Founded in 1997 as Hess Energy Trading Company (HETCO), Hartree Partners is a global merchant commodities firm with a vast portfolio of proprietary trading and investment capabilities. The company was formed by Stephen Hendel, Stephen Semlitz, and Guy Merison, former senior executives at Goldman Sachs. Hartree focuses on identifying value in the production, refinement, transportation, and consumption of tradable commodities and anticipating opportunities in the supply and demand of energy. Their business is diversified across a wide range of commodities, including oil, gas, power, refined products, shipping, and metals, and they also invest in and develop physical assets.

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