Craig Stripling

About Craig Stripling

Operations• Gasoline blending• Barge and vessel operations• Inter terminal receipts and deliveries• Onboard ship blending for export• NYH Ethanol• Ethanol and biodiesel operations• Fuel oil and vessel bunkering• LPG railSpecialties:• Terminal Operations• Vessel / Barge Operations• Gasoline Blending • EPA/DOE/ASTM regulations • International Logistics• Crude Railcar Operations• Crude Pipeline• Canada Border Services Agency regulations• US Customs and Border Protection regulations• Crude oil, Gasoline, Distillate, Natural Gas, and Chemicals import/export protocols • US Trade preference programs

Experience

1. Senior Operator

   Vitol

   Mar 2013 — Present · US

   Manage approximately 2.85 million barrels of tank capacity at the Seaport terminal in Port Canaveral, FL terminal. All terminal operations, incoming cargo specification approvals, blending, discharges, and inventory management.1) 1.23 MMb Gasolinea. Responsible for all blending to rack spec gasoline using base gasoline blendstocks and various naphtha components to optimize specifications and profitsb. RVP transition inventory managementc. Inventory management for 3rd party commingled storage stakeholders d. Maintaining and ordering appropriate gasoline additives for rack blendinge. Approximately 650mb/month throughput2) 358mb Fuel Oila. Disney, Carnival, and RCCL cruise ship bunkeringsb. Spot charter bunker nominations and contract fullfillments3) 450mb Jet Fuela. Major supplier to FL airports including Orland and Ft. Lauderdaleb. Approximately 300mb/month throughput4) 450mb Diesel Fuela. ULSD for on road useb. MGO for US territorial watersc. Approximately 250mb/month throughput 5) 110mb Ethanol 6) 150mb Bio and Renewable Diesel• USGC and NYH ethanol - exports, denaturing, drawback1) Denatured, undenatured, and specialty spec2) Imports and Jones Act receipts3) Exports to S. America and Far East4) Vessel operations including loading orders, Panama Canal bookings (pre-booking, auction), US Customs documentation and foreign import documentation requirements• LPG rail scheduling including managing receipts, supply forecasts, delivery interchange, demurrage, and diversions• Assist in gasoline and naphtha blending, barge, and vessel operations at multiple facilities in the port of Houston and New York area. Scope of duties include creating EPA spec grade regular and premium gasoline using various blendstocks, onboard ship blending for export cargoes, and managing the scheduling and execution of various other inter-terminal receipt/delivery operations.

Education

• University of Houston-Clear Lake

  B.S Accounting, Accounting

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Import/Export Operations
• International Logistics
• Petroleum
• International Trade
• Natural Gas
• Energy
• Customs Law
• Rail Operations
• Barge
• Free Trade Agreements
• Logistics
• Blender
• Trade Compliance
• Gasoline
• Ethanol
• Lpg
• Compliance
• Customs Regulations
• Fuel
• Epa
• Export
• Jet Fuel
• Import/Export
• Customs Brokerage
• Customs Clearance
• Freight
• Vessel Operations
• Commodity
• Nafta
• Customs
• Logistics Management
• Rail
• Import
• Diesel
• Pipelines