Industry Opinions

18 Oct 2019: Oil demand for next year does not look promising
While tanker rates went through a record-breaking rollercoaster…

11 Oct 2019: The recent surge in tanker earnings is unprecedented

Under normal circumstances, the Poten Weekly Tanker Opinion does not…

4 Oct 2019: Has the long-anticipated tanker boom finally arrived?
Ever since the Trump administration slapped sanctions on COSCO Tankers…

27 Sep 2019: St. Croix refinery restart will impact crude and product flows

By the end of 2019, Limetree Bay Refining…

20 Sep 2019: Initial impact on tanker rates is mixed

On September 14, 2019, the Abqaiq crude oil processing plant, as…

16 Sep 2019: Oil Prices and Tanker Rates are significantly higher. Berthing has resumed in Ras Tanura, after being interrupted…

13 Sep 2019: OPEC decides to leave production cuts in place (for now)
During a monitoring meeting earlier this week,…

6 Sep 2019: Iranian crude oil exports continue to decline
Just when you think you have seen it all in…

30 Aug 2019: With all the attention that is given to the IMO 2020 sulphur cap for bunker fuels, it…

23 Aug 2019: U.S. Crude oil exports are boosting the tanker market
Two new export-oriented pipelines that move crude oil…

16 Aug 2019: Will an economic slowdown threaten the tanker market?
The magazine ‘the Economist’ had an article this morning…