Bloomberg Businessweek: Trafigura Seeks Forties; Buzzard Oil Field Restarting After Halt
“Trafigura Beheer BV chartered the supertanker Almizan Star to haul crude from Forties terminal Hound Point in Scotland for…
Wall Street Journal: Oil-Tanker Data Shows China Shift
“Unipec was the No. 1 charterer of oil tankers for the second year in a row in 2013, beating…
Tradewinds: Unipec Retains Crown
“Unipec has held on to its title as the world’s leading charterer of dirty tankers shipping, more than twice…
Carbon Positive: Unipec Maintains Top Spot Among Dirty Spot Charterers for 2013
“Dirty tanker spot activity increased year-on-year, with Unipec maintaining its spot as the top Charterer, noted analyst Poten &…
Hellenic Shipping News: Unipec Maintains Top Spot Among Dirty Spot Charterers for 2013
“Dirty tanker spot activity increased year-on-year, with Unipec maintaining its spot as the top Charterer, noted analyst Poten &…
Lloyd’s List: VLCC Earnings Remain Robust
“Unipec has been integral to chartering activity in the VLCC market over the last few years. It was the…
Bloomberg: Crude Tankers to China Seen Signaling Pre-Holiday Imports Gains
“Strengthening demand from Asian oil companies helped reverse plunging rates for tankers. Vessels hauling Persian Gulf cargoes to Asia…
Thompson Citizen: Several Northern Manitoba Treaty 5 Adhesion Chiefs meet with Federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt
“…The number of rail cars used to transport oil in Canada has more than tripled over the last two…
Bloomberg: Caribbean Crude to Asia Surges as U.S. Boom Curbs Demand
“Surging U.S. output means Caribbean cargoes that were previously shipped to the US are increasingly being sent to Asia…
Bloomberg: Qatar to Boost Europe LNG Sales as Gas Trades at 7-Year High
“Qatar is poised to boost contracted liquefied natural gas exports to Europe by the most in five years as…
