Barrels Bound East
The rapid growth of China’s oil demand has forced a transition from self-sufficiency enjoyed in the early 1990s toward…
Polar Express
Last month, retreating sea ice allowed two multipurpose heavy‐lift project carriers to complete a…
A Farewell Contango?
The storage of crude oil and petroleum products at sea has been an important factor in the tanker market…
The Road to Recovery
At the onset of the financial crisis last year, the fourth quarter of 2009 was targeted as the likely…
Iran Struggles To Advance LNG Plans
With most western firms shunning investment in Iran, the nation is struggling to advance its LNG export program. For…
Single and Waiting to Mingle
Heading into the fourth quarter, it is becoming apparent that 2009 is not shaping up to be the pivotal…
Winds of Change for Marine Bunker Fuel Regulations
At the moment, the specter of tightening regulation is a fact of life across nearly every niche of the…
Reading Tea Leaves
After last year’s sudden and dramatic wrecking of the world’s economies, the sterling perception…
Going With the Flow
Last week, 500,000 bbls of Colombian Castilla blend crude oil flowed through the Petroterminal de Panama (PTP) pipeline in…
Europe's Imports Surge, Pipeline Sellers Slow to Respond
During the first half of 2009, European buyers increased LNG purchases 10& year-on-year, in spite of lower gas demand….