Monday, March 17, 2014

Different Elements Of The 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 forces of demand and supply control the various aspects of the energy markets. The increase in demand has to be contained by raising the amounts of supplies. This shifts the balance of the demand-supply curves such that a balance is maintained. Increase in supplies means that more costs are incurred in the process of supplying the needed amounts. Sales have to be high to make up for the costs incurred.

There exists a chain of relationships between the producers, suppliers and the consumers. This means that the relationships have to be stable for good businesses. In most cases, the relationships are guided by the mutual trust and accountability. Goods may be delivered at the premises of the customers by the suppliers. The mode of payments is organized soon after the delivery of such goods. The credit trading is very common in mature business relationships.

Special assessments should be carried out on new clients before they can access credit services from the services. The assessments establish their credit worthiness. This establishes their abilities to settle the amounts due in the time specified. The assessments reduce the risks of making losses as a result of bad debts. Past financial records from firms issuing credit services are used as a method of assessing the credit worthiness.

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.

The customer and the supplier usually use the lawyers to negotiate the various trading terms. The business and corporate lawyers enter into contracts on their behalf. The contracts are legally acceptable to both parties. If any of the parties falls short of the expectations, they may get fined or the contract is terminated.

The credit period is split into a series of smaller terms. The loan or a credit scheme specifies what is to be paid at a specified date. The various obligations are also split between the two parties in an agreement. This is what seals the deal.

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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