Super-Size Me
22 Feb 2019 : Crude oil exports from the U.S. Gulf continue to increase as tight oil production grows. The…
Industry Opinions
Erik Broekhuizen
Down But Not Out
Erik Broekhuizen
15 Feb 2019: Over the last 10-15 years the focus in world oil markets has been on Asian demand in…
Erik Broekhuizen
Fuel Fight
Erik Broekhuizen
1 Feb 2019;
For many years the product flows in the Atlantic Basin were fairly predictable. The United States produced…
Erik Broekhuizen
Face-off in Venezuela
Erik Broekhuizen
25 Jan 2019;
On Wednesday, Mr. Juan Guaido, the head of the country’s National Assembly, declared himself interim president of…
Erik Broekhuizen
Running Out Of Gas (and Diesel)
Erik Broekhuizen
18 Jan 2019;
The new Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was inaugurated on December 1st 2018. He vowed…
Erik Broekhuizen
The China Conundrum
Erik Broekhuizen
11 Jan 2019; The news from China has been mostly negative in recent weeks. One report after another seems to…
Abdullah Alazzaz
It’s Lonely At The Top
Abdullah Alazzaz
In the latest ranking of the largest dirty spot charterers we observe some small changes. Not at the top,…
Althea Alonto
Mozambique Projects Close to Offtake Deals, Targeting mid-2019 FIDs
Althea Alonto
27 December 2018:
Sponsors of Mozambique’s two large-scale land-based liquefaction projects are close to finalizing LNG…
Althea Alonto
South Korean Petrochemical Expansions to Boost LPG Imports
Althea Alonto
17 January 2019:
TOC: South Korean ethylene expansion projects have the potential to add nearly 1.7 MMt/y LPG demand by…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Indian LPG imports to grow at a slower rate on rising prices
Abdullah Alazzaz
17 December 2018:
Spot LPG traders are confident that Indian imports of LPG will remain strong this year despite a…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Repositioning “Empties”
Abdullah Alazzaz
14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…
