Vivakor Locks 100K Bbl/Month Cushing Crude Deal

Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK) signed a recurring crude oil transaction covering roughly 100,000 barrels of West Texas Intermediate per month through the Enterprise Products Cushing Terminal, the company said Thursday. The deal starts Aug. 2 and pushes Vivakor’s annualized contracted revenue opportunities to about $420 million.

The Cushing, Oklahoma, hub is the delivery point for the NYMEX WTI futures contract and the center of U.S. crude storage and pipeline logistics. The Enterprise terminal is one of the largest on the hub. Locking in throughput there gives Vivakor a steady revenue stream tied to physical crude flows, not price direction. That structure matters because it insulates the company from the commodity’s daily swings.

The sector readthrough centers on infrastructure demand. U.S. crude production remains elevated near 13.3 million barrels a day. Terminal operators and midstream companies benefit from fixed-volume throughput agreements like this one. Vivakor’s deal signals that the market still values firm capacity at Cushing, even as contango storage trades offer less incentive than earlier in the year.

Vivakor has been building its Cushing footprint. Earlier this year, the company locked a $108 million crude deal through the same terminal, as covered by AlphaScala. Thursday’s agreement adds incremental volume at a time when physical infrastructure demand remains steady. The two contracts together represent a material shift in revenue visibility for a company that previously had less contracted throughput.

For traders following crude oil logistics, the transaction confirms that midstream capacity is still being contracted. It does not directly move WTI prices. It keeps the physical market running smoothly by ensuring that producers have a reliable outlet for their barrels. The revenue impact will appear in quarterly results after the August start date. Vivakor’s ability to stack consecutive contracts at the same terminal suggests its relationship with Enterprise Products has deepened.

One risk to watch: the deal is a throughput agreement, not a guarantee that volumes will always hit the contracted level. If U.S. production dips or refinery demand shifts, Vivakor could see lower utilization. The $420 million figure is an annualized revenue opportunity, not a locked-in number. Actual revenue will depend on monthly volumes and any fee adjustments.

Still, the overall picture is positive for midstream. Commodities analysis shows that infrastructure companies with long-term contracts tend to command higher valuation multiples. Vivakor’s recurring revenue profile is improving, and the Cushing location gives it strategic leverage. The next number to track is the August throughput report, which will confirm whether the ramp-up hits schedule.

For crude oil traders, this is a micro read on midstream strength, not a macro price signal. It tells you that the physical logistics network is still being contracted at firm rates. That is a healthy sign for the broader market, even if the barrels themselves move at variable prices.