Corporate Banking for Natural Resources Sector

Natural Resources

With client relationships in the Natural Resources sector dating back over 150 years, we have a proven track record of delivery for oil and gas, mining and metals and commodity trading businesses around the world.

At Barclays, we aim to be at the forefront of the Natural Resources sector, working with businesses involved in the extraction of raw materials and the subsequent processing, transport and marketing of their products.

    82% of FTSE 100 Natural Resources businesses work with us.¹
    20 Years average banking experience across our team.²

Our clients range from multi-national global producers through to junior companies at an earlier stage of development, and include 82% of Natural Resources businesses in the FTSE 100.1

You can draw on the knowledge and experience of our dedicated Relationship Directors, who understand the challenges associated with fluctuating commodity prices and the dynamics of these industries. We can offer you specialists focused on upstream and downstream oil and gas, related services companies and mining in coal, diamond, iron-ore, gold, aluminium, copper and additional segments.

 

As one of our Natural Resources clients, we can also offer you:

  • sector specialist Relationship Directors with an average of more than 20 years’ banking experience2
  • regular networking opportunities and industry events
  • global support for your business through our operations in more than 50 countries worldwide
  • valuable contacts through our relationships with leading trade associations
  • access to a range of products and services, and sector specialists, from across Barclays, including Barclaycard and Investment Banking

 

Specialist expertise across the sector

We recognise that this sector is diverse, and that the businesses within it have different needs. To be more closely aligned to your specific requirements, our Relationship Directors have a dedicated focus:

Mining and Metals

With dedicated Relationship Directors in five countries, we can support your business growth on a global level.


Oil and Gas

We specialise in providing a flexible service to domestic and multi-national corporations.

Contact our Natural Resources Team

Daniel Firth – Head of UK Multinationals and Natural Resources

Daniel Firth – Head of UK Multinationals and Natural Resource

Daniel has worked in various senior roles within Barclays for the past 25 years. He currently heads the London-based team of Relationship Directors responsible for managing the corporate banking relationships with our large UK-, Nordic- and Swiss-headquartered multi-national corporates and Natural Resources sector clients.

To find out what our Natural Resources team can do for your business, email Daniel or call our dedicated team on 0800 015 4242*

1Source: London Stock Exchange FTSE 100, August 2012
2Source: Barclays, August 2012

How can we help?

If you are new to Corporate Banking at Barclays, call us on: 0800 015 4242*

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