Depot Due Diligence

Petroleum Depot Verification

Independently assess petroleum depot identity, operator or company information, relevant facility or storage evidence and material supplier-depot claims before you rely on them commercially.

A genuine depot can exist without proving that a particular supplier owns, operates or has a verified commercial relationship with that facility. Depot Verification helps separate the existence of the facility from the specific claim being made.

Depot Verification at a Glance

✓ Depot identity and location information

✓ Operator/company and CIPC checks

✓ Relevant facility or storage evidence

✓ Supplier-depot relationship claims

✓ Supporting-document consistency

✓ Scope and limitations clearly stated

Why Depot Verification Matters

A Real Facility Does Not Automatically Validate Every Claim About It

Depot Identity

Establish the facility being referred to and the location or identifying information relevant to the claim.

Operator / Company

Identify the relevant operating or associated legal entity and verify company information where applicable.

Regulatory / Storage Evidence

Review relevant facility, storage or regulatory information within the agreed verification scope.

Supplier Relationship

Assess whether the supplier’s claimed relationship with the depot is supported by the information available within scope.

What We Can Assess

Depot Verification Is Defined by the Claim You Need Checked

Different decisions require different evidence. We define the depot-related claim being assessed and confirm the appropriate verification scope before the review begins.

Company/CIPC verification forms part of the standard LicenseCheck approach where a legal entity is being assessed.

Facility Information

Identity, location and relevant information relating to the depot or storage facility.

Entity Information

Operator, company or other legal-entity information relevant to the claimed arrangement.

Supporting Evidence

Relevant storage, facility, contractual or supporting documentation supplied for the defined review.

Consistency Review

Material inconsistencies between the depot claim, entities and supporting information available.

Important: Depot Verification Is Not Automatically Product Confirmation

Verifying a depot, operator, facility record or supplier relationship does not automatically confirm that a specific quantity of petroleum product is physically available at a particular time. Product availability, allocation, stock ownership, loading authority or other transaction-specific claims require an appropriate separately defined scope where such verification is available and agreed.

How It Works

A Defined Depot Verification Process

01

Submit the Claim

Provide the depot, supplier, company and supporting information available.

02

Scope Confirmed

We define exactly which depot-related information or relationship is being assessed.

03

Independent Review

Relevant entity, facility and supporting information is assessed within scope.

04

Outcome Issued

The outcome records the scope, findings and material limitations identified.

Who Uses Depot Verification

Useful Across the Petroleum Value Chain

Fuel Wholesalers & Traders

Assess storage or depot claims made by suppliers and counterparties before trade or payment decisions.

Depot Owners & Operators

Support counterparty and relationship due diligence where depot identity or operating information is commercially relevant.

Investors & Financial Institutions

Add petroleum-specific facility and counterparty verification to transaction, lending and investment due diligence.

Scope Matters

Depot Verification is evidence-based and limited to the agreed scope and information reasonably available at the time of review. It is not an engineering inspection, environmental audit, quantity survey, product-quality test or statutory approval unless a separate specialist service is expressly agreed.

Need to Verify a Depot or Storage Claim?

Submit the depot and counterparty information available and we’ll confirm the appropriate verification scope.