We provide energy, logistics, and technology solutions to aviation, marine, and land customers and suppliers around the world. Our global team of local professionals delivers innovative products and services at more than 8,000 global locations.
World Fuel Services Culture
Embrace sustainable, responsible growth while expanding in capabilities and footprint.
Maintain our entrepreneurial vision.
Be committed to delivering value with integrity and ethics to our customers, suppliers, and shareholders.
Mission
Create value for our business partners by delivering innovative solutions and logistics through a global team of local professionals.
Vision
Become the world’s leading provider of credit, finance, services, and logistics to our business partners in the energy market.
Our Rules to Live By
We believe in doing the right thing. Whether at the office, on-site, or the road, we protect the health of our people, partners, and communities. Pushing forward. We play a leading role in promoting best practices within the transportation industry and develop, set, and maintain HSE industry standards. Strengthening our Integrated Management System (IMS). We have established a set of nine rules to drive appropriate safety behaviors and prevent workplace incidents.
Sustainability at World Fuel Services
We believe in promoting a healthy environment to foster economic growth. And we are focused on creating a more environmentally and socially sustainable world, every day. We are on an important journey to operate more sustainably and look forward to helping others take the same steps.
Leadership
Our senior management team and board of directors represents diverse energy industry and business experience. We are committed to ethical and responsible leadership.
Office Locations
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Corporate Brochure
Read more about our business solutions and our core values.
Corporate Fact Sheet
We collaborate with transportation, commercial and industrial partners to provide energy solutions that best suit their needs wherever, whenever.
Our History: From 1984 to Today
Our history describes our evolution and how we grew into a leading energy company from several distinct origins. In 1984, Chairman Emeritus, Paul Stebbins, and CEO, Michael Kasbar, founded Trans-Tec, a marine fuel brokerage company.
In 1995, International Recovery Corporation acquired Trans-Tec. The move transformed the organization and the name was changed to World Fuel Services. Over the past two decades, we have continued to grow through organic expansion and a series of strategic acquisitions. It’s an evolution that continues today.
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Chairman Emeritus, Paul Stebbins, and CEO, Michael Kasbar, founded Trans-Tec, a marine fuel brokerage company
International Recovery becomes a publicly-traded company
Significant organic growth prompts expansion with offices in key global markets
International Recovery acquires Trans-Tec and charges company name to World Fuel Services Corporation
BaseOps adds flight-based services
Bunkerfuels acquisition enhances market share in Marine Energy
PAFCO joint venture expands Aviation services
Marine Energy, Norse Bunkers, Oil Shipping Group acquisitions expand Marine
Tramp Oil to expand Marine business
AVCARD expands Business & General Aviation transaction processing capabilities
Texor expands branded distribution
TGS Petroleum expands branded distribution
- Henty Oil expands Marine and Land presence in United Kingdom
- Lakeside Oil expands branded gas/diesel distribution in Midwestern US
- Western Petroleum expands Land and Avitaion distribution
- Hiller and Ascent expand Business & General Aviation and add deicing
- NCS expands government Aviation business
- Carter Energy expands branded gas/diesel distribution in Midwestern United States
- Multi Service Technology Solutions expands payment- processing capabilities
- MH Aviation and totalFBO expand Aviation
U.S. Energy Services adds natural gas, compressed natural gas and electricity consulting services
- Watson Petroleum expands fuel and lubricants distribution in United Kingdom
- Colt International and Avinode expands presence in Business & General Aviation
- Bergen Energy grows energy & sustainability practice across Europe
- KTM expands energy & sustainability practice in North America
- BP's former Statoil Fuel & Retail Aviation business at 4 general & business aviation airports in Scandinavia to expand global presence
- Pester Marketing Company with its Alta Fuels to expand terminals and distribution of biofuels and lubricants to whole- sale, commercial, and agricultural customers in the U.S.
- PAPCO expands fuel and lubricants distribution in the Eastern U.S.
- Associated Petroleum Products (APP) to provide fuel & related services to agricultur- al automotive, construction, and commercial and industrial customers in the Pacific Northwest
- Utilities Exchange Ltd. To expand consultancy & energy management services to commercial and industrial customers across Europe
- Acquisition of ExxonMo- bil aviation fueling operations at 34 airports in Canada and France
Orchard Energy, UX Energy Services, Professional Utility Board acquired
OnDemand Energy Solutions acquired
- UVair further expands Aviation
- Our land fuels division and Kinect Energy division to converge to become World Kinect Energy Services
- WFS joins UN Global Compact
Our Aviation division acquires FBO One
Lykins acquisition
Flyers acquisition