Webinar: Variance & Tank Gauge Calibration. Overcoming Challenges in the Middle East 

Fuel retailers across the Middle East are under growing pressure to operate safely, efficiently, and profitably. Stricter regulations, higher operating costs, and rising competition make it essential to modernize operations and build confidence in your data. When variance goes undetected, the financial, operational, and reputational impact can be significant.

This live session brings together industry leaders from across the region to unpack today’s toughest challenges and share proven strategies for improving visibility, accuracy, and performance in fuel operations.

In this webinar, we’ll explore key factors impacting fuel retailers today, including:

1. What inventory variance is and why it matters
2. The current challenges in the Middle East and why it’s time to act
3. What tank gauge calibration is and how it can improve variance, both financially and technically
4. How fuel retailers can effectively tackle these challenges

Middle East: Current Scenario and Challenges

Fuel retailers in this region face a unique set of environmental, technical, and operational challenges that can impact efficiency, profitability, and compliance. Some of the most common challenges include:

• Manual Processes: Many operators still rely on manual methods to monitor inventory variance instead of using automated data. This often leads to inefficiencies, delayed detection of discrepancies, and inconsistent results across sites.

• Inefficient Tank Management: Some companies measure variance by emptying tanks down to the dead inventory level to establish a baseline. This approach causes unnecessary downtime, adds to operational workload, and disrupts daily site activity.

• Underused Automation: Despite significant investment in Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) and other automation systems, these tools are often underutilized due to calibration issues or a lack of trust in the data.

During the webinar, we’ll discuss how these challenges impact day-to-day operations and share proven strategies to overcome them.

The Cost of Inaction

When fuel variance goes undetected, problems grow, impacting multiple points along the supply chain. The consequences of the cycle are costly. For example, a single site dispensing 300,000 liters of fuel monthly with an undetected variance of just 0.15% could lose 450 liters each month—over USD 10,000 a year. Multiply that across a network, and the financial exposure can reach into the millions.

Industry Experts with Real-World Experience

Join our panel of experts as they share first-hand insights and solutions tailored to the region:

• Essa I. Al-Moosa, Chief Commercial Officer at B.Online  Kuwait and Partner at Almousa Projects: brings over 20 years experience inwetstock management, fuel automation,and cloud managed services 
• Saboor Chohan, Business Development Manager at Wafi Energy –Shell Licensee (KSA): His experience encompasses network development, format design, project and facility management, and business growth within the retail fuel sector. 
• Gaurav Chowdhury, Sr. Solutions Consultant, EMEA at Titan Cloud:  he brings over 13 years’ experience in the fuel industry, with a strong focus in wetsock management and statistical inventory reconciliation (SIR) across Europe and North America.  
• Amer Bakarman, Country Manager, Saudi Arabia at Titan Cloud: With over five years of experience in the Middle East, Amer serves as Country Manager for KSA, focusing on building trusted relationships with new customers and driving growth in one of our most strategic markets. 

Register Now for our Live Webinar – November 5

Join our upcoming webinar, “Variance and Tank Gauge Calibration: Overcoming Challenges in the Middle East”, on Wednesday, November 5 at 10:00 a.m. AST. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical knowledge that can drive sustainable growth for your fuel retail business. Register HERE.

Amer Bakarman

With over five years of experience in the Middle East, Amer serves as Country Manager for KSA, focusing on building trusted relationships with new customers and driving growth in one of our most strategic markets. His efforts play a key role in strengthening our global presence and highlighting the importance of the KSA market.​