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The fuel oil market in 2004 has been characterized by increased demand, volatile prices, changing regulations and new restrictions…

This week’s OPEC announcement that it would raise production quotas by one million barrels per day to help stave…

Anyone who doubted or maybe just forgot that the end of summer into early fall is hurricane season, let…

The last long weekend of summer is setting in today and ironically VLCC rates, normally known for their ability…

Even as the lull of August manifests itself in the empty desks of colleagues on vacation and voice mail…

The general public’s perception of oil spills is that tankers are a major source of pollution on the high…

While Venezuelans await Sunday’s referendum to see whether or not their president, Hugo Chavez, will continue his six-year term,…

Naphtha, unlike other clean petroleum products, has no retail market of any significance. No one buys a truckload to…

<p> Russia’s near stoppage this week of 1.8 million bpd of oil production caused a slight panic in the oil…