Industry Opinions

25 September 2026: A diesel export ban would reshuffle trade flows. High fuel prices and upcoming elections are a bad…

18 September 2026: Exports from the largest Middle East producer are restricted. Saudi Arabia has traditionally been the beacon of…

11 September 2026: The VLCC market has reached unprecedented levels in 2026. Participants in the tanker industry are no strangers…

4 September 2026: The Americas are the growth engine in global oil and shipping. Prior to the shale oil revolution…

21 August 2026: Venezuela’s production and exports are recovering. On January 3rd of this year, Venezuelan president Maduro and his…

14 August 2026: Will Chinese Oil Imports Recover After The Iran War? For several decades, there has been one reliable…

7 August 2026: U.S. crude oil exports drop, but refined products keep flowing. As a result of the war in…

31 July 2026: Russia adjusts to changes in global oil markets. The Russia – Ukraine war started on 24 February…

24 July 2026: Houthi attacks complicate Saudi exports. On July 19, Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement declared a “maritime embargo” against…

17 July 2026: How will additional pipeline capacity impact tanker trades? When the US-Israeli war against Iran broke out, leading…

10 July 2026: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 1H 2026* The first six months of 2026 are behind us…

26 June 2026: The situation around the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain. On June 17, the US and Iran signed…