Navigating Geopolitics
12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…
12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…
June 28 2019: We have reached the middle of the year, so it is time to take stock of…
June 21 2019: U.S. oil industry news is usually dominated by reporting on shale oil, Permian crude production and…
June 14 2019: Two oil tankers, the 110,000 dwt LR2 Front Altair (built 2016) and the 27,000 dwt product…
30 May 2019
Asian spot prices have fallen below $5/ MMBtu and are trading in the mid-$4s for cargoes delivered…
June 7 2019: Until recently, the consensus view on crude prices, oil supply and demand as well as tanker rates,…
31 May 2019: On May 30, President Trump tweeted that he will impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico…
30 April 2019
Buyers are asking for a variety of pricing benchmarks and flexibility options in a market where new…
24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility. Most of its…
10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…
LPG in World Markets
May 2019
Indonesia is expanding its gas pipeline network to supply natural gas to residential customers in…
3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…