Author name: Atlas Oil

In the four decades since Sam Simon founded a one-truck fuel distributor in metro Detroit, Atlas Oil has grown into one of the world’s leading supply and trading businesses. The scale of Atlas today is unrecognizable. But its core values look much the same. Simon—Atlas’ owner and Chief Executive—says fostering a culture around these values

Atlas has grown into one of the world’s leading energy trading businesses. The company sources commodities from global markets while managing supply and price risk, so customers have dependable access to energy at predictable costs. It’s a round-the-clock operation, with experienced traders tracking markets and timing purchases across dozens of products and regions. Trading is

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Few people have lived the Atlas culture more fully than Michael Evans, Atlas Oil’s president and one of its longest-tenured leaders. Over three decades, Michael has seen the industry through just about every kind of disruption. What has kept the company steady, he says, is the culture.