India’s Catch-22
August 15th, 2025:Indian refiners are facing a dilemma
Today, on Friday, August 15, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President…
OPEC Remains Opaque
August 8th, 2025:Quotas are up, but actual production and exports are lagging
OPEC crude oil production and, in particular the…
Who Does The Heavy Lifting?
August 1st, 2025:Canada and Venezuela reshuffle heavy crude flows
Crude oil flows in and around the United States are changing,…
Don’t Frack For Me Argentina
July 25th, 2025:A new shale oil powerhouse is in the making
For more than a decade now, we have been…
Tanker Midterms – 2025 Edition
July 11th, 2025:Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 1H 2025*
Six months into 2025, we’ll take stock again of the…
Try, Try, Try and Try Again
July 18th, 2025:Will the latest EU sanctions package make the difference?
Today, on Friday, July 18, the EU adopted its…
From Scrapping To Recycling
June 27th, 2025:Ship recycling enters a new era
Yesterday, on 26 June 2025, the Hong Kong International Convention for the…
NPR News: Iran war leads to historic closing of the Strait of Hormuz
March 11, 2026
On today’s NPR podcast All Things Considered, Erik Broekhuizen, our head of tanker…
More Barrels From Brazil
June 20th, 2025:Production and export growth will lift tanker demand
Brazil is by far the largest crude oil producer in…
Operation Rising Lion
June 13th, 2025:Israel launches an attack on Iran
In the early hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched several waves…
