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INDUSTRIES · OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT

Oil & Gas Equipment payments need FX, proof, and timing control.

Oil & Gas Equipment businesses can face international payment pressure when supplier timing, FX exposure, document review, deductions, or reconciliation issues affect commercial operations.

SECTOR PROFILESERVED
TYPICAL FLOWNET 90-180 STANDARD
CORRIDORSUSD · NOK · AED · SGD
PRESSURE POINTPROJECT-BASED PAYMENTS (MULTI-YEAR)
FX EXPOSURE£1M+ EQUIVALENT / YR
01 · THE PRESSURE MAP

Where oil & gas equipment payments hurt.

The pressure is not only moving money. It is proving, timing, and reconciling the payment.

SUPPLIER TIMINGDeposits, balances, shipment release, production deadlines, supplier pressure.
FX EXPOSURECurrency movement, landed cost, supplier pricing, and margin impact.
DOCUMENT RISKInvoices, contracts, beneficiary questions, compliance review, trade evidence.
RECONCILIATIONFunds tied before release, short-paid wires, invoice matching, finance records.
02 · THE FOUR PROBLEMS

What we solve for oil & gas equipment.

01

Delayed supplier payment

Project milestone payments (quarterly). Long terms: Net 90-180 days standard. Progress certificates required before payment release. A delayed payment collides with shipment release, production schedules, or a balance-payment deadline.

NET 90-180 STANDARD
02

FX margin leak

EXTREME: Multi-year projects in USD, NOK, AED. £500k-£10M transactions. Oil price volatility affects project viability. Forward hedging essential. Landed cost is harder to defend when payment economics are unclear.

USD · NOK · AED · SGD
03

Document hold

Payments may pause when banks request project progress certificate, export license (controlled goods), end-user certificate, or other trade evidence before crediting the beneficiary. The goods are ready. The paperwork decides when they move.

PROJECT · EXPORT · TRADE EVIDENCE
04

Cash tied before release

Project-driven, oil price dependent. Quarterly milestone payments. Exploration projects front-loaded, production steady. Decommissioning growing. Uncertain payment timing on top of that turns a planning problem into a liquidity one.

OIL PRICE DEPENDENT · PROJECT-DRIVEN
03 · PAYMENT VISIBILITY

What finance should see on every payment.

Payment purpose
Counterparty country
Currency pair
Invoice or contract
Expected payment date
Route and timing factors
Final received amount
Payment proof
Reconciliation record
Review context
TEN FIELDS. ONE RECORD. EVERY PAYMENT.
04 · YOUR CORRIDORS

Where oil & gas equipment buyers actually pay.

WHERE UNICORN CURRENCIES FITS

Built for oil & gas equipment moving £1M+ a year.

Recurring international payment flows, FX at a pre-agreed margin, payment proof, reconciliation clarity, and human treasury support.

NOT BUILT FOR
×One-off transfers
×Retail remittance
×Occasional small conversions
WHY £1M+

Oil & Gas Equipment, with a desk behind every payment.

A named specialist reviews your corridors against how your sector actually trades, and stays with the payment through proof, exceptions, and reconciliation.

Industry pages are educational context for payment pressure by sector. Accounts are subject to onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing compliance review.

Unicorn Currencies Limited is registered with FINTRAC as a Money Services Business and with the Bank of Canada as a Payment Service Provider under the Retail Payment Activities Act. Where regulated payment services are required in a given jurisdiction, they are delivered through regulated partner arrangements. Verify us →