Timing is Everything
In the mid-1970s, the idea of creating a vast reserve of petroleum in the US to buffer the nation…
This Voyage is Rated TC14
The refined product imbalance between the United States and Europe is a structural blessing for trading companies and ship…
How Much Is That Tanker In The Window?
Between the protracted inaccessibility of credit and mixed optimism on recovery in the freight markets, tanker asset prices have…
MOTIVAting Trade Patterns
For the past year, discussions of the Arabian Gulf to United States VLCC market have been largely focused on…
Tightening the Screws
While the European Union’s (EU) announced phased embargo on imports of Iranian oil may be stale news to some,…
US Export Applications Soar as LNG Interest Builds
Export applications totaling over 13 Bcf/d have now been received by the US Department of Energy from eight separate…
A Shift to Transshipment
Recent closures of local refineries in the United States, the neighboring Caribbean islands and Europe will create increased demand…
Key-Stonewalled
This week President Obama rejected a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. If ever built, the pipeline would further…
Iran-dom Acts
With the tanker market largely tuned into the potential effects of a closure of the Straits of Hormuz, there…
