Preliminary Thoughts on the Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities
16 Sep 2019: Oil Prices and Tanker Rates are Significantly Higher. Berthing has Resumed in Ras Tanura, After Being Interrupted…
16 Sep 2019: Oil Prices and Tanker Rates are Significantly Higher. Berthing has Resumed in Ras Tanura, After Being Interrupted…
13 Sep 2019: OPEC Decides to Leave Production Cuts in Place (for now)
During a monitoring meeting earlier this week,…
6 Sep 2019: Iranian Crude Oil Exports Continue to Decline
Just when you think you have seen it all in the…
30 Aug 2019: With all the attention that is given to the IMO 2020 sulfur cap for bunker fuels,…
LPG in World Markets
August 2019
As Australia’s Ichthys LNG project ramps up production, LPG seaborne exports have also increased sharply….
23 Aug 2019: U.S. Crude oil exports are boosting the tanker market
Two new export-oriented pipelines that move crude oil…
16 Aug 2019: Will an economic slowdown threaten the tanker market?
The magazine ‘the Economist’ had an article this morning…
9 Aug 2019: U.S. tightens sanctions against former regional powerhouse
The reports of the imminent demise of the regime of…
2 Aug 2019: Tanker contracting slows amid challenging rate environment
There is a strong correlation between tanker newbuilding activity and…
26 Jul 2019: In recent years, the airwaves have been dominated by the growth in U.S. crude oil production and…
19-Jul-2019: Last weekend we saw Barry, the first major storm of the U.S. hurricane season, make landfall close to…
LPG in World Markets
July 2019
Spanish LPG imports were up by 15% in 1Q 2019 from the same period in…