cover most of the flow:

Quality, inspection and documents

Gas is contracted on delivered quality — heating value, composition and contaminant limits — with the measurement and verification method agreed before the first delivery. Independent surveyors verify specification and quantity at loading and at discharge, and the inspection scope is written into the contract before cargo moves — specifications are contractual, not aspirational. Documents travel under letters of credit or documentary collections, and settlement runs through the group's UAE banking infrastructure.

Origins and destinations

The desk works with producers and portfolio suppliers in the Gulf, Africa and the Atlantic basin, and supplies utilities, industrial offtakers and traders in the markets it covers. Counterparty onboarding — mutual know-your-counterparty and sanctions screening — happens once, at the start of the relationship, not per cargo. Market context for these products is covered in our market notes, and the group's compliance approach is set out under governance.

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Questions

Frequently asked

What gas does GIDEX supply?

Liquefied natural gas on a cargo or multi-cargo basis, and pipeline natural gas where infrastructure allows. Cargoes are sourced from producers whose standards the desk has verified across its origins.

Which parameters are fixed in a gas contract?

Contracted parameters typically cover heating value, composition and contaminant limits, with the measurement method agreed in advance. Every parameter is fixed in the contract and verified by independent surveyors at loading and at discharge.

What contract structures are available?

Spot for a single cargo, term for multi-shipment contracts with agreed volumes and pricing formulas, and offtake for long-term commitments against production.

Does the desk act as a broker or as a principal?

The desk contracts in its own name. Buyers deal with one counterparty from contract to settlement, and producers are paid by one counterparty rather than by each end buyer.

How do I request a gas offer?

Send specification, volume, destination and target terms through the enquiry form or to sales@gidex.com. A costed offer covers price basis and incoterms, laycan, inspection scope, document set and payment structure.

Work with the desk

Two doors, one desk

BUYERS

Request a costed offer

Send specification, volume, destination and target terms — the desk quotes from verified producers across our origins.

PRODUCERS

Get represented

One agreement opens the markets we cover. We verify production standards before we represent — that is what our buyers rely on.