Emissions Trading: Hot Air or Wave of the Future?
Judging from the headlines, the European Union’s Emissions Trading System must be a roaring success, driving the replacement of…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- US Senate approves $8 billion for Highway Trust Fund.
- Wholesale paving asphalt prices continue declining in the Midwest and Rockies.
- Asphalt…
Rough Seas Ahead
The hurricane season continues full-swing in the Atlantic Basin. Currently, cities along sections of the US Gulf coast are…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Wholesale asphalt prices in the US continue declining following Labor Day Holiday.
- Asphalt prices have been at or above coker…
Fuel Oil Prospects 2008-2013
The fuel oil industry will continue its pace of fast-changing developments. Fuel oil, “the bottom of the barrel product”,…
Petroleum Economist: Profits off the Boil
“Petroleum Economist reported that “according to shipping and energy consultants Poten & Partners, over 70 vessel bookings had been…
Lighter Lightering?
The prospect of an additional offshore oil import platform in the United States Gulf of Mexico has sparked some…
Bloomberg: Oil, Natural Gas Evacuations Start as Gustav Advances
“Based on data obtained from Poten & Partners and other brokers, Bloomberg reported that “tanker rates for oil shipments…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Wholesale asphalt prices steady or lower in US markets this week.
- Asphalt prices have been at or above coker alternative…
To Fish or Cut Bait
For anyone monitoring the tanker market, the precipitous drop in VLCC freight rates over the past two to three…
