Energy and utilities
Oil, gas and energy
Upstream and refining are out of scope; retail and distribution fit. Selling and cash fit; several specialist capabilities are gaps (fuel forecourt and tank control, enterprise accounting, regulated goods).
Partial fit Planned NAICS 211 / 324 / 2111
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- exploration, production, refining and pipelines run on specialised systems
- downstream distribution to retailers and fleets
- retail fuel and lubricants
- large joint ventures
Typical roles
- distributor sales
- depot operator
- driver
- retail station manager
- credit controller
Day-to-day flows
- sell fuel and lubricants through distributors
- bill commercial accounts
- operate retail outlets
- supply field sites
Tenders and payments seen
- invoice on terms
- fuel cards
- cash at small outlets
- bank transfers
Inventory and assets
- bulk product and packaged lubricants
- depot stock
- cylinders
Reports they ask for
- volumes sold
- account statements
- depot variance
Integrations they need
- depot automation
- fleet cards
- ERP
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | P Partial | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | C Catalogued | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Regulated goods (age, licence, traceability) | G Gap | no dedicated module |
| Fuel forecourt and tank control | G Gap | no dedicated module |
| Manufacturing planning (routings, work centres) | N No claim | no dedicated module |
| Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany) | G Gap | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- upstream, refining, pipeline and trading systems are out of scope
- no forecourt control or bulk-depot measurement
- the catalog fits lubricant shops, small distributors and station stores
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Double-entry journal BK-0008
- Multi-currency ledger BK-0027
- Cost centers / classes / locations BK-0030
- Cross-outlet reports MULTI-0012
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Age-restricted item prompt SALE-0045
- Product age restriction flag INV-0041
- Product expiry tracking INV-0033
- Batch / lot tracking INV-0034
- Batch recall INV-0063
- Customer ID capture for boleta > [amount omitted] SALE-0077
- ISC (selective consumption) PRC-0025
- Fractional quantities SALE-0012
- Salesperson attribution per sale SALE-0022
- Multi-salesperson commission attribution SALE-0023
- Store credit / gift card tender SALE-0062
Sub-verticals
Lubricant and gas-cylinder distributor
drums, cylinders, deposits
Open →Sub-verticalFuel distributor to businesses
delivery by tanker
Open →Sub-verticalOilfield supply store
tools and parts for sites
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- environmental, safety and licensing regimes
- royalty and tax regimes
- trade controls (themes only; Simca makes no claim)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- measurement variance
- credit terms exceeded
- delivery documentation
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 211 / 324 / 2111 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 21, 31-33
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Petroleum Refining; Mining, Crude-Oil Production; Energy; Oil and Gas Equipment, Services; Pipelines
- Fit
- Partial fit
Public references consulted
- LS Central for forecourt (fuel retail) (excerpt)
Questions
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