An Assessment Of Oil Field Collections

By Jaclyn Hurley


The energy industry has been experiencing some tremendous growth for the last few years. The growth has been driven by the ever-increasing demand for the oil and associated products. The expansion of the population in various parts of the world has put the pressure on the various firms that operate the sales and distributions operations. To contain the increase in demand, sales have to be increased too. Some are being done on credit and debt terms. This is why the oil field collections and associated agencies are in high demand.

The demand and supply forces have a lot of influence on what is consumed and the amounts that are likely to be consumed. The shifts in both the demand and the supply means the firms in the industry have o know what is best for the industry. Supplies may need to be increase. Increase in the associated costs means that they have to increase by proportionate amounts.

Special relationships exist between the different players in the markets. The producers supply their products to a certain group of supplies and distributors. The supplies are mainly supplied after special orders have been drafted and forwarded to the suppliers. Payments are organized later especially after the products have been delivered. This means that the special relationships guide the level of trusts. This in turn affects how the payments are made.

Financial evaluations may be required in new business relationships. This is done based on the documents that have been available by the different players in the markets. The financial documents are used as basis of evaluating the credit worthiness of the new customers. The assessments help the businesses in making various decisions relating to credits. Thus helps in the reduction of losses associated with bad debts.

The current obligations have to be taken into consideration too. This means that firms which are servicing ongoing credits rarely get further credits. The information about the obligations is mined from the files held by various financial institutions. The records are shared among the players in the financial industry. The credit services may be cancelled. In other cases, they are deferred till the current obligations have been settled.

Business lawyers are hired by the two parties to negotiate on the different credit terms. These enter contracts on behalf of the clients and the suppliers. The different trading terms are agreed on. The contracts are then sealed through the process of signing. If any of the two parties fails to fulfill their obligations, the contract may be deemed null.

The term of the credit could be divided into smaller terms. Payments are then made in each of these periods. The agreed payments are made depending on the agreements. The clients make the payments and then the collection agent appointed collects the amounts due. Other obligations are shared according to the agreements.

Depending on the severity, the defaults on credit payments could attract an interest on payments due of a separate fine. The agent appointed to collect the amounts due may also sue the client on behalf of the supplier if they consistently default on the credit. The customer may be required to pay all the amounts due upfront. Any costs incurred in the process are also paid.




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