Trade Flows in Flux
13 Jul 2018;
For today’s weekly opinion we decided to take a look at almost 5 years of crude oil…
Industry Opinions
Erik Broekhuizen
Sanctions – Extreme Edition
Erik Broekhuizen
6 Jul 2018;
Most analysts, including ourselves in our Weekly Opinion of May 11 (“Iran Sanctions Snap Back”), expected…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Understanding the forecast for Chinese LNG demand
Abdullah Alazzaz
02 July, 2018:
The evolution of the Chinese market in the coming years contains great uncertainty. Questions around the…
Erik Broekhuizen
Tanker Midterms
Erik Broekhuizen
29 Jun 2018;
We have reached the middle of the year. It is time to take stock of the fixture…
Erik Broekhuizen
Collateral Damage
Erik Broekhuizen
22-Jun-2018: As part of the ongoing effort by the U.S. administration to negotiate improved trade arrangements with China, the U.S…
Erik Broekhuizen
Tankers At A Crossroads
Erik Broekhuizen
15 Jun 2018;
The freight markets for 2018 have so far been disappointing for crude oil tankers. For the VLCC…
Priscilla Hermann
Cross-commodity competition for dock space to increase with rising exports
Priscilla Hermann
15 June 2018:
Since September, Enterprise Products Partners has been offering dock space for loading crude cargoes which is typically…
Abdullah Alazzaz
VLEC fleet set for overhaul as China steps up involvement
Abdullah Alazzaz
11 June 2018:
As the US gears up for a slew of ethane cracker start-ups in 2018 and 2019,…
Erik Broekhuizen
Will OPEC Cut A Deal?
Erik Broekhuizen
8 Jun 2018;
Some OPEC meetings are more important than others and the one coming up on June 22 is…
Erik Broekhuizen
Canada’s Pipeline Problems Continue
Erik Broekhuizen
1 Jun 2018: This week, the Canadian federal government announced that they are buying the Trans Mountain pipeline system and…
Erik Broekhuizen
In The Driving Seat
Erik Broekhuizen
25 May 2018;
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the “summer driving season” in the U.S. In addition to…
Erik Broekhuizen
Riding the U.S. Crude Oil Export Wave
Erik Broekhuizen
18 May 2018;
In December 2015, president Obama lifted the ban on U.S. crude oil exports, which had been in…
