About Our Company
Our top priority is building lasting client relationships by offering experience, transparency, ethical strategy, strong environmental practices, and profitability. The oil and gas industry is constantly evolving — we keep a close eye on growth opportunities.
Our Philosophy
We approach everything we do with a fresh, creative perspective and strive to find new and innovative ways of doing business. Our strong moral and ethical foundation is at the core of our business.
Our Team
Will Breaux
Breaux has been directly involved in the bulk marketing and trading of oil and products since 2008, where he started with Plains Marketing on the commercial bulk side. Breaux was most recently with Denver-based ARB Midstream where he and partner Brandon Wuertz developed successful blending operations at Point Comfort, Beaumont, and Lake Charles to support the Chevron supply agreement and export markets. Prior to ARB, Breaux was with Colonial Oil, where he managed storage in Point Comfort, Beaumont, and Louisiana, building his book from 0 bpd to 30,000 bpd in a year.Breaux has successfully traded/blended a gambit of crudes, including Canadian/USGC heavies, USGC/Arab/African sweets.
Breaux is a graduate of the University of Houston, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Geology.
Brandon Wuertz
Wuertz specializes in extracting value from storage, transportation, and processing of hydrocarbons. He has worked with major refiners/chemical plants, midstream, and E&P companies to create value throughout the industry. Wuertz has been in the petroleum business for more than 10 years. He worked with Breaux at ARB Midstream and shared a strong trading relationship at Colonial Oil/First River Energy.
Previously, Wuertz was VP of Gulf Coast Crude Oil Marketing at NGL Energy Partners, where he managed the trading, storage, and transportation of up to 750,000 barrels of crude oil a month. Wuertz was also part of Crescent Terminals/Cierra Marine, which was divested to NGL for $65 million. This acquisition included a 120,000-barrel terminal in South Texas, associated crude gathering, and barge company.
Brandon studied International Business at the University of Houston.
Holmes Gwin
Gwin began his career in financial auditing at KPMG focusing on energy companies. Gwin worked at Koch Energy Trading, then took a position as a Commodity Structuring Manager with Calpine Corporation, and also completed rotations in the Credit and FP&A Departments. He was the first employee at Energy XXI, where he developed the hedging strategy, designed and built the middle/back offices, and performed FAS 133 effectiveness testing. Gwin then joined PDC Energy, serving as the Assistant Treasurer and Risk Management Director, designing and implementing PDCE’s industry-leading hedge program — resulting in hedge gains of over $300 million. Most recently, Gwin served as Risk Officer for Concord Energy. Gwin has worked for for six startups and growth-stage companies, where he managed $2 billion in A&D, capital raises of about $4 billion, insurance, FP&A, and credit.
Holmes Gwin earned his BA and MBA from Texas A&M University and is a CPA.