Description Trade-Ranger is an electronic marketplace for the oil and gas and chemical industries. Its more than 1,900 members trade goods and services through a single hosted application. The organization also offers content management, consulting, development, integration, and supplier services. Trade-Ranger was founded in 2000 by a group of energy companies including BP, Occidental Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, and Total. In 2005 European electronic procurement firm Hubwoo.com (operating as cc-hubwoo) acquired Trade-Ranger for about $38 million.