Platts Commodity News: Shell Top Charterer of Dirty Tankers in 2009
“Oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, but Asian refiners dominated…
Fairplay: Asia Tops VLCC Spot Fixtures
“ASIAN charterers dominated the list of VLCC charterers in 2009, according to research by Poten & Partners, the shipbroking…
The Down and Dirty: 2009’s Top Charterers
With refinery utilizations low and volumes on long-haul trade routes sapped by a 2 million barrel per day drop…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Shell announces that it will close its Montreal refinery.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt rack picres and Flux prices were at…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast suppliers increase asphalt race prices in some areas.
- Some significant Midwest supplier price increases reported for base grades…
The Roaring 00’s
As a painful year draws to a close, it is worth remembering that the end of 2009 also caps…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail prices increased by one supplier.
- Valero will no longer market asphalt at two Mid-Atlantic terminals.
- Gulf Coast retail…
Stocking Slippage
This time last year, the tanker market found itself partially insulated from the pressures being felt in other shipping…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail prices mostly stable – some increases in upstate New York and western Pennsylvania.
- East Coast prices were…
Can This Ever Work ?
In a press release for its Annual Energy Outlook, the Energy Information Administration…
