Refining Renaissance
23 Jun 2017: Refining margins are strong and utilization rates are high in most of the major refining regions…
Industry Opinions
LNG Storage
20 June 2017 : Traditionally, LNG storage is used to smooth temporary supply-demand imbalances and protect end users from short-term…
Calgary Stampede On Hold
16 Jun 2017: The Canadian oil industry has been hit hard by the combination of rising shale oil production in…
Shipping Elasticity: Distance vs Idle Time
12 June 2017: The current situation involving Qatar has the industry debating the ramifications. A trade disruption can come…
A Line In The Sand
9 Jun 2017: For a tanker analyst, whenever you make a prediction or forecast regarding the direction of the…
Russia Looks to Next LNG Plans With Yamal LNG Near Startup
June 2017: Russia is about to start up its second liquefaction facility, Yamal LNG, which puts it on the path…
IMO’s 2020 Sulfur-Cap Deadline Leaves Question on Bunker Fuel Supply
June 2017: When the International Maritime Organization (IMO) rule limiting sulfur emissions goes into effect in 2020, setting the global…
Pertamina Seeks to Meet Gas Demand for Power Generation, Industrials
June 2017: Indonesian buyer Pertamina is negotiating for long-term supply deals beginning after 2020 to meet gas demand from the…
Raising the Roof: How High Can Spot Charter Rates Go?
5 June 2017: “Over the past two weeks our LNG shipping opinions have addressed the increased residual value risk…
U.S. Driving Season(ality)
2 Jun 2017: This week’s Memorial Day unofficially kicked off the annual U.S. summer driving season which typically ends…
LNG Shipping as a Commodity
30 May 2017: Last week’s opinion (22-May-17: “Assessing Residual Value”) discussed different LNG vessel valuation methodologies in a market with…
More Of The Same From OPEC
26 May 2017: As most people expected, OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries extended its oil production cuts…