India Goes Shopping
March 12, 2021
How will India’s diversification drive impact crude tankers?
In terms of oil demand and impact on the tanker…
Industry Opinions
LNG in World Markets: Brazil’s New Gas Law Offers Hope for LNG Projects
LNG in World Markets
February 2021
Regasification project developers and infrastructure owners are pushing back against what they see as regulatory…
LNG Market Outlook: 2021 supply forecast raised due to low storage levels
LNG Market Outlook
February 2021
Cold weather in Europe and a cold snap in Texas combined with months of storage withdrawals…
LPG in World Markets: Far East supply to tighten on US delays, Saudi cuts
LPG in World Markets
March 2021
Asian and US LPG prices have been trending higher since mid-February on expectations of rising…
Not So Fast!
March 5, 2021
OPEC+ decision delays tanker market recovery
Like most analysts, we thought that the OPEC+ oil producers group would…
LPG in World Markets: Panama Canal booking rule changes fogs VLGC transit plans
LPG in World Markets
February 2021
Since the new locks at the Panama Canal opened in 2Q 2016, LPG carriers have…
Texas in Turmoil
February 19, 2021
What are the implications of the ice storm for U.S. energy?
Extreme winter weather in Texas has disrupted…
Going The Extra (Ton) Mile?
February 5, 2021
Covid-19 caused dramatic changes in crude oil trade
For many years, Poten compiled and published a ranking of…
LNG in World Markets: Traders and Aggregators Dominated Global Contracting as Buyers and Sellers in 2020
LNG in World Markets
January 2021
Traders and aggregators continued their dominance of global LNG markets, participating in deals totaling more…
LPG Market Outlook: India demand growth to slow, but remain strong
LPG Market Outlook
January 2021
Demand in India is forecast to continue rising from 26 MMt/y in 2019 to 29 MMt/y…
LNG Market Outlook: Europe LNG sendout remains low, may increase in spring
January 2021
LNG Market Outlook
European imports are forecast to be lower in 2021 than in 2020 as the region rebalances…
